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Up Front & Steaming is all about heritage steam railways where we hope you will feel the joy, passion, fun, nostalgia shared by the thousands of people that volunteer and work for the 150 heritage railways in the UK, plus the delight of millions who ride on heritage railways every year. Series is hosted by Tom Burgess who has had a lifelong interest in railways and is a fully trained diesel and steam locomotive driver and recently started rebuilding his childhood model railway. If this is an ...
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Here is the perfect podcast if you need a little assistance in placing your wagers on the upcoming slate of NFL and NCAA football games. Matt and Steve are your average degenerate handicappers who live for college and pro football and are always looking for that edge in the numbers. Each week they break down a mix of at least 12 games. The only catch - their numbers don’t always add up, so you should probably go against their advice. Touting pick percentages in the 30’s, watch your step in t ...
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Savannah Barnett: researcher and PhD candidate

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My goal is to provide audience-driven discussion about basic science and scientific headlines we see in the media. Do you want to know about space travel? How are scientists studying addiction? What are some advances in climate research? Let me know what you are interested in by commenting on my website, or on my Facebook page, and I will get an answer for any science question you may have. Not satisfied with our expertise? In addition our discussions about science, we will be interviewing t ...
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This week we are going to look at the bigger picture of heritage railways in the UK. And who better to talk to than Steve Oates, the chief executive of the heritage railway association which is the UK-wide trade body representing heritage railways, tramways, cliff railways, museums and rolling stock owners. There are 300 members ranging from length…
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What’s it like to take a rusting wreck and turn it into a shiny new fully working steam locomotive. Today we talk to Ian Crowder who is part of the team on the project to bring back to life a Standard Class 4 2-6-0 locomotive. The team are based at Toddington on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire steam railway. Not only is Ian going to talk to us a…
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Up Front & Steaming, the heritage steam railway podcast is launching a new series starting February 2024. Series Three brings you five new episodes, giving an insight into the people who volunteer, work and enjoy heritage railways. In the UK, Heritage Railways employ 4,000 people, with another 22,000 volunteers, they operate 560 miles of railway, r…
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Today we talk with Malcolm Holmes, the General Manager of the Great Central Railway which is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with over five miles of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. It runs for eight miles in total from the large market town of Loughborough to a new terminus ju…
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Have you ever wondered what it really like on the footplate of the Flying Scotsman, the iconic 100 year old steam locomotive, at speed? today we talk to Andy Simpson, who has driven and fired the Scotsman on many occasions. Andy, an engineer by trade works for Riley’s, the engineering firm in Bury, Lancashire, whose task it is to repair and maintai…
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Today is about a National Treasure, no, not Sir David Attenborough but The Flying Scotsman, Yes, The Flying Scotsman was only a bright and shiny 3 year old steam locomotive when Sir David was born. In Part One, we talk to the man that knows the Flying Scotsman very well, Anthony Coulls Senior Curator of Rail Transport and Technology at the National…
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Welcome to Up Front & Steaming the heritage steam railway podcast. We are now back from our summer break and I just wanted to tell you about some of the exciting episodes you can look forward to. Coming up, we are up front and steaming with the Flying Scotsman on its centenary tour. In another episode we learn more about the Great Central Railway t…
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In this second episode of series two, we get out on the tracks and speak to Paul Lewin, Director & General Manager of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway, the longest heritage railway in the UK. He tells us the story of the line, the scale of the operation, how the 25-mile derelict Welsh Highland was rebuilt, the challenges, the volunteers, t…
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In this first episode of series two, we talk with Mel Holley, the editor of Trackside, The Journal of Railway Preservation, he is certainly a man in the know when it comes to heritage railways. Mel talks how heritage railways are more than just steam locomotives but is coal running out? He also outlines the growth and economic impact and the opport…
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Up Front & Steaming is podcast channel all about heritage steam railways. In each episode you will hear the joy, passion, fun and nostalgia shared by the thousands of people that volunteer and work for the 200 heritage railways in the UK, plus the delight of millions who ride on heritage railways every year. Series Two will kick off with an intervi…
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In this episode we talk to Ian Crowder a volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold countryside. Ian had a career in public relations and media is now, as you may guess, the press officer on the railway as well as a f…
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Former clergyman, Brian Mason talks about what is like to be a booking office clerk, an on-train ticket inspector, a guard, a station master and a station staff assessor/inspector on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold coun…
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There is more to running a railway than driving a train! The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway has over 900 volunteers that come together to ensure a fun time for all who travel on the GWSR which offers a leisurely round trip of 28 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold countryside. Alison Cater is one of…
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What is like to drive a steam locomotive and indeed actually own one? I talked with John Cruxon about Foremarke Hall which he restored from a rusty wreck to a fully working steam locomotive. John’s loco now hauls trains on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 30 miles through the beautiful Cotswold count…
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The first series on this channel features the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway which offers a leisurely round trip of 30 miles between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway through the beautiful Cotswold countryside. You will hear the fascinating story of the dedicated people who rebuilt and now operate this amazing steam railway which were once…
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Straight off a 21% week, Matty Ice and Uncle Steve are in late season form - for the listeners!!! They invite Breeder’s Cup Guest Picker Wade to shed some light on Saturday’s races and then roll with their weekly picks. Follow the fellas on Twitter @PilePicks for Saturday afternoon picks that are 2-16 the last 4 weeks!!…
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