The Cornish Parker
Posted in Railways on 16th May 2009
The great joy of summer railtours is starting out in daylight. Even at 05:30 on a damp morning in Crewe, there is a little light in the sky and perhaps a promise of better weather to come. Slunk about sleepily for a while, waiting for the stock to arrive. It...
A Surfeit of Spoons
Posted in Railways on 15th May 2009
I'd wondered what to do to fill the spare time I'd have at Crewe today. As it happened, I need not have worried. In fact the station was much busier than its been for some years during my visits. Firstly, as I arrived 47727 was waiting to head for the...
The Cambrian Mountaineer
Posted in Railways on 9th May 2009
There is a school of thought that railtours which go to plan are boring affairs. I've never really agreed with this - the idea of turning up on time at the final stop, having done all the track and accomplished all the planned variations of traction as published is an...