Category: Heritage Railways

Today we’re off to the The Fairbourne and Barmouth steam railway. Fairbourne is a small Welsh seaside village situated on the west coast of Wales and has steadily been growing since 1895. The village is served by the mainline station of Fairbourne on the Cambrian Coast railway (opened in 1865) which is where most passengers […]

It’s time for another anniversary and it’s happening on the Isle of Wight. The Island is celebrating the 50th year of its annual island steam fair at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. This four day extravaganza is packed with tractors, traction engines, showman’s engines, steam rollers and of course, the railway is in full […]

We’re back in Wales for the second time this year, exploring the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. Todays service was intended to be steam hauled but due to earlier lineside fires, there’s an instruction from the local fire station to only use diesel trains. It has been incredibly dry and hot recently which is great […]

Grab a cup of tea and a biscuit, this is a big one. 2025 as you may know is a significant year for the railways in Britain. Not only is it the 200th year since the birth of the railway that we know today, but up and down the country many preserved railways are celebrating […]

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and is a gorgeous line that runs through the heart of the Lake District in Cumbria, but it’s not one that hasn’t had it troubles over the years. The railway has a nickname which has evolved over the years, but is affectionately referred […]

We’re going international! Today we’re not in the UK, but over in Belgium at the Maldegem – Eeklo heritage railway. 2025 marks 200 years of the birth of the modern railways and there are nationwide celebrations and events all throughout the year to celebrate. Some places overseas are also celebrating this event and one of […]

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway is quite literally a millionaires playground. The railway served no real purpose at its inception in 1924. It was the leisure pursuit of two very wealthy men who both had a shared passion for miniature railways and wanted their own to play ‘trains’ on. The first train ran along […]

The Kent and East Sussex Railway was the first light passenger railway in Britain in the early 20th century and is celebrating its 50th anniversary of re-opening this year. The line runs for 10.5 miles in the gorgeous Rother Valley which is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. Typically, normal national railways run over […]

It’s my final day up North and this last trip is something quite different. It’s a photography special on the Weardale Railway. The train travels the length of the line but stops off at 6 different points on the day that you normally wouldn’t be able to get access to. At these stops you can […]

It’s another day in sometimes sunny, sometimes overcast North Yorkshire and today we’re on the Wensleydale Railway. My visit took place on a Saturday however the morning services I caught were absolutely dead as you will see. Things did however pick up around lunch time as the incredibly popular Wensleydale Fryer was running (a service […]