Comments on: Steam Trains

By: ian

ian — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:28:26 +0000

We have several steam trains still running on lines in Hampshire, Dorset and the isle of wight. They are the apple of the eyes of those who run the lines and loved by the thoasands of leisure users who get to travel on them

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:46:54 +0000

There’s also a train at Kingscote on the Bluebell Line: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: ajho

ajho — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:56:13 +0000

Damn didn’t notice the Grocer’s apostrophe (or should that be Grocers apostrophe) until just after I hit submit.

By: ajho

ajho — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:54:27 +0000

Glad to see you've recovered from the Cookie monster's "What next? A preserved steam railway somewhere..." remark!

@Martin Beamish Museum had a steam railway when I visited it including a fine replica of Locomotion No 1. The 'vintage car/bus' is probably a tram.

@Phil Lord Nelson appears to be running light engine (or at least just with it's tech support coach) so I don't think it can be a rail tour

By: Mikael

Mikael — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:25:17 +0000

The line that ernest mentions is probably the Purbeck Hills. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purbeck_Hills

By: ernest

ernest — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:54:21 +0000

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

The line crossed by the Corffe Castle.

It is clearly visible by plane, difficultly while zooming.

By: Jel

Jel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:37:48 +0000

Ernest, please zoom to your desired image, press "show link", and copy the Address Box contents to your reply, as I know the area but don't know what you're on about. Corfe Castle itself covers the entire surtface of a volcanic plug just north of the station.

By: Jel

Jel — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:01:09 +0000

Stuck in Gloucester station on deviation while Brunel’s tunnel was worked on yet again last year, we were overtaken by an Intercity-125 unit in Hornby colours. Life imitates art…

By: ernest

ernest — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:37:42 +0000

What is the kind of wall, just on east and west of the corfe castle, near the first steam train ? I've searched for military limit on the county of dorset, but i'm not an historian.

Do somebody knows anything about that "adrian wall" for the south of wales ?

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:55:44 +0000

Here is what I believe is a steam train near Livingstone Zambia: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth The resolution isn’t very great but I know that a steam train does run along that line (for the benefit of tourists.) There are still steam trains in commercial operation nearby in Zimbabwe but I couldn’t find one in Google Earth. It must be on the low res section of line or stopped at a station and not steaming.