The Epping and Ongar has recently acquired some Finnish steam locomotives, but can't run them because the locos' gauge is too wide. Thought you ought to know this interesting fact. Meanwhile, the railway folk gig has been boosted considerably by the EOR's booking of Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner - if these silver-voiced sirens can hack it, then surely the folk doors are opening wide.

I'm an avid and adoring fan of closed railways being opened up once more, the North Norfolk Railway and the Ffestiniog "deviation" being two of my proudest moments. I have also travelled on the Colne Valley railway, the North York Moors railway, the Bluebell railway, the Severn Valley railway (I was taught to fire and drive an Ivatt 2-6-0 on this line!), the Forest Of Dean railway, the Gwili Valley railway and numerous others. I would like to apply for the EOR gig, pretty please!