TWO hundred years on and the railways can still cause a stir.

While we may not always be happy with modern trains, we do love an old train.

RailFest at the National Railway Museum has been going down a storm all week. How fitting it is that the great railway city of York should host such an uplifting event - and how delighted this newspaper is to play its part in sponsoring yesterday's Family Day.

Updated: 10:10 Thursday, June 03, 2004