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    The Spa Valley Railway steam train now departing is driven by an enthusiast!

    Jun 04, 2019 2 minutes
    By Geoff Courtney
    HOWARD LEWSEY
    CHARLIE R ALPH

    FOR many enthusiasts, driving a steam locomotive light engine is one of life’s highlights, and it is an opportunity offered by many heritage lines. The Spa Valley Railway, however, is taking that experience one stage further by offering a course on the footplate of an 0-6-0ST… complete with

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