Positive smoke signals from the Moorlands..... not much hard detail but I gather all is going according to plan and with the support of Her Royal...
I keep wanting to call it Robin - as in redbreast, mind I also want to call the Polish Tank Kermit...….
I think (and better minds than mine in NELPG will correct me I'm sure) that it's a reference to the last steam hauled coal train out of Silksworth...
Lovely stuff Fella! For me the highlight of the Gala was the return of the J27 (which I had been waiting for so long). I rode behind her and the...
Glad to see the Old Girl (I say that with affection, my Grandad fired her from Manchester London Road to Wembley once), in good form. I was at...
Really looking forward to this, my annual trip to the Broad Acres and this time I at last I hope to ride behind the J27. I gather it's been...
Due to unforeseen circumstances it looks like I'll be in the vicinity for this weekend so a visit on Sun is on the cards. The two locos I'm most...
Or good old Staffycher Oatcakes....
OK, how long do I have to do it?
I don't fancy doing the track walk though!
Not to mention all the Polyphons (I think I've spelt that right), Queen Victoria's stockings and the semi-legendary Dog Carrier - ouch!
JonJon Kerr (of this parish) was interviewed the other day on BBC Radio Stoke which included a short bit about the extension to Leek, fast forward...
I don't know if this is the right thread but.... I took advantage of the special offer on the new book The Patriots - vol 1 45500-45525 and I...
Sad day for CVR today, Jeff Higginson's last journey, many of you will remember Jeff as PWayman of this parish. Jeff is the man who got me into...
I had a fantastic day at the GWSR today, I can scarcely believe the degree to which the weather improved from am to pm. I got the second train...
I can hardly wait for this event to get started.... very much looking forward to renewing my acquaintance with this line and for getting to...
I recognise quite a few of the points you make there, particularly the catch pits (though I think we now call them inspection chambers) and the...
I always thought that a Syphon was a Great Western Wagon! Actually I assume you mean the kind that James Brindley (who grew up on a farm that...
Ah Bradnop. site of so many hours of work on the drains! Part of the problem is that at that point the Moorlands are pretty level and hold a lot...
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