Newport New Year
Posted in Railways on 29th December 2004
After blowing away Christmas cobwebs last year with a day freezing at Westbury, decided to continue the tradition with a trip to Newport today. News of a visiting steam train, diverted services and a reasonably normal day of freight despite the holidays provoked a flurry of text messages. A respectable...
Christmas at Home
Posted in Updates on 27th December 2004
Back from a few days at my parent's home, generally just relaxing and watching cricket! I always end up spending quite a time procrastinating about what to do at Christmas. The last couple of years have seen me dashing around - trying to be in several places at once, so...
Hoovers, Liners and Cooling Towers
Posted in Railways on 18th December 2004
Woke to a damp, cold, December scene. Plan today was to go out for the Class 50 hauled circular dinner excursion from Bristol Temple Meads. After a long, rather trying week when after lots of tribulations, things balanced out on the better side rather than the worse, decided I wanted...