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Monday 04 May 2026 Relatively local to me the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway held their annual gala over the May Day Bank Holiday, celebrating Northern Rocks 50th Birthday. Wit Whitehaven tunnel still closed (from July 2025) then this means a reduced service on the southern end of the Cumbrian...

Did a similar day trip a few weeks back. Depending on your interests, as has been said a day ticket covering the metro and tramway is relatively inexpensive and the service certainly on the metro is very frequent. Between Lille Europe and Flandres is a Westfield shopping centre (including a...

Wednesday 28 January 2026 First trip out of the year, and heading south to London starting with the football. Usual start, 195116 taking the first leg to Lancaster, then having sourced coffee, 390115 to Euston, despite a delay in the Stafford area, arrival into Euston was just a couple of...

30 September – 03 October 2025 – Tractor Fest! Having seen the Class 37th 65th Anniversary gala at the Severn Valley Railway advertised, I decided to commit early, even though at the time only 248 and one ither were confirmed. As I hadn’t been to the Severn Valley since the mixed gala in May...

Going on Thursday, need 7 of them depending on which WCRC is there and think I can get them all in. First visit to Severn Valley since the Gala in May 1988 which featured 37428 for haulage. Remember being annoyed at the time as was common on normal services. Never had it again despite doing...

Saturday 20th August 1988. Like a few others I was also off to Skegness, only difference being I was on a one way trip for a week at Butlins!. (unit numbers not recorded) 150xxx Barrow In Furness - Preston 86426 Preston - Crewe 1553xx Crewe - Derby 31411 Derby – Skegness (1E82 0939 Derby –...

June 2025 Mon 16 June, a work trip for a conference in London, with the added aim of hopefully completing the Piccadilly Line 1973 units. For the record 195121 was the steed of choice to Lancaster, for 390136 to Euston. After dumping my bag at the hotel, a quick check of intertube showed one of...

29 March 2025 At the beginning of the year the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway announce their first Diesel weekend in many a year. As my “local” preserved line this just had to be done but on checking the dates I realised that I would be restricted to just the Saturday morning. Fortunately...

Having been several months since I last posted, thought I would start with the ( very few!) highlights of the rest of 2024! Shows how little I have done when this can be summarised in a relatively short post! 06/05/2024 – Ravenglass Gala A very last-minute decision to attend the Gala weekend at...

16/06/2025 Piccadilly Line 121 18/06/2025 130, finally completing the Piccadilly Line 1972 stock for me :cake::lol::D.

Page on the Butlins memories site about the steam locomotives. Can be found on the link below https://butlins-memories.com/other/locos.htm and the miniature railways here https://butlins-memories.com/other/miniaturerailways/index.htm

29/03/2025 Lakeside and Haverthwaite diesel gala D2117 / D2072 (class 03) 20214

Not too far back but 15 May 2019, football trip to Lille 374033 / 374034 St Pancras International - Lille-Europe Lille Metro M 10 Lille Europe - Marie de Lille (walk to hotel) M 123 Lille Flandres - Rihour M 119 Rihour - Lille Flandres SNCF Class 22000 22278 Lille-Flandres Templeuve 22262...

Yes, am still reading and enjoying your reports,