Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

  • Ffestiniog Travel: Go east for an Asian Rail Adventure

    Ffestiniog Travel: Go east for an Asian Rail Adventure

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    INTEREST in rail tours to far-flung places continues to be popular as train travel offers the means to see as much of a country as possible in the timeframe of a holiday.  Specialist rail tour operator Ffestiniog Travel is capitalising on this trend by going east and combining exotic destinations, interesting cultures and sightseeing with…

  • Summer season at Launceston for Darjeeling engine 10 years on

    Summer season at Launceston for Darjeeling engine 10 years on

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    DARJEELING Himalayan Railway Sharp Stewart 0-4-0STT No. 19B is to return to the Launceston Steam Railway after 10 years for a summer visit hauling passenger trains. The only DHR locomotive outside India, and owned by former Chiltern Railways chairman Adrian Shooter, No. 19B ran on the Cornish line in August and September 2009. At Launceston,…

  • Beeches Light Railway moving to new site

    Beeches Light Railway moving to new site

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    Adrian Shooter has announced his Beeches Light Railway will close permanently.

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