One Hundred and Eighty Five Reasons to go to Huddersfield

Posted in Railways on 12th August 2006

It's been a turbulent and busy week, and once again I'd given little thought to today. There was a point earlier in the week that I'd convinced myself that I'd probably end up going nowhere - but the lure of the railway is such that I can't ever escape for...

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Old Haunts, New Locos

Posted in Railways on 7th August 2006

Given fairly steady progress at work, sneaked in an impromptu day off today. The plan was to meet up with a couple of others and head for Rugby. I always seem to end up there around this time of year, and its relaxing to spend a day just watching trains...

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It Little Profits That An Idle King...

Posted in Railways on 6th August 2006

Interestingly, in a series of conversations with family members over the past few weeks I've uncovered some fairly strong opinions about how I spend my time and money. I've always accepted that having an interest in railways set me aside as part of a niche group which was fair game...

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