Vintage Trains announces range of tours with Flying Scotsman
Vintage Trains has announced a range of tours featuring Flying Scotsman next year. The tour operator says that this will be the first time ever…
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Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to head to Carlisle this March
Steam locomotive 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' will haul Saphos' Trains' second Cumbrian Mountaineer rail tour on Wednesday 11 March next year.
Where to see steam locomotive 34067 Tangmere as it heads for Scotland this Saturday
34067 Tangmere will haul The Edinburgh Christmas Market train this Saturday (20th December 2025). The train departs from York at 06:56 with a diesel locomotive…
Two steam locomotives to feature on Bath Christmas train tomorrow
Two steam locomotives will feature on the train to the Bath Christmas Markets tomorrow (12th December 2025).
Shakespeare Express services to return in 2026
Steam-hauled services between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon will again run in 2026 along the Shakespeare Line and the Chiltern main line.
Locomotive Services Group release update on steam locomotive 71000 Duke of Gloucester
Locomotive Services Group has released a statement after 71000 Duke of Gloucester was involved in an incident in Hanwell. 71000 and its support coach came…
Steam locomotive 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to pass through Yorkshire and Derbyshire this Wednesday
60163 Tornado and 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe will pass through Yorkshire and Derbyshire this Wednesday (3rd December) as they haul The Christmas Whit…
Steam locomotive 35028 Clan Line to pass through Wiltshire this Wednesday
35028 Clan Line is to pass through Wiltshire this Wednesday (3rd December) as it hauls The Sherborne Christmas Carol. Departing London Victoria at 08:44, the…
Steam locomotive 71000 Duke of Gloucester to visit Somerset this Tuesday
This Tuesday, 2nd December, 71000 Duke of Gloucester is to visit Bath with The Bath Christmas Market Express. The tour starts at Rugby with an…
London Euston welcomes arrival of The Polar Express with steam locomotive 44871
As announced earlier this year, the Polar Express will run from London Euston this Christmas, and it has now arrived at the station ahead of its first…