K and I recently made it to the National Railway Museum at Shildon on a wet day, so the fact that there were not any trains in steam that day did not matter so much, it still gave us plenty of time to explore the engines in the main shed. Although one of the engines carried the Flying Scotsman plaque, the real thing is currently being restored and will not be on show for sometime yet.
Mapsareus is not the only one to enjoy steam trains around here! When we were down in Sussex recently we had a great afternoon on the Kent & East Sussex Railway running between Tenterden and Bodiam chugging through the enigmatic Rother Valley and past Bodiam Castle. At one point during the journey our train was ‘buzzed’ by what I think was a restored Spitfire plane! Although most of the afternoon was cloudy and overcast we had a good time spotting the various engines in steam that day. We later finished... Read More
Alongside his love of bird-watching, Mapsareus also enjoys steam trains, and he took this busy photo of trains at Goathland station on the North York Moors Railway recently. If you have not been to the railway it is well worth a visit. Goathland station is a bit of a celebrity having featured in both the ITV series ‘Heatbeat’ and the first Harry Potter film!
