Owen Hayward
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How Isle of Wight Steam Railway is meeting high demands
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After 2023 proved to be a year of record passenger numbers, Owen Hayward sat down with the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s general manager Marc Huws to talk about how the railway plans to grow further and the challenges of attracting visitors to the island without over-exerting itself, and reports in words and pictures.
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‘Series of unfortunate events’ couldn’t stop Spa Valley Railway’s steam weekend
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Gala successes are the result of untold hours and months of planning that culminate in a few final days of hard graft and fun. Owen Hayward reports in words and pictures on a visit to the Spa Valley Railway’s gala, where, despite being faced with a series of unfortunate events in the days immediately beforehand,…