Up Front & Steaming

21/03/2024

Behind the scenes of the GWSR! Discover how 900+ volunteers, fuel the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway over 28 miles of Cotswold countryside...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ztbkAdgpne9UtNrJLPXya?si=Fmde_HLrTnSs44dl60Vung

20/03/2024

Ever dreamt of owning and driving a steam locomotive? Meet John Cruxon, who turned the rusty Foremarke Hall into a majestic steam marvel. Listen now...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DWCtO6GQnNsyh8bxztVZm?si=Kn0kKi4QQU-1Wfo5u-D72g

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18/03/2024

Step into the fascinating world of UK heritage railways as we talk to Steve Oates, CEO of the Heritage Railway Association, representing over 300 members captivating 13 million visitors annually and contributing £600m+ to the economy! 🚂

Tune in now: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iDSxqPpICNIqbugXKgzyr

12/03/2024

The Forgotten Standard - transforming a Standard Class 4 2-6-0 locomotive. We share the restoration journey, delve into the locomotive's history, and unravel it’s life story...
https://shorturl.at/IMN48

21/02/2024

Embark on a Cotswold adventure with Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway and meet the passionate team reviving this historic line! Tune in now https://shorturl.at/ipuIL www.upfrontandsteaming.com

31/01/2024

Here is a news release we have just issued:

Up Front & Steaming, the heritage steam railway podcast is launching a new series starting February 2024.

This third series brings you five new episodes, giving an insight into the people who volunteer, work and enjoy heritage railways

• Episode one kicks off the series with “Restoration Standard”, the story behind bringing back to life a rusting hulk of metal of which the bits had been stored for decades and will soon be a shiny new steam locomotive. We will be following developments with brief updates throughout the series
• “Track Talk”, we chat with Steve Oates, chief executive of the Heritage Railway Association who will bring us up to date with the issues, challenges, and opportunities of the 300 plus members who collectively contribute over £600 million to the economy.
• “Rock Railheads” Rock and rail indeed go together there are a number of high-profile rollers who when they are not rocking like to rail. We give them a call to see what fires them up
• “Meet The Media”, there are several magazines and online media that cover heritage railways, let’s find out what their editors think. In the last series we talked with Mel Holley, editor of Trackside magazine.
• “Riding the Rails” , we get the inside track on a heritage railway with an interesting story to tell

Each episode will include a regular news bulletin from one of the leading magazines covering the sector

To help take the show to a wider audience a new website is being constructed and a new social media campaign initiated. The show is also seeking sponsors and marketing partners.

Tom Burgess producer of Upfront and Steaming said:
“We are delighted with the reception this podcast series has received from listeners and the industry. While there are some podcasts that talk about railways, there is no other podcast focussed exclusively heritage railway sector. We are not about spotting trains but about the people who volunteer, work or just enjoy visiting and riding on heritage railways. As one volunteer who had no initial interest in railways said in the earlier series, her local heritage line community was her happy place.

Up Front & Steaming is available free to listen and subscribe to on Amazon, Apple, Google, Spotify and all main podcast providers, just search “Up Front & Steaming Podcast” or click here. More information contact: [email protected]

04/01/2024

Wishing all our listeners a Happy New Year. We will shortly be launching series three with some exciting new features included in each episode. Plus our new web site will be along soon.

04/01/2024

Listen to Malcom Holmes, General Manager of the Great Central Railway talk about the only double track heritage railway in UK on Spotify and all major podcast providers

16/10/2023

Just returned to York from a day trip to Carlsile and back. Find out more in the next two epsidodes of Up Front & Steaming

31/08/2023

https://open.spotify.com/show/2iDSxqPpICNIqbugXKgzyr
In cased you missed some episodes here is a link to the whole series to date

Listen to Up Front & Steaming podcast on Spotify. Up Front & Steaming is all about heritage steam railways where we hope you will feel the joy, passion, fun, nostalgia shared by the thousands of people that volunteer and work for the 150 heritage railways in the UK, plus the delight of millions who....

31/08/2023

Well, it has been a while since we posted here! We are now steaming up for our new season, starting soon. Yes, it will feature an episode on the Flying Scotsman in its centenary year

29/03/2022

Where you can listen
Up Front & Steaming is available to listen free and subscribe to on Amazon, Apple, Google, Spotify and all main podcast providers, just search “Up Front & Steaming Podcast”

29/03/2022

The first series features the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway. Each of the five monthly episodes in the series has conversations with the colourful characters what work and volunteer for the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold countryside. Among those telling the stories are the chairman, locomotive owners and drivers, catering, station and on-train staff.

29/03/2022