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On to Leeds – UK Rail Journeys Series 2 – Episode 08

In ‘On to Leeds‘ I continue my journey to Leeds. Today only part of my journey is on the true route of the Thames Clyde Express as a nine-mile sec…

Sheffield Railway Station and on to Swinton – UK Rail Journeys Series 2 – Episode 07

In ‘Sheffield Railway Station and on to Swinton‘ I visit Sheffield Station and then start my journey with Northern…

On to Sheffield –  UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 06

In ‘On to Sheffield’ my journey continues with the East Midlands Railway from Trowell to Sheffield along the original route of Thames Clyde Ex…

Leicester to Trowell –  UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 05

In ‘Leicester to Trowell’ my journey continues with the East Midlands Railway from Leicester, via Nottingham, to Trowell. This gets me ba…

We reach Leicester –  UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 04

In ‘We reach Leicester’ my journey continues northwards, and reaches the Thames Clyde’s first stop in Leicester.

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Northward Bound –  UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 03

In ‘Northward Bound’ I start my journey, leaving St. Pancras on an East Midlands Railway Class 222 Meridian train.

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Around St. Pancras –  UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 02

In ‘Around St. Pancras’ I walk up Midland Road on the west side of the station and visit St. Pancras Old Church.

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St. Pancras –  UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 01

In ‘St. Pancras’ I arrive at the station to start my journey along the route of the Midland Railway’s Scotch Expresses and the LMS Thames Clyde Ex…

Our return to Paddington – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 18

In Our return to Paddington our two steam locomotives power us out of Wales and up the Great Western mainline to Paddington.

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From Crewe to Shrewsbury – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 17

In From Crewe to Shrewsbury our our two steam locomotives power us out of Crewe station and on to the Welsh Marches line.

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Onwards to Crewe – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 16

In Onwards to Crewe our journey continues along the North Wales Mainline to Chester and then south to Crewe where two steam locomotives are w…

Homeward Bound (1) – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 15

It’s day 5 of The Welsh Dragon and we’re Homeward Bound, however before we set off on our coach to the station I talk to Kate and Shaun who…

Snowdonia (2) – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 14

It’s day 4 of The Welsh Dragon and we’re in Snowdonia. But before we set off I talk to Kate and Shaun, two of the seasoned Steam Dreams travelle…

Up Snowdon by rail – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 13

On day 4 of The Welsh Dragon tour we board our coaches and head to Llanberis because we’re going Up Snowdon by rail. But before that I talk…

By boat to Puffin Island – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 12

Day 3 of The Welsh Dragon and we board the Island Princess for our voyage by boat to Puffin Island. The sun is shining, the sea is ca…

Beaumaris Castle – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 11

Day 3 of The Welsh Dragon and we board our coaches after a leisurely breakfast, I’m heading to Beaumaris Castle because I’m swapping the trai…

Through the West Midlands to Crewe – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 10

The second day of The Welsh Dragon continues as we continue our journey through the West Midlands to Crewe. We are not foll…

Day 2 – We start our Mystery Tour – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 9

The second day of The Welsh Dragon begins in Shrewsbury station where we start our Mystery Tour. Sadly we are not following t…

We reach Shrewsbury and head for our hotels – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 8

The first day of The Welsh Dragon ends as we reach Shrewsbury and head for our hotels. For the last few hours we’ve…

Along the Severn and on to the Welsh Marches Line – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 7

Our journey continues as we travel along the Severn and on to the Welsh Marches Line. The first part of our j…