The Highbridge Diesel Gala
Posted in Railways on 2nd March 2008
There are few locomotive hauled trains around here these days, and outside the somewhat busier summer months there are almost none in daylight hours. Strange then to have a weekend of unexpected activity, but in typical style I managed to miss most of it by minutes. Stumbled out of bed...
Gloucester Old Spotter
Posted in Railways on 22nd February 2008
This time of year always brings a few days of unexpected leave as I try to ensure I don't lose too much time off. I've one or two trips and excursions planned for the weeks ahead, but hadn't seriously looked at doing much with these two days. An excursion to...
The Road to Hull
Posted in Railways on 16th February 2008
An unintentionally deceptive article today, given we had no intention of going to Hull at all, and in fact got nowhere near it! I'd been thinking of today's trip for a while - certainly since the disaster with the Class 87 Farewell tour cost me a good few miles behind...