Santa Special trains are in operation on the preserved railways. How about capturing one of them instead? Steam on the main line is a spectacular sight to see, I wholly agree. But to me, nothing could possibly be more magical than a steam-hauled Santa Special on a heritage railway. What's more, you can take your time without having to rush about everywhere.
Hilarious, with a Japanese "Azuma" preceding the Black 5 ! And how many realise the irony of Japanese designed trains running in Britain. It was Richard & Robert Trevithick, grandsons of the man who built the Worlds first steam railway locomotive in Helston Cornwall in 1803, that introduced railways to the Japanese in 1872 ! They were the Japanese Government Railways first Mechanical & Civil Engineers.
Nice video :)
My last outing is next Wednesday with 44871 on the Christmas white rose
Santa Special trains are in operation on the preserved railways. How about capturing one of them instead? Steam on the main line is a spectacular sight to see, I wholly agree. But to me, nothing could possibly be more magical than a steam-hauled Santa Special on a heritage railway. What's more, you can take your time without having to rush about everywhere.
Hilarious, with a Japanese "Azuma" preceding the Black 5 ! And how many realise the irony of Japanese designed trains running in Britain. It was Richard & Robert Trevithick, grandsons of the man who built the Worlds first steam railway locomotive in Helston Cornwall in 1803, that introduced railways to the Japanese in 1872 ! They were the Japanese Government Railways first Mechanical & Civil Engineers.