I am currently planning a visit this August to England, you guys really don't have any clue how lucky you are as someone who comes from the other side of the pond.
I have put together the following list of places to see;
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale
Ffestinog & Welsh Highland Railways
Astle Park Traction Engine Rally (Cheshire)
Severn Valley Railway
National Railway Museum in York
Beamish Museum
Swindon Steam Museum
London Steam Museum
I was wondering as an avid steam fan am I making the correct decisions on where to spend my time or will I be missing some must see sites? I have been looking forward to this trip since I was about 12yrs old and finally am going, sadly I only have 2 weeks in the country and a wife who has places she wants to see also so any commentary on my list above would be appreciated.
Secondly I have heard a lot of great things about the Severn Valley, however a visit to their website shows they do run Diesels but worse than that they don't seem to show on their schedule which trains are pulled by a Diesel vs. steam locomotive. Does anyone know how often they run steam there, vs what the risks of getting stuck behind a diesel locomotive are? I would really disappointed to travel so far only to see a diesel locomotive. We have plenty of those things over here and far too little steam.
Thanks for the help,
Adam
I have put together the following list of places to see;
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale
Ffestinog & Welsh Highland Railways
Astle Park Traction Engine Rally (Cheshire)
Severn Valley Railway
National Railway Museum in York
Beamish Museum
Swindon Steam Museum
London Steam Museum
I was wondering as an avid steam fan am I making the correct decisions on where to spend my time or will I be missing some must see sites? I have been looking forward to this trip since I was about 12yrs old and finally am going, sadly I only have 2 weeks in the country and a wife who has places she wants to see also so any commentary on my list above would be appreciated.
Secondly I have heard a lot of great things about the Severn Valley, however a visit to their website shows they do run Diesels but worse than that they don't seem to show on their schedule which trains are pulled by a Diesel vs. steam locomotive. Does anyone know how often they run steam there, vs what the risks of getting stuck behind a diesel locomotive are? I would really disappointed to travel so far only to see a diesel locomotive. We have plenty of those things over here and far too little steam.
Thanks for the help,
Adam