Kettle Weekend - Day 2

Posted in Railways on 9th May 2004

Day Two of my steamy weekend. This time, I get to ride behind the locomotive rather than getting up early to watch it arrive and depart! Got a lift to Temple Meads for Pathfinder Railtours' "Avon Branch Explorers" to Portbury Docks and Tytherington Quarry. Traction was to be 5029 Nunney...

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Kettle Weekend - Day 1

Posted in Railways on 8th May 2004

Decided that since I wasn't planning a day out today I could stay up last night. Enjoyed some wine too. At about 22:20 I received a mail saying that 'City of Truro' would be working a test run to Weston-super-Mare, arriving 07:33, prior to operating a charter train. So, dutifully...

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The Search for the Summer Timetable

Posted in Railways on 3rd May 2004

Bank Holiday Monday. A good day to get out of Weston, but no idea where to go. Even thought about going nowhere and conserving funds. Got up, had coffee and read mail. Noted that the Summer National Railway Timetable was out. Thought about a run out to Bristol to collect...

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