Peter Carty

Steam trains make a comeback under the guise of heritage

Stretches of old track in Britain are being revived, and restored locomotives now pull 13 million day-trippers back in time each year, says Andrew Martin

The Jacobite steam train crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct en route to Mallaig from Fort William. Credit: Alamy 
issue 01 May 2021
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  • Steam Trains Today: Journeys Along Britain’s Heritage Railways

    Andrew Martin

    Profile Books, pp. 352, £16

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