Blackbriar 8,569 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 ...For the first time in nearly 50 years, but only for a few days, sadly ! I'm not a steam enthusiast, but there is something quite wonderful about them. http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-14/steam-train-makes-first-british-trip-in-50-years/ 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David.evans 5,323 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 I can rember playing on trains like these in the sideings when I was a kid Great times as well And I think they ran on time as well ! Not like today Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 It has visited my old depot a few times where I used to work, a few of our drivers were steam trained, one even featured in the Top Gear program where it raced a jaguar and a motorbike to Edinburgh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,892 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Used to leg it along the tracks after the steam trains had gone by. The driver and stoker used to throw coal off for us. We had a big old pram that we used to carry the coal back in, and the wheels doubled up for our bogey as well. It was a production trip as we would raid the farm henhouse on the way home and nick eggs for our tea ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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