A day out – a very pleasant journey on the train, and a bright and breezy stroll
Shirlett
High ground in the centre of the triangle formed by Bridgnorth, Broseley and Much Wenlock – a walk on a cold frosty afternoon
Ironbridge (and Coalbrookdale)
A sunny (but cold) afternoon – some nice light for a few photos, although the light wasn’t entirely cooperative…
More videos
The DV tapes needed a good sort out – their contents had not been recorded in a particularly logical manner, and one or two recordings had been forgotten. Here are a couple that emerged from the digital rummaging, from opposite ends of the railway spectrum…
Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway
6 June 2004 – chug, burp, cough, phut – Ruston and Lister locomotives assemble their train (!) ready for a day’s action at Rowsley, home of the Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway (and slightly better known as home of the standard gauge Peak Rail line)
Lizzie in Shropshire
6201 “Princess Elizabeth” seen on 15 September 2007, northbound near Stokesay, then southbound passing the former station at Condover, just south of Shrewsbury. This clip was blogged at the time using Google video, but my upload wasn’t of very great quality – this one is a little better.
More sunny afternoons
Tuesday: Blists Hill
Wednesday: Benthall
The Wrekin
Blue sky and sunshine, after a very wet weekend – the path up the Wrekin ought to be as good as any when the ground is waterlogged. It was – but cloud obscured the sun and took away the blue sky…
The herd of deer on the hill’s western flank was a bonus.
Snow’s all gone
It’s still cold though – below freezing all afternoon on the south Shropshire hills. Nice light for a stroll at the southern end of the Stiperstones ridge
Frozen Severn
Boxing Day – a walk around the Shrewsbury riverside, beside the frozen waters of the Severn. I’m not sure how thick the ice was – there was open water in places – but elsewhere the ice went right across the river – a sight I’ve not seen before.
Down by the river
A walk in the snow, at first along the old railway track, from Ironbridge to Coalport and back.
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