Well here we are approaching mid January, a traditionally quiet running month for the railway. Though as per usual there’s a lot going on through the month behind the scenes. A diesel gala lies ahead of us in March with a class 66 amongst the running locomotives. This is something to look forward to. Diesel …
Category: Timetables
Happy New Year.
Well here we are with a shiny new year stretched out in front of us, ready for volunteers, services and visitors. It’s anybody guess as to what 2026 will be like and the challenges we will face and the rewards we will have. So onwards and upwards withe the first public services being the winter …
Well that was August.
Well that’s August out of the way. A busy month with lots of activity around the railway. It’s months like this when we can forget the activity that goes on behind the scenes. In the sheds and along the line doing work that enables the railway to run safely. Mention must also be made of …
The First Weekend
Well that’s the first weekend of the visit by Flying Scotsman out of the way. Sitting at home looking after two web cams and answering questions and posting train details I must say I enjoyed it. Yes, I would loved to have opened Orton Mere, but I realise that’s not going to happen again. But …
Locomotive Legends.
25th 26th & 27th May 2024 D9009 will be appearing as 55013 BLACK WATCH Named at Doncaster Works on July 21st 1961 before introduction to traffic, D9009 maintained the ‘racehorse’ tradition of the LNER by commemorating the winner of the 1949 Ascot Gold Cup. Based at Finsbury Park in North London, Alycidon was one of …
The weekend after Easter.
I was sitting today thinking back to the weekends after Easter when I ran Orton Mere station. I remember that if we were busy over Easter the we were quiet the weekend after. But as often seemed to happen if Easter had been a washout due to rain over the Easter weekend then the weekend …