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A song about the golden age of steam trains.
A 4-Star Commended Entry in the 'Adult Contemporary' category of the UK Songwriting Contest 2023.
A train is waiting at the station, waiting to take you for a ride,
All you have to do is buy a ticket, where you're going to you decide,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Long time ago there was the steam age, I just about remember when that was,
Travelling with my mum on a steam train, looking back that now seems very odd,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
You may recall the Flying Scotsman, it really was the train you couldn't beat,
Travelling up and down the west coast line, fireman generating steam and heat,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Riding on the Great Western Railway, it must have been quite a thrill,
Travelling through all the valleys, steaming up and down the hills,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
They call that the golden age of steam, it's hard to do anything but agree
The trains back then caused much pollution, but they were so magnificent to see,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Now we have the modern trains to go on, buy your ticket on your mobile phone,
All the trains are usually quite fast now, taking people to and from their homes,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
A train is waiting at the station, waiting to take you for a ride,
All you have to do is buy a ticket, where you're going to you decide,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Electric, diesel, inter-city express ... and steam,
Inter-city express, inter-city express.
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