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The World of Steam!
35028 'Clan Line' Merchant Navy Class on a mainline excursion hauling the VSOE's 1920's Pullman coaches to a chosen destination.
Steam has always caught the eye of many people - young or old alike, and i am one of them! Ever since i was young, i had always liked steam locomotives in particular, the shinny metal sides, the heat and roar of the fire and the constant hiss of the boiler all added to the suspence of seeing them! Fortunatly more and more steam trains are entering traffic on the mainlines bringing back a sence of the byegone era, and i bet there is a steam heritage railway near you!
Steam has interseted me because i could never work out how water could have so much power. My dad tryed to explain it to me, he said a steam train is a kettle on wheels - which is basically what it is, only except these keetles are very powerfull. One of the best places to go to try to understand how a steam locomotive works is the National Railway Museum in York. There they have a Merchant Navy (35029- Ellerman Lines) loco which has had 8 tonnes of it's side remove to show people how it works. To make it even more realistic they had put the driving wheels on rollers, and the rollers are motorised so they make the wheels turn and you can see how walshart valve gear works. Which is cool!
I've been on many steam trains ever since i was young from the GWR's King Class, to the mighty 'Flying Scotsman,' and i've been on many heritage railways to do so, some of which include:
All of these railways offer Day Rover tickets so you can sit on the train all day or do whatever you want - because you have the compleate freedom of the line. The ticket for a child range from £4.00 - to about £9.00. It usually depends on the length of the railway. Go and visit you nearest heritage railway today and experience the thrill of steam.