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Annual Eye Test
Annual Eye Test aka WTF WednesdayBack in olden times, eye tests were performed randomly in often quite inappropriate locations, like here on the through running line next to the colliery. Under the...
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Clock Change
Yep, it’s that time again! Deep in The Forest, twice a year, the ancient ironstone circle has to be moved to reflect the clock change here in Little England. Luckily these days it’s a little easier...
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Candy Crushers & Pot Noodlers
Thursday at Windmill Sidings - in a part of forgotten Norfolk which cannot be found on any maps. It’s first thing, and not a soul is yet to be seen next to the ancient disused windmill, which last saw...
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The Skidmark Monkeys
Saturday morning down by the ‘water tower’. New to the area locomotive fireman Lonnie Doonican, who at weekends plays banjo and sings rather badly in his skiffle group The Skidmark Monkeys, calls over...
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Airfix Engine Shed
Sunday morning down at the engine shed. Mumbling Malcolm, Peter Peckett and Deliberation Dave are trying to justify their weekend overtime they’ve wangled, by mooching about checking and double...
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WTF Wednesday
WTF Wednesday In the land of the inch high most things work very well. But they’ve not been able to produce a tiny camera that works in 1/76th scale. So today they’re trialling a camera from the 12...
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The Big Bang
A regular Thursday in the land of the inch high. A former Great Eastern Railway J15 from Ipswich has been borrowed to trial on the Highbridge branch. Its light axle loading making it an ideal...
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Aristocat Travel
For years and years, we’ve been led to believe that these wagon are used for conveying radioactive matter. But in fact they’re for transporting wealthy important cats. Even security guards, former ice...
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Grain
Tuesday afternoon, and Bill & Ted in their wheezing old Midland 3F 43216 propel a hopper wagon full of grain into the yard at Catcott, having recently arrived with the daily pick up goods from...
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Rubber Ruler
High up in the Mendip Hills, there’s a little known 2 foot gauge (or thereabouts) light railway that runs from nowhere in particular to nowhere in particular. The ‘thereabouts’ being a bit of an issue,...
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Rails to Wedmore
Here we are a Wedmore, the terminus of little recorded light railway which runs up from Shapwick Junction on the Evercreech to Highbridge line. It was to be a midway station with the line continuing to...
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Swirlywirly Thingamajig Thing
Radstock shed’s ‘Jinty’ (though they were called ‘Bagnalls’ on the S&DJR) 47276 simmers next to the rotary aggregate swirlywirly loading thingamajig thing at Cement Quay. Everything is a little...
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A Man Who Can
Serene SundayDue to the very short platform at Catcott Halt, Evercreech bound trains block the level crossing for a few minutes. But there is no rush, for there is little if any road traffic apart from...
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Freddy Flag and Harry Hunslet have just noticed Bob Geeza Cat on the hot tin roof of the pithead building (though actually it’s probably asbestos), so they briefly pause to check he’s okay - which of...
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Friday, but not Front End Friday
Friday, but not Front End FridayDouglas (formerly known as ‘Doug’ until he lost his spade) and Deliberation Dave, watch Harry and his Hunslet push a rake of empties up the steep gradient in to the...
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LCGB - Locomotive Club for Girls and Boys
I’m a bit short of new colour photos, so you’ll have to suffer black and white today. But this is real black and white, it being taken on proper black and white film. 35mm Fomapan 100 black and white...
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Cold War Disinformation
At an unknown location, quite possibly somewhere along the Thames Valley, a short passenger train catches the evening light sometime in the early 1960s. Note the long welded rails. Such permanent way...
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Bus Replacement Narrowboat Service
Here we are on a lovely Saturday morning, and it’s time for weekend engineering works, something which most know has been enshrined law since 1883. The regular rail replacement bus is in the workshop,...
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Mellow Yellow
British Rail for years have been trying to dispose of their scruffy yellow Ruston PWM, but it’s a bit like a cockroach and won’t go away despite intentional complete lack of maintenance in the hope...
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Part Time Conspiracy Theorists
Wednesday morning and ‘Jinty’ 47276 slowly propels a rake of 16 ton mineral wagons under the aggregate loading screen. It’s a slow old process, but needs must and all that. Grey suited, hard hatted...
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A Dual Duel!
“Oh I say, a duel, how very sporting!” mutters Arthritic Arthur as he staggers off the engine furthest away, “2 engines verses a single steamroller, I think we might have an unfair advantage, hey...
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The Watercress Spring Steam Gala on Film
A few shots at Ropley Saturday 26th April at The Watercress Spring Steam Gala. These events are always busy, so rather than avoid people in the photos, I decided embrace them rather than trying the...
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Saturday Satire
Click to enlarge Here we are deep in The Forest outside The Miners Arms, and as part of a special joint scientific test, officially requested by The Ministry of Madness and The Department of Smog, loco...
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Clag, Crows and Headless Pigeons
At Fountain Colliery, Harry Hunslet has decided to fire his engine with old rubber tyres and moonshine which has produced around 33% more power than usually expected from Forest of Dean coal. The...
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A Bit of Slap & Tickle
First time booze runners and part time pub circuit folk music duo Cyril Slap & Toby Tickle have just taken delivery of 3 casks of illicit grog produced on Steep Holm, a little known island in the...
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