Trails by rail

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Adventurer Dan Milner uses a Victorian-era railway line to access some of India’s

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Mountain Biking UK Magazine

13 April 2023

Country Life

On your bike

The last word

Steam Railway

Steam on the other br

Regular steam on British Railways ended in August 1968. However, steam survived well into the 1970s on another BR on the other side of the world. Bangladesh Railways were very rarely visited by enthusiasts, but former BR traction inspector – the late Tom Greaves – was seconded there in the mid-1970s to support the fledgling country’s badly run-down railways.

Railways Illustrated

Sdr shillingstone heritage site has great plans

THE MUCH-MISSED Somerset & Joint Dorset Railway, between Bath and Bournemouth, might have closed on March 7, 1966, but a part of it is being revived at Shillingstone station, writes John Stretton. The

Cycling Weekly

The cry of the

Britain’s wild places are under pressure – but cycling gives us rare access to their beauty and fragility. Sophie Pavelle explores what’s at stake from the saddle

Bike

Wading straight in

No adventure experience? Not even got a bike licence? No bother. Just buy a cheap old bike and set off to ride from Brisbane to London…

The Week UK

Travel

This week’s dream: a tall ship adventure in ...