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Mayflower will be returning to Suffolk for the EUR 175 celebrations. - Credit: Allison Balaam/iWitness The 175th anniversary of the opening of the rail line through Ipswich will be marked by a weekend of special steam trains in August. Steam Dreams is bringing its flagship locomotive Mayflower - owned by former Ipswich schoolboy David Buck - to the region for a series of special trips on the weekend of August 14 and 15.  There will be daytime return trips from Colchester to Bury St Edmunds thr...

Rail Baltica trains to be painted in yellow-blue-white livery 2021-04-22 LETA/TBT Staff RIGA - Rail Baltica trains will be painted in yellow-blue-white livery, as the Baltic countries joint venture RB Rail representatives told LETA. The inspiration for the train design comes from the one element that connects all three Baltic states - the Baltic sea. Sun, sea, and sand will be reflected in the color scheme of the trains. The virtual concept train presented today has been inspired by the most ...

“Scots Guardsman” lets off steam before pulling the Dalesman train. Picture: Malcolm Tattersall A HERITAGE steam train will call at Long Preston on several Tuesdays over the summer to take passengers on a return journey over the spectacular Settle-Carlisle line. Several of the carefully-restored 1950s crimson carriages on The Pendle Dalesman featured in the Harry Potter movies as part of the Hogwarts Express that took the boy magician to school. They will be hauled to Carlisle and bac...