The Ribble Lune Railtour
Posted in Railways on 10th October 2010
It was hard to imagine how yesterday's Route 66 could be bettered. Aside from one small sliver of track at Warrington, it had covered the whole extremely complex itinerary. Of course one big difference today, and something which had sold a few seats vacated by those who couldn't manage a...
The Route 66
Posted in Railways on 9th October 2010
I'd been looking forward to this weekend for some time. It's easy to mock us Branch Line Society members - and we seem to have attract an almost unrivalled disdain among the wider group of much reviled railway enthusiasts too. However, I think it's utterly unfounded, and having been a...
A Tale of Two Cities
Posted in Railways on 2nd October 2010
The second week of my self-devised ramblings which fill a gap in the more organised trips which have dominated lately. This time, I'd decided to head north - for no reason other than it had been a while since I'd wandered around some of the places I regularly end up...