THE suddensnowfallofDecember11 led to picturesque moments for Santa specials, illumination trains and Polar Expresses in several parts of the UK, but the joy was short-lived for some as a week of below-freezing temperatures led to big problems – with Friday, December 16 proving the worst.
Perhaps the railway that suffered the most was the Spa Valley. On that morning, four of the six carriages forming the rake for its Polar Express trains
