for first time in decades - not tourist-only special but regular scheduled passenger service, over parts of the scenic Carlisle to Settle line:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...carlisle-video

Regular fares, including discounted ones, are used like on any regular passenger train.

Q-Is this the only regular passenger train in Europe today?

A. No.

Q-Is this the only regular STEAM passenger train in Europe today?

What about the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen?

http://www.hsb-wr.de/en/mehr-erfahre...hmen/about-us/

Well worth a visit, it runs daily timetabled steam journeys year round between real places, as well as the spectacular trip to the top of the Brocken.

The Chiemseebahn between Prien and Stock although I am not sure it runs year-round. I wouldn't classify it as the "usual" so-called "heritage" railway but perhaps for some it might be considered as such.

I understood this was only for today to mark the reopening of the line after repairs, not that it will be a regular feature. There are, of course, plenty of heritage railways running steam services.

I understood this was only for today to mark the reopening of the line after repairs, not that it will be a regular feature.>

BBC News America said it would be a regular train - last night but reading the details says for 'three days' - thought it would be impractical for regular service.

Thanks for the correcto!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38963632

What about the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen?>

Well yes...

I've ridden that back in DDR days and thought now the steam only went to Brocken -but it is still on regular runs on the whole line. So yes it seems to be.

The Prien-Chiemsee boat dock thing is a totally tourist shuttle.

500,000 tonnes of landslip just north of Armathwaite has blocked the Settle-Carlisle line since January 2016.

The line is supposed to reopen fully on the 31st March which will be a great relief to me