On Tuesday, we went to Lynton and took the Cliff Railway down to Lynmouth. It is reputedly the steepest railway in the world and uses water ballast to drive the carriages on their cable. 700 gallons are available to load at the top of the incline and eject at the bottom. We walked along to one of the beaches on the opposite side of the Bay where few other tourists ventured. The final visit was to Valley of the Rocks
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Monday, September 16, 2013
Grand Central Railway Leicestershire
On Saturday we spent a very enjoyable day as guests of David and Francoise (first image) travelling on the Grand Central Railway starting at Loughborough. It was their Wedding Anniversary celebration with everything done in the 1930's style - costumes, dancing, drinks, cake, dinner and Murder Mystery event.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Railway People
We spent yesterday on the Keighley Worth Valley railway in the company of Alastair, Bev and Rowan - great to meet up. The first trains of the day are diesel so we travelled to Haworth on a Waggon Und Maschinenbau single coach railbus unit M79964, built in Germany in 1958. Rowan is busy watching the approaching steam train at the Damems Loop where the single track becomes double to allow passing. We then had a muddy walk to Oxenhope - well all except Phil who travelled on the train. This is his train, the British Railways Ivatt Tank No. 41241. It was built at Crewe in 1949 and ended service at Skipton in 1965. The locomotive hauled the train at the reopening of the branch line in 1968 and has been working ever since. We all travelled back on the 41241
Friday, March 18, 2011
8.30 to Toy Town
Friday, June 4, 2010
Fenland Railway
Some images of the Level crossing at Pymore - not sure how I will finally process and print the images but quite like this old feel to the photos - they remind me of the sort of prints that you see in some self-catering cottages that have been on the wall in the sun for a long time and faded
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