COMPETITION: Be wined and dined on a traditional steam locomotive (From News Shopper)

COMPETITION: Be wined and dined on a traditional steam locomotive

1:55pm Friday 12th March 2010 in

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IF YOU have ever wondered what it would be like to live in the golden age of steam trains, now is your chance to find out.

News Shopper has teamed up with The Railway Touring Company to offer one lucky reader a pair of premier dining tickets, worth £278, on a traditional steam locomotive.

A pair of first class tickets, worth £180, is also up for grabs to one runner-up.

On board the vintage carriages of The Kentish Belle, hauled by the magnificent 70013 Oliver Cromwell engine, the first prize winner will enjoy a glass of Buck’s Fizz, morning tea, coffee and Danish pastries, as well as a four course lunch.

Passengers will be able to sit back and relax as the train travels on the Whitstable line to Margate, continuing to Ramsgate and Deal, then on to Dover Priory with a chance to see the famous white cliffs before heading home.

Winners must be available to travel from Bromley South station on March 31.

To book tickets and for more information on The Railway Touring Company, call 01553 661500 or visit railwaytouring.co.uk

To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question:

What is the name of the steam locomotive which is scheduled to haul The Kentish Belle?

A) 70013 Oliver Cromwell, B) Stephenson’s Rocket, C) NYC Niagara

Send your answer, with your name, address and contact number on a postcard or a stuck-down envelope to: Kentish Belle Competition, News Shopper, Mega House, Crest View Drive, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1BT.

You can also enter by sending a text. Type NSSTEAM leave a space and send your answer with your name and address to 80360.

The closing date for entries is March 26

Competition rules: Employees of Newsquest (London) Ltd, their families and anyone else connected with this promotion are not eligible to enter. Prizes are not transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The editor’s decision is final. Texts cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Text lines close 25/3/2010 at 11.59pm. For full terms visit newsquest.co.uk/terms. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group.