My name is David Swan and on this site you will find images of main line steam tours from Fleet and the surrounding area,
taken since 2001. Also, from 2005 many photographs are accompanied by sound recordings. I have included the occasional
visit to some preserved railways. Some locomotives have a brief history on the
locomotive histories page. Check out the
main index for full details, or try the
quick links below. If you found this page whilst looking for local information try
here. If you need regular main line train services go to
South West Trains.
Most of the Steam Trains passing through Fleet are Cathedrals Express tours run by
Steam Dreams using a variety of locomotives with 60019
Bittern, 30777
Sir Lamiel and
70013
Oliver
Cromwell all due to run in 2008
. There are occasional other tours, notably run by
VSOE (Venice Simplon Orient Express). These tours had been headed by
Flying Scotsman for some time. However,
with the sale of this locomotive to the National Railway Museum in York, we are unlikely to see no. 4472 on the old London
and South Western Railway lines again (but see
latest news). VSOE are using 35028
Clan Line for
their tours at present, with 60009
Union of South Africa an occasional replacement. The nearest standard
gauge heritage steam railway is the Watercress Line or
Mid-Hants Railway which runs regular services throughout most of the year. The Watercress Line runs between Alton and Alresford.
Alton Station can be reached on the main line from London Waterloo and links directly with the Watercress Line.
I hope you find something of interest on this site. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact me using
the email address towards to bottom of this page. Thank you for visiting.
