Churnet Valley Railcars
Posted in Railways on 27th September 2008
Stepped out into a misty Redditch and made the familiar climb up to the station for an unusually late start. I'd been trying to get today's trip to the Churnet Valley Railway sorted out for weeks, but late confirmation of the bus times and the diversion of Crosscountry services via...
Capital Branches and Desperate Diversions
Posted in Railways on 20th September 2008
September has been an odd month - with the long anticipated trips at the end of August over, and with little planned until the middle of October, its been a fairly quiet and uneventful time. Equally, financing the various events in October and beyond has meant a bit of belt...
Utterly Butterley
Posted in Railways on 6th September 2008
Firstly, I must apologise for the appalling title for today's entry. The exceedingly poor punning which goes on here is usually harmless, but this particularly execrable title is worse than ever. So, after a week of rain and a predictably tiresome start to the new school year, decided to get...