Steam trains will be operating scheduled services on the Settle-Carlisle line for the next three days:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yo ... e-38957943
That's unless you're the newsreader on Radio 5 Live at about 5.10am today, who called it the "Seattle-Carlisle line". Rather a long journey!
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Well I certainly won't be able to see...
I got excited though, as I'm staying in the proper Metroland now (in Croxley), so thought I could see some steam on the Met...
I got excited though, as I'm staying in the proper Metroland now (in Croxley), so thought I could see some steam on the Met...
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Epping-Ongar heritage railway has steam running on some days if you want to see/ride it
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Well can't now...
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Re: Scheduled steam returns
The late David Jenkinson built a series of model railways based on the Settle-Carlisle line (and fictional branches off it.GuyBarry wrote:Steam trains will be operating scheduled services on the Settle-Carlisle line for the next three days:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yo ... e-38957943
That's unless you're the newsreader on Radio 5 Live at about 5.10am today, who called it the "Seattle-Carlisle line". Rather a long journey!
He also built a US-outline layout with his son, which they called the "Seattle-Carliol"!
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