Hands up all you adults out there who enjoy a ride on a railway. Add in the extra thrill of trundling past magnificent coastal views, and I don’t know about you, but I’m first in the queue.
Some 220 years ago, a locomotive designed by inventor Richard Trevithick undertook the first commercial steam railway journey carrying both goods and passengers. Over the following centuries, the enduring attraction of a ride on a train has never faded.
Here’s a round-up of six of the best heritage coastal railways for you to enjoy this summer.
1 ROMNEY, HYTHE AND DYMCHURCH RAILWAY, KENT
Kent’s ‘Mainline in Miniature’ chuffs its way along 13 miles, hugging the Kent coast for much of the way.
The cinque port town of Hythe sits at one end of the 15-inch gauge track. Stroll on the shingly beach with its Martello towers or hire a rowing boat on the Royal Military Canal. At the other
