The Boot and Hoot
Posted in Railways on 14th November 2009
After a week of ups and downs, it was good to get away from things yesterday, with a leisurely run down to the south coast. The Bristol to Southampton route has never been a favourite - too many memories of horribly congested units in recent times - but a mid-morning...
Gronk Aid 6 - Winter in Gnome Valley
Posted in Railways on 7th November 2009
As a fairly bizarre October turned into November, I realised that a month which is usually time for things to wind down in the railway hobby is actually pretty busy. However, still not firing on all cylinders here and lacking energy I wasn't sorry that today presented a fairly easy...
The Thin Red Line
Posted in Railways on 31st October 2009
It felt strange to be waking up with a purpose today. Strangely, the shock of being woken early seemed to suspend the fairly creaky and painful process which getting up has been over the past week or so, and I just sort of got on with it. Found myself successfully...