Hertfordshire Rail Tours

A very good Scottish friend of mine once said to me years ago "you English mostly don't have a geographic identity that defines you. I can call myself a 'Scotsman' " (I used to call him other things, but that's for another day), "someone from Leeds can call themselves a 'Yorkshireman'. These maybe stereotypical but you can very often be defined by where you come from. But you are from Rickmansworth and I've never heard you call yourself a 'Hertfordshireman'. Hertfordshire is made up of many towns: Berkhamsted, Bishop''s Stortford, Harpenden, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Rickmansworth, St Albans, Stevenage, Tring, Watford, Welwyn Garden City ...  Read the complete review

OK! OK! I admit it. I am a train “anorak”, but I’d like to think that over the years, I’ve got a bit more sophisticated in my habits. No more scruffy notebooks for me, sitting at the windy end of Reading’s platforms, with a few hastily prepared sandwiches. Oh no! It’s Hertfordshire Railtours for me. Many outside of the “train fan” world may not have heard of them, which is a shame because, as their name implies, they run tours by rail. True, they always try to secure an unusual form of traction, often hired from EW&S Rail, normally known for freight services. The prospect of being hauled by a non-passenger ...  Read the complete review