by DB Simon | Apr 24, 2016 | General, History, Past & Present Specials, Steam Specials
The History of “The Great Britain” railtour and ancillary workings. The Great Britain railtours are the brainchild of The Railway Touring Company who are based in Kings Lynn in Norfolk. The tours Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new... 
by DB Simon | Apr 10, 2016 | General, History, Past & Present Specials, Steam Specials
This week features Tornado which unfortunately is not planned to come along the sea wall this year. Tornado’s History. The A1 class of 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives totaled 49 in number and were ordered by the LNER but built after nationalisation by BR in 1948/9.... 
by DB Simon | Apr 3, 2016 | General, History, Past & Present Specials
Sea Wall Trains – Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new... 
by DB Simon | Mar 27, 2016 | General, History, Past & Present Specials
The ups and downs of Marine Parade and Dawlish Station Railway convention has it that all trains starting from London go in the “down” direction. This seems logical for trains going to the south or south west but for those living in the north when they... 
by DB Simon | Mar 13, 2016 | Diesel Specials, General, History, Past & Present Specials
This week a look at the HST and it’s coat of many colours. The High Speed Train was introduced in 1975 and has been an outstanding success and is still at the forefront of comfort, speed and reliability on the UK railways. On introduction the livery was... 
by DB Simon | Mar 6, 2016 | General, History, Past & Present Specials
This week features trains Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...
