Tomorrow (Sunday 12/12) the A4 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley” will be coming through Milton hauling “The Christmas Fenman” service from Kings Lynn to London. You can find more details here (that page has the wrong day but the right date) and as you’ll see it will pass Fen Road level crossing at about 10:50am. Sir […]

On Thursday the “The Armistice Day Special” passed Milton hauled by the 2008 built LNER Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 “Tornado” – the first time it’s been up our line since it was built. A hardy group of enthusiasts turned out despite the fairly dreadful weather (not quite a tornado but it was blowing a […]

This Thursday (11/11) the “The Armistice Day Special” will be passing Milton hauled by the 2008 built LNER Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 “Tornado” – which is the train all us steam enthusiasts have long been waiting for. It will pass the Fen Road level crossing heading north at about 13:40 and will pass again […]

There will be an unexpected bonus for steam enthusiasts this Thursday (2/9) when a rare visitor to the area SR “King Arthur” class 4-6-0 30777 “Sir Lamiel” will passing Milton with just its support coach in tow whilst en-route from Southall to the North Norfolk Railway. Full timing are online here and on that basis […]

This Sunday (29/8) “The Cathedrals Express” steam special will be passing Milton twice hauled by LMS/BR ‘Black Five’ No. 44932. Unconfirmed (at the time of writing) timetable information is available here and on that basis it should pass Milton heading north at about 13:15 and return at about 19:45. And advance notice that, subject to […]

On Saturday the A4 60019 “Bittern” will again come through Milton hauling the “East Coast Diversion” service from York to London Kings Cross. Full timings are available here and as it leaves Ely at 18:59 it should pass Milton shortly after 19:00, if it’s on time.

A4 60019 “Bittern” is no longer coming through through Milton this Saturday (22/5). The charter train operator’s website explains why: WE ARE VERY SORRY, BUT AS A RESULT OF LINESIDE FIRES APPARENTLY CAUSED BY 60019 ‘BITTERN’ ON A TOUR TODAY (THURSDAY) AND ON OTHER VERY RECENT OUTINGS WITH THIS LOCO, NETWORK RAIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH […]

A correction to the last email we sent out on this: Oliver Cromwell will pass through Milton at around 10:45 on Thursday, not noon as we said. And if Thursday’s visit isn’t enough excitement for you Oliver Cromwell is coming through again this Saturday (13/3) hauling “The Lincolnshire Coast Express”. Full details here. It’s due […]

Our old friend Britannia Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell is steaming past Milton this Thursday morning at around 10:45 hauling “The Broadsman” – a very special train as it will be the first steam train to go from the main line onto the North Norfolk Railway line since the crossing at Sheringham shut 40 year ago. […]

‘The Lincolnshire Coast Express’ is coming through this morning hauled by Britania Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell. Full details here. It’s due to depart Cambridge at 10:15, so should be at Fen Road shortly after that. It was last in Milton in August.