A tale of two railway museums: Utrecht and York, the East Lancashire Railway Gala, English narrow gauge in Kent and a Dutch preserved line.
Description
In this episode we’ll be visiting two national railway museums, in Utrecht and York, a gala event at the East Lancashire railway, and riding on standard and narrow gauge heritage lines, the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, run entirely by volunteers in Kent, and the STAR museum railway in the Netherlands, and along the way, discovering a replica broad gauge pioneer, running on rails 1945mm apart...
Links to all the railways and museums below:
Home Page - The East Lancashire Railway
Home of 80097 BR 4MT Restoration and Ivatt 46428 - Bury Standard 4 Group
The Class 56 Group – Class 56 Locomotive Preservation
National Railway Museum - York
Eurostar.com: Book Europe train tickets and holidays
Kom naar het Spoorwegmuseum | Het leukste station van Nederland - Dutch National Railway Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands
Home - Museumspoorlijn STAR - STAR Museum Railway, Stadskanaal, Netherlands
Sittingbourne and Kemsley Railway
This podcast is produced by Laura Raymond and presented by Alasdair Stewart and Sharon Gregory.
Our 'Making Tracks' music is with kind permission of composer and musician Richard Durrant. It is a unique piece inspired by the rhythm of the historic rolling stock on the Ffestiniog Railway on the scenic journey from Harbour Station to Tan y Blwch.
You can listen and download the full 'Tan y Bwlch' Ukulele Quartet here:
Thank you to voice artist David King - for the Railway Ride outs voice over.
Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch"
Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Richard Durrant · Single · 2019 · 3 songs.
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