Nottingham Trip
Travel by Train from Kettering to Nottingham and back for a day visit.
Category: Railways
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
This Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway runs from Lake Windermere for just a few miles and connects up with the Steamer on the Lake to transfer passengers to Ambleside and yo view the lake. I did what every school boy / railway enthusiast would do, Join the signalman in the cabin to watch changing the points …
Steam Yacht Gondola
Steam Yacht Gondola on Coniston Water was by 75th birthday present from Ellie and Will. It was a little wet; but a lovely experience to play at steam engines. The engine is identical to those in locomotives at Festiniog Railway in North Wales; but with a very simple bi-directional dual piston to drive directly to …
Haweswater RSPB Sanctuary
Haweswater RSPB Sanctuary is to be found on the border of Cumbria and Yorkshire at a Shap Fell. This is the steepest main-line railway incline in the British Isles and has long been a change to railway engines. Shap Fell is the website with some amazing Videos of Steam and Electric locomotives climbing this …