Trading Places - Harz Mountain Railway and Baie de Somme Railway  UK Heritage Railway Exchanges

Trading Places - Harz Mountain Railway and Baie de Somme Railway UK Heritage Railway Exchanges

May 2, 2026 · 1h 1m

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This episode features discussions with railway professionals from Germany and France during railway twinning events.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we meet Railwaymen and Women from Germany and France, that work at two contrasting iconic European metre gauge railways, 'twinned' with UK heritage lines. 'Dampflok' is the common language in the regular Harzer Schmalspurbahnen / Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Exchange established in 2003. Alasdair Stewart joins the group in north Wales on their familiarisation train and chats to the visiting staff and organiser and originator of the exchange Driver John ...

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