Colonel Stephens, East Kent Railway, Kent Mining Museum, Severn Valley Railway DMU, Llangollen Railway Volunteer's Royal Invitation, Peak Rail, #WorldBookDay,
From Making Tracks Railway Podcast by Alasdair Stewart
March 5, 2026 · 1h 23m
About this episode
The episode features discussions about various railways across the UK, focusing on Colonel Stephens and his impact on railway engineering.
Send us Fan Mail It is a full house this episode we have all been out visiting railways across the UK. Alasdair goes to East Kent Railway – a Colonel Stephens Line ..if you are not familiar with that name...he was an engineer who built and managed his own empire of branch lines up and down the UK around the early part of the last century. Alasdair chats to Chris Jackson from the Colonel Stephens Society to set the scene before setting off to Kent Sharon has been considering her fa...
People in this episode
Host: Alasdair Stewart
Guest: Chris Jackson
Topics covered
- railways
- history
- engineering
- UK travel
- Colonel Stephens
- volunteering
Keywords
- Colonel Stephens
- East Kent Railway
- railway history
- Severn Valley Railway
- Llangollen Railway
- Peak Rail
- UK railways
- #WorldBookDay
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Colonel Stephens Society
Places: East Kent Railway, Kent, Severn Valley Railway, Llangollen Railway, Peak Rail
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