Steam Train Diaries

Name: Steam Train Diaries
Released: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Paul Middleton

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Paul 'Piglet' Middleton journeys through the picturesque North York Moors National Park onboard heritage steam engines. He discovers the commitment and skill of the staff who keep these engines up and running.

2025 · 47m

Starring Paul Middleton

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Steam train aficionado Paul 'Piglet' Middleton takes an 88-year-old engine along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Grosmont to Goathland, and also explores how traditional signal boxes function.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Paul's on the footplate of a North Yorkshire Moors Railway locomotive, travelling between Goathland and Levisham. The lineside team are monitoring the UK's venomous snake, and we see how a Victorian loom is keeping heritage railways running smoothly.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

The iconic steam engine Tornado takes us from the remote Levisham station to the pretty market town of Pickering. With the season in full swing, disaster strikes as a giant wildfire jeopardises the steam train services.
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Piglet completes his tour by climbing aboard the footplate and taking in the sights between Whitby and Grosmont. Staff and volunteers go to extremes to make a success of the railway's steam gala.