UK Steam Locomotive Hits 100 MPH in 50 Year First
Steam Locomotive Peppercorn A1 No. 60163 ‘Tornado’ has been doing test runs on the East Coast between Doncaster and Newcastle to prove that rail tours…
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60103 Flying Scotsman Re-Opens The Settle & Carlisle Line (4K)
On the 31st March 2017, the Settle and Carlisle Line was reopened after over a year closure after a landslide near Appleby caused the section…
World First For The East Coast Mainline
2017 will see the East Coast Mainline hold a ‘World First’ event as Flying Scotsman will join a trio of Virgin Trains East Coast High…
Flying Scotsman Railway Tours/Visits Page Updated
With 2017 in full swing, we have updated our Flying Scotsman page, this gives you the details of where to see Flying Scotsman in 2017…
60163 ‘Tornado’ Replaces Diesel on the Settle & Carlisle! – 2017 (4K)
Between the 14th & 16th February 2017, Steam Locomotive A1 Peppercorn No. 60163 ‘Tornado’ replaced Diesel DMU services between Skipton and Appleby and completed 12…
Train Simulator 2017 – 45212 & 45407 Tackle The Settle & Carlisle (4K)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayj-rPokVg4] This weeks video is different one. We have been testing out the NVidia GeForce Experience, which allows us to record our Train Simulator…
Featured Fridays – 10/02/2017 – Steam Loco Tornado on the Mainline
This weeks featured Friday is a Flickr image, and comes from EH Steam Photography. The picture was taken at Woking Station and sees steam locomotive No. 60163…
Featured Fridays – 27/01/2017 – Leander on the WCML
Our fifth featured Friday is a youtube video and comes from Richard Harnetty and is from the recent Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express with steam Locomotive 45690 Leander. 45690 Leander on…
Tornado Set For Timetabled Trains Over Settle & Carlisle
A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado is set to replace DMU timetabled runs over 3 days in February. Tornado, completed in 2008, is the newest steam locomotive…
Flying Scotsman To Open Settle & Carlisle Line
In March 2017, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway are running a special train from Oxenhope to Carlisle (hauled by Flying Scotsman) and return. Flying Scotsman and…