I love steam engines... I write crime novels set in the days of steam in the UK... here are some of the best 'steamy experiences' you can have with your clothes on! :-) All are 100% perfect family days out...
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Utterly gorgeous... and if you love the Railway Children film of 1971 then it is unmissable... love this line!
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
This line is just beautiful... Cotswolds and steam engines... and why not pick up a copy of my DCI Vignoles Mystery 'Murder in Broadway' set on this very line from the bookshop in Toddington Station? 100% recommend you travel this line...
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
The Inspector Vignoles Mysteries (see my other list...) are nearly all set on this fabulous line. Double tracked and with the highest line speed of any heritage line in the UK this is unmissable!
centralGreat Central Railway – The UK's Only Main Line Heritage Railway
A beautiful line that runs through the amazing North yorkshire moors. Stunning!!!
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Quite possibly my favourite… the line tracks the beautiful river Dee as it winds up the Dee valley… pretty stations dripping with Welsh charm…Llangollen is a special and easy to love town. Great pubs and places to eat, HUGE 2nd hand book shop (and i ...
Llangollen Railway
Some of my photos taken on the Great Central Railway….
centralGreat Central Railway – The UK's Only Main Line Heritage Railway
A truly fabulous line! Perfect for a spring/summer day out…
West Somerset Railway Station
A gritty, sometimes cold and wet heritage line packed with atmosphere. The Bury St main station is a personal favourite as it really feels like an inner city station in the 60s and 60s… ;-)
The East Lancashire Rail…
You dont have to love watercress to love this line! It used to transport lots of watercress into the London markets, now, it is an utterly delicious steam railway. So much to love…