Steam Train Journeys

At the Ffestiontiog and Welsh Highland Railway, we follow Megan who is training to become a steam locomotive fireman. Meanwhile in South Devon, we visit David in the Signal Box.

At the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway, manager Stephen Greig is ensuring that all goes to plan in the opening of the new station at Caernarfon.

At South Devon, chief engineer Ray Lee is working to bring a loco back into service. Down the road in Dartmouth, we pay a visit to the SS Kings to wear paddle steamer, the oldest vessel of its kind.

On the Welsh Highland Railway, trainee driver Claire Oates has her all-important driving test, while chef Alex and manager Michelle prepare a five-course dinner for over 130 people on the East Lancashire railway.

At the East Lancashire Railway, the annual Race the Train event is underway – with athletes of all abilities taking on the 11-mile course from Bury to Rawtenstall. At the Welsh Highland Railway, we meet volunteer guard, Will Stratford.

We meet the Welsh Highland Railway’s oldest volunteer fireman, eighty-year-old Cedric Lodge who has worked on the railways for the past sixty years. In South Devon, we learn about the autotrain from Ray Lee.