Mar 14, 2024
This week we are going to look at the bigger picture of heritage railways in the UK. And who better to talk to than Steve Oates, the Chief Executive of the Heritage Railway Association which is the UK-wide trade body representing heritage railways, tramways, cliff railways, museums and rolling stock owners. There are...
Feb 23, 2024
What’s it like to take a rusting wreck and turn it into a shiny new fully working steam locomotive. Today we talk to Ian Crowder who is part of the team on the project to bring back to life a Standard Class 4 2-6-0 locomotive. The team are based at Toddington on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire steam railway. Not...
Feb 9, 2024
Up Front & Steaming, the heritage steam railway podcast is launching a new series starting February 2024. Series Three brings you five new episodes, giving an insight into the people who volunteer, work and enjoy heritage railways.
In the UK, Heritage Railways employ 4,000 people, with another 22,000 volunteers, they...
Dec 14, 2023
Today we talk with Malcolm Holmes, the General Manager of the Great Central Railway which is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with over five miles of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. It runs for eight miles in total from the large market town of...
Nov 17, 2023
Have you ever wondered what it really like on the footplate of the Flying Scotsman, the iconic 100 year old steam locomotive, at speed? today we talk to Andy Simpson, who has driven and fired the Scotsman on many occasions. Andy, an engineer by trade works for Riley’s, the engineering firm in Bury, Lancashire, whose...