The Longer Way Round

Posted in Railways on 14th March 2009

Back at the start of the year, I set out a list of possible trips for the first few months of the year. The plan was to travel as much as possible before the long blockade descended and weekend travel became tricky. I turned back to this list this weekend...

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The Celtic Growler and The Perth Panther

Posted in Railways on 7th March 2009

This tour was something of an afterthought. I'd not planned to be on this until late last month, when I gave in to the lure of a decent amount of mileage behind some new locos, and some much needed unusual track into the bargain. Having had a fairly good night's...

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North by North

Posted in Railways on 6th March 2009

Some days just start out well. Took the usual locomotive hauled set to Weston as per my working-day routine. However, having waved off the locals heading for work, settled in with coffee and a paper to wait for the 08:32 which was to take me all the way to Manchester...

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