The easy way up – just the thing for a gentle stroll on a warm afternoon. Much of the way uphill is through woodland, providing interest and shade. The return route follows the surfaced road part-way down the old railway incline, until a track through the woods provides a gentler descent
Just published to Geoff’s Rail Diaries, the full account of yesterday’s trip, fully illustrated. Visit “Echills Wood”.
Standard gauge models…
The Echills Wood Railway is an extensive 7¼” gauge miniature line at the Kingsbury Water Park, about 4 mile south of Tamworth. This weekend, the line would be running exclusively with models of standard gauge prototypes – with all proceeds going to the G&WR’s appeal for funds following their disastrous embankment failures. More to come – soon – on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries” – in the meantime, here’s a taster – rather a nice model of a GNR O1 2-8-0.
6024 southbound from Shrewsbury, a photo by geoffspages on Flickr.Fun and games at Bridgnorth station, and 6024 “King Edward I” southbound from Shrewsbury. Visit “On a Western Theme” on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries” for more pictures and video
A rare event indeed – one of the Welsh railway’s mainstays visiting another line – the Statfold Barn Railway, for its 4th June open day. See Linda, and another eleven narrow gauge locos in action, in “A Statfold Dozen” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
Just published to “Geoff’s Rail Diaries”, the full(ish) account and pictures of yesterday’s visit to the celebrations at Rhyl. Visit “Rhyl 100” now…
This weekend the 15” gauge Rhyl Miniature Railway celebrates its centenary. At first it was operated using Bassett-Lowke / Greenly “Little Giant” 4-4-2 locomotives; from 1920 a fleet of six larger and more powerful 4-4-2s was built, in Rhyl, by fairground engineer Albert Barnes. The story of the subsequent 91 years is complex; suffice it to say that, this weekend, the six Barnes Atlantics were on display, together, for the first time.
More photos to follow, in due course, on the “Rail Diaries” pages – in the meantime, here are the six, lined up in numerical order. Front (from right to left): 101 “Joan”, 102 “Railway Queen”, 103 “John”
Rear: 104 “Billie”, 105 “Michael”, 106 “Billy”
We saw the new Roman Villa a little while before the Channel 4 documentary was aired – “Was that there last time we came this way?…”
Heavy freight steam on a heavy passenger train – shame about the sunshine… 48151 made a great sight and sound this morning.
For more pictures and video visit “Heavy freight on the North and West” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
A Wenlock Edge walk on a pleasant and bright afternoon
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