OBITUARIES

FOUNDER and director of the Railway Touring Company Nigel Dobbing died on October 14.

He was 66 and had suffered post-surgery complications.

Very much a steam enthusiast at heart, Mr Dobbing set up the Railway Touring Company (RTC) in 1997 to cater for demand for European and World tours where steam – both tourist and working – remained active.

The company first advertised holidays in The RM in June 1998.

RTC’s worldwide destination list rapidly expanded, and after several years, Nigel turned his attention to the UK market, where arranging day excursions by steam were – and still are today - considerably complex. However, RTC persevered and ran its first UK railtour in 2002, since becoming an