Tag: train travel
Is steam ever ‘green’? Find out
The Steam Dreams Rail Co. was the first rail charter to offset our carbon emmissions and we are proud of our commitment to ensure our trains do not damage the environment. Every time we run a steam trip (around 60 times a year), we invest in carbon reduction projects, which not only offset the carbon emissions that steam…
Steam Dreams Earns Best Rail Holiday Provider Nomination
The Steam Train company has been short-listed for Best Rail Holiday Provider in the inaugural Silver Travel Awards to recognise excellence in travel and tourism for the over 50s. Steam Dreams, which operates an eight or nine day Cathedrals Explorer holiday around the British Isles each year, as well as a shorter three or four day…
The Problematic Pullman Proposal
The Cathedrals Express steam train recently marked its 15th Anniversary with a commemorative journey from Salisbury to Canterbury, so it was particularly fitting that Southampton resident, Nick, chose this trip to stage a romantic proposal to his girlfriend. The proposal, however, was very nearly compromised when the couple narrowly missed the train at Salisbury and…
Super Train: Discover New Frontiers