"The smell of mince pies mixed with the aroma of smoke from a steam train is quite intoxicating," he said. John Devine/BBC The railway said it was its most ambitious Christmas project to date ...

"The smell of mince pies mixed with the aroma of smoke from a steam train is quite intoxicating," he said. "NVR could not run without our brilliant volunteers. We have over 350 [of them] and they ...

Their vintage train, The Aberdonian ... expect the smell of smoke and the hiss of steam as you board, before the rhythmic beats of the mechanics and the white puffs from the chimney gain pace ...

These magnificent metal beasts, their brass fittings gleaming under a shroud of steam, came to a halt alongside the platform ...