Visit to the Nene Valley Railway, 3 October 2009

This year marks the 20th anniversary of 'The Miracle' album - in which connection the video for the song 'Breakthru' was made at the Nene Valley Railway, a private steam line in Cambridgeshire. We took a ride along the line - through the (only) tunnel (of polystyrene bricks fame, as far as the video is concerned) to Yarwell Junction and back again down the line to Peterborough. After some inquiries about the couple of days Queen spent filming up here, we were given some information: That the local newspaper reported that 'Queen' was coming and people were expecting THE Queen. But some fans clearly knew who was there, as, we were told, as they lurked at the level crossing hoping to get some chips off the flat bed carriage used by the group attached to the engine. (Certainly, we felt, Freddie's acrobatics would have breached current Health and Safety Regulations!) The steam engine itself, dubbed 'The Miracle Express', was a Great Western engine on loan - it didn't belong to the railway itself. We were also told that Brian became a member of the railway after his visit, and there might even still be some lights left in the tunnel that were placed there for the occasion! Here are a couple of pictures: