IT’S full steam ahead for summertime in Chester, with passengers invited to enjoy a spectacular railway route in the lap of luxury.
One of Britain’s most famous railway locomotives will be carrying passengers from Chester over the Settle-Carlisle line. This 72-mile route, cutting through the northern Pennines and Yorkshire Dales, was a triumph of Victorian engineering and architecture when it opened in the 19th century.
And with 22 viaducts, including the magnificent 24-arch Ribblehead one, and 14 tunnels, it is regularly voted one of the 10 greatest train journeys in the world.
From June 1, the 85-ton Scots Guardsman engine will be pulling the train from Chester station.