Almost In My Own Back Yard
Posted in Railways on 21st June 2008
For once, the weather had turned out as expected and I woke early to a gloomy prospect. Set out for the first train off Highbridge, initially for Bristol. The plan was to arrive early enough for the first of the shuttle trains which Pathfinder were operating to Cranmore station. Time...
Inking Rotherham
Posted in Railways on 14th June 2008
Today saw a lull in the procession of railway-related events which seem to have clustered in the month of June. So once again, a chance to rack up some mileage in pursuit of one of the stray bits of track which has eluded me over the years. These missions have...
The Gates Open at Long Marston
Posted in Railways on 7th June 2008
Despite starting our journey from relatively close at hand, set out early and arrived in Stratford in time for a stupidly expensive breakfast courtesy of The White Swan. Stratford is, after all, a town designed to fleece passing heritage hungry tourists of their cash - and early on a Saturday...