Picking up steam

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Picking up steam

Chugging and chuffing their way around heritage lines across the country, st

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Country Life Magazine

24 December, 2025

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Mailbag

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How hard can it be?

Pick up the phone, call your local railway, offer to volunteer, and it could be the start of a whole new adventure, says ALEX ALDER. You might even go the whole hog and buy an engine…

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The roster

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

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Fires and floods – how can main line steam beat the weather?

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

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The official voice of preservation

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION CHIEF EXEC STEVE OATES TACKLES STEAM’S BURNING ISSUES.

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Four fireless locomotives to steam again?

FOUR FIRELESS locomotives previously under the threat of ...

Steam Railway

Mailbag

GET IN TOUCH Steam Railway, Media House, Lynchwood, ...

Steam Railway

How hard can it be?

Pick up the phone, call your local railway, offer to volunteer, and it could be the start of a whole new adventure, says ALEX ALDER. You might even go the whole hog and buy an engine…

Steam Railway

The roster

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

Steam Railway

Fires and floods – how can main line steam beat the weather?

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

Steam Railway

The official voice of preservation

HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION CHIEF EXEC STEVE OATES TACKLES STEAM’S BURNING ISSUES.

Steam Railway

Four fireless locomotives to steam again?

FOUR FIRELESS locomotives previously under the threat of ...