Good Places to See Steam Trains in Britain?

East Lancs Railway ......had a ride on the Flying Scotsman on the line earlier this year.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway - plenty to see there

Good stuff. Appreciate it.


I still remember when the Flying Scotsman came to Australia. 1988.

Seven Valley supposed to be good: http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLocos.aspx

Flying Scotsman set a world distance record for a steam train when it was on OZ.....that still stands.

settle to carlisle wants some beating for scenery but you need to make sure that steam is on, as it is a regular line.

In my part of the world (Sussex) the Bluebell Railway is lovely, and they do lots of specials - Kids, afternoon tea, evening meals, Jazz lunches etc etc.

North York Moors railway , without a doubt . Get yerself to Pickering !

https://www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk/ for the real deal & http://smet.org.uk/ if you're into the small stuff.

Aviemore and near Perth, respectively.

A highlands railway. Two birds with one stone. Heading that way anyway- ancestry type stuff.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=7Yo_W530GM-ckgWSpaaQDA&q=worth+valley+railway&oq=wurth+valley+railway&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i13k1l10.2108.12026.0.17446.21.20.0.0.0.0.69.1129.20.20.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.18.1005.0..0j0i131k1j0i22i30k1j33i160k1j33i21k1.0.mtWJVi0lVv4

Nice ride on this, long time ago...

Unfortunately I was hammered on that day....

Fort William

Jacobite

The Flying Scotsman  is running on the East Lancs line again later this year....... the most famous steam locomotive on the planet .......I shall be having another go.

I remember train spotting as a kid. All those fantastic steam trains.
One day I spotted LMS No 46220 ''Coronation'' at Crewe. I thought I'd bagged the crown jewels.

Llangollen - very attractive line to Corwen running close by the River Dee. And dive, or even drive(!) over the Horseshoe Pass after that for a memorable view.  Not for vertigo sufferers!

No expert on steam trains, but the Severn Valley is a very picturesque line.  Plenty of pubs at either end of the line and en-route.

Most lines will probably run one steam and one diesel unit each day, so you will only probably see one steam train.

sixtwosix you might like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U2GUpggA9s

SVR usually has two in steam and on some higher season at least 3 - plus driver experience engines in addition

Yes Jack, I've spent the day fishing near to this bridge on the Severn many times.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-steam-train-crossing-victoria-bridge-over-the-river-severn-severn-26321474.html

SVR??

Tenterden in Kent to Bodiam Castle in Sussex is very nice - you get the bonus of a great castle at the end of the journey.

Severn Valley Railway

Sounds good Hank.

Cheers M.

There's the swanage railway in dorset that goes past Corfe Castle. (bit of a fixer-upper that).

Dorset would be good. Definitely going there for the Tank Museum. Only thing better than steam locomotives and classic cars is Panzers.

Blue Anchor Bay on the N Somerset coast.

https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/

West Somerset Railway offers 20 miles of heritage railway through stunning Somerset countryside and coast.

Bluebell Railway, Sussex. Check out the 'Ale Train' which runs 4 times a year I think. Great fun. Local ales at stations and on the train. £2.50 a pint!!! Sausage and Mash at Sheffield Park (a station up the line). Brass band when you get back to Horsted Keynes.

Incredibly, Horsted Keynes, a rural village, has 4 platforms. Gives you some idea how important railways were back in the day.

Plenty of Engines to see in the Sheffield Park sheds. Giant engines. Engineering at its finest.

Reynard's comments re the NYMR are correct. For a top day out take the bus from York to Whitby (voted most scenic in UK) and then get the steam train to Pickering. Lovely old stations, places for a refresher and fish and chips back in Whitby.

Kamikaze the monkey world featured on TV is about 4 miles away from Bovington (Tank Museum), if you'd like to see chimps etc.

Been on the one to Bodiam which indeed does have the castle.

Also one from Paignton down to Dartmouth.

Severn Valley defo the best.

Dr C.  There was a poster on here called arleystation.

I live in the vicinity btw and feel very fortunate in that regard.

Our favourite stop. Walk down to the river and over the footbridge etc.

arley

Jack I've spent many a night in the Valencia pub on the opposite side river to the railway.
Camped in the field between the railway station and the river when I were kid.
And drank in the Harbour pub near the railway station.
Also the Red Lion on the Kidderminster to Bridgnorth road where they served cider.

I remember using the ferry at Arley as well. Lovely area.

The Severn valley is one of the nicest places in Britain.

Bo'ness and Kinneil railway.
21 min vid should give you a taste.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwp0J70_xTI

Dr C. Valentia long gone and not so sure about the Red Lion, but The Harbour is still going as of last summer.

Saw The Flying Scotsman go through Arley last (I think) year.

I know of the Bluebell railway and the lavender line in East Sussex, also the IOW has a steam railway if you're down that way.

great central railway as well loughboro to leicester   plenty of steam engines.

With all the dry weather, it is worth checking with any lines that they are running steam as some may not be due to line side fires.

Shillingstone railway doing some good stuff - could do tank museum/Swanage steam er and this in same short break

Puffing Billy in Melbourne is worthwhile KKDR, and you dont have to spend 24 hours to get there

I've been to Melbourne and it was less than impressive.

Sounds like a good idea flapper but the vids I clocked on youtube are a bit underwhelming.

Appreciate the response here boys. Great stuff.