Category: Heritage Railways

My visit back up to the North coincided with a couple of special railway events, one of those being a shed tour at Grosmont station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. These tours don’t come around that often and tend to allow you access to areas of the railway which are out of bounds to […]

It’s day 2 of my trip up North and we’re at the Stephenson Steam Railway. This 2 mile industrial railway used to serve factories and businesses in the area when coal was king but now offers visitors a chance to step back to the past and learn about the pioneers of the railways; George and […]

The Yorkshire Wolds Railway is East Yorkshire’s newest and only ‘heritage railway’. Located along a section of the now scrapped Malton and Driffield Junction Railway, the YWR was only born in 2012 and started with what was effectively an empty field. 12 years later, there is about a 1/4 mile of double track laid, stock […]

Whatever the time of year, there is never a bad time to visit the Yorkshire Moors. Rolling countryside spans for miles and there is no better way to fully enjoy and appreciate this than a train ride. We’re on the North Yorkshire Railway today, riding the full length of the line. The railway opened in […]

Scarborough North Bay Railway is a miniature railway which has been in operation since 1931 and it’s sole purpose has only ever been as a tourist attraction to those visiting the North Bay area. Having survived through WW2 and the worst miniature railway accident in the country only a year after it’s opening in 1932, […]

Scarborough is well known for being a tourist hotspot, especially in the better weather. It’s no secret however that the main shopping areas and beachfront are separated by a steep and sharp cliff face. It is perhaps no surprise that Scarborough has seen 5 funicular cliff railways built in it’s lifetime to make access between […]

It’s 2024 and a new year heralds in a whole new set of railway adventures. I’m kicking the year off with something a bit special. Over at the Nene Valley Railway in Cambridgeshire, the 1 year anniversary of the High Speed Train (HST) acquisition of the 125 preservation group is taking place. The Class 43 […]

In the final entry of 2023, we visit the Plym Valley Railway near Plymouth. Originally part of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway, the line closed in 1962 but work began in 1982 to restore a section of the line from Marsh Mills to Plym Bridge which has resulted in just over a mile of […]

It’s that time of year when the final services of 2023 are running across most heritage railways. Today we’re at the South Devon Railway for their Winter Steam Gala. The ~6.5 mile line runs from Buckfastleigh down to Totnes Riverside with a passing loop at Staverton. There’s a wide selection of locomotives on offer today. […]

Now this is something a bit different. The Bluebell Railway was one of the first preserved railways in the country which means over time it has amassed a large collection of locos and carriages. It just so happens that some of those carriages are original Pullman coaches. Along with a converted Mk1 saloon coach, coaches […]