Guest locomotive Feldbahn 1091 heads the first train back to Alston on Remembrance Sunday

South Tynedale railway had a guest locomotive last weekend. Darjeeling No 19 , an 0-4-0 which used to work in the Himalayas. Gentle hills of Northumberland were of no consequence to this delightfu... (more)

A weekend of World War 1 anniversary events is taking place at South Tyendale Railway. A guest engine, 0-6-0 JOFFRE has been added to the roster and is being used on services over the next three d... (more)

On loan locomotive Harrogate hauls a service train back to Alston past the site of the original terminus built in 1989

Due to a lack of motive power the South Tynedale railway has had to resort to the loan of a locomotive.2 foot gauge HARROGATE has come to the rescue for the start of the season and is proving very... (more)

South Tynedale railway opened its new extension on Sunday and so many people wanted to ride the first train they had to add an extra coach and have a banking engine.

Narrow gauge locomotive "Thomas Edmundson" hauls its train back to Alston from Kirkhaugh on a typical Easter Monday morning.

Santa special heads for Alston

Even more snow up in the Pennines so I paid a visit to South Tynedale railway to visit their Santa Special trains. Locomotive Helen Kathryn was used and looked splendid set off against the white o... (more)