For the Avoidance of Doubt
Posted in Railways on 16th October 2010
There was a strange sense of a calm before the storm today. It's October, and this usually spells trouble in some sense or other - and next week I'm heading off to Glasgow. So this weekend felt a little demob-happy and distracted, what with not thinking about work next week...
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...