OM DENNE EPISODE
In this episode Alasdair Stewart heads to Holland to visit the VSM - Veluwxce Stoomtrein Maatschappij. The VSM is a heritage line that connects with the Dutch national network – and where volunteer operated steam trains run beneath electric wires at Apeldoorn. Its also home to an impressive collection of locos and rolling stock and a 'get your hands dirty approach to teaching young people about coal fired steam. A little further East, he also calls in at the Museum Buurtspoorweg at Haarksbergen to see an exquisitely restored German railbus.
Young reporter George Woodward and Dad Tony travel to the English Seaside town of Cleethorpes for a Gala Weekend at the fifteen inch / 381 mm gauge line The Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway. George catches up with the owners of the Perrygrove railway who are there with a visiting loco.
Alasdair also visits a heritage Railway line with a difference; the Bristol Harbour Railway, a standard-gauge industrial railway that served the wharves and docks near the centre of that city. Its also featured in several feature films, including 'The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society'.
And how about a train called Norman? A choice of names for a Southeastern Mainline train being given a new livery to mark the return of the Bayeux Tapestry to England after 900 years.
Links to the Railways and Organisations Mentioned in this Episode:
Homepage - VSM - Stap in en reis mee! - Dutch heritage railway Apeldoorn to Erbeek
Museum Buurtspoorweg - Een eersteklas dagje uit - Heritage railway in the eastern Netherlands, between Haaksbergen and Boekelo
The Bristol Harbour Railway and Museum.
The Cleepthorpes Coast Light Railway
This podcast is produced by Laura Raymond and presented by Alasdair Stewart and Sharon Gregory.
Radio Presenter and Diesel Fan Paddy Range regularly guests. Young Rail Enthusiasts George Woodward and Cynan Hughes (plus parents!) report back from interesting railways and events.
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.
