Lady Murasaki wrote:jra wrote:Lady Murasaki wrote:I went on this the other week.
A smooth ride considering how noisy it is. Fell asleep on it, it was so hot that day, ‘twas like stepping back in time with that choo choo sound.
Steam engines are very nostalgic, but not fit for purpose for most modern train travel. And yes, the weather.
What heritage railway was this on?
I don’t know, that’s your department, , it was Agatha Christie land/neighbourhood.
We sailed there from Cornwall but I needed a day on terra firma after being sea sick, we’d spotted a steam train in the hills and decided to go on it. It went to Paignton.
Ah. This one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_Steam_Railway
I went on one of these services with my dad as a young boy hauled by The Flying Scotsman, the most famous steam locomotive in the world. Something I'll never forget. I was standing on the platform at Kingswear and looking up at these huge wheels and thinking wow. Dartmouth is the only station (or used to be) in the UK not connected directly by a railway line.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Clas ... g_Scotsman
Sir Nigel Gresley also designed The Mallard (class A4 Pacific) which to this day still holds the world speed record for a steam train.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Clas ... 68_Mallard
If you do get down to Dartmouth (my favourite place) again you've got to see this.
Dartmouth Lower Ferry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oxYvcTZHHQ