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Backwater Blues
Old ‘Sad Eyes’, aka number 13 ponders over his short and generally miserable life. For most of his time, he’s been in and out of workshops having bits and pieces fixed. Being an unreliable type, he’s...
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Look, No Hands!
It’s #frontendfriday again, and such a familiar tag, even the iPad I’m posting this from auto fills the tag in, that’s probably due to the fact that it’s the only tag I ever type, so the ‘A/I’ doesn’t...
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The Old Kettle Sprint
It’s Saturday morning at Brew Street, and time for the annual ‘rail race’ also known as ‘The Old Kettle Sprint’. This unofficial race which has been running yearly since 1946, involves 2 similar...
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Lighting Up Time
Lighting up time at Brewhouse Quay, as Bath's ex-GWR Pannier tank No. 4631 is captured resting on the quay after tripping some empty vans down from Bath Goods. July 1964.
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6 July 1952
An old 6x6cm colour transparency of the crossing keeper’s cottage at Catcott on the Highbridge line which ran across the Somerset Levels. Cloud is starting to build up over Mendip in the distance, the...
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10 Years Ago to the Day
While trying to find a photo for today, this one came up from exactly 10 years ago to the day. A scene on Brewhouse Quay, a 4ft by 2ft micro I built the previous year. I’d just installed some...
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Harriet
Harriet maybe isn’t the prettiest of engines, but she always does her best to make her huge eyes look encapsulating and does fabulous job with her lippy. Meanwhile, high up on the distant roof above...
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BRRRBRRRS
At weekends, railways in Little England are replaced with buses. It’s been the law since 1948. However after spotting a legal loophole (don’t ask me for details, I’m not a lawyer), Driver Gaylord Grip,...
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Evening Sun
Only the weeks around midsummer does the sun penetrate my railway room, Fountain Colliery being ideally positioned to capture the rays of evening light shortly before sunset.
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40 Years On…. Falklands Conflict
40 years ago, 11th July 1982, I bicycled over the shore at Woolston, Southampton and photographed the Canberra returning from the Falkland Island conflict. Everyone was out to enjoy the spectacle, the...
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Monochrome Monday
Monochrome Monday, the daily pick up goods from Radstock trundles past Polbrook Gurney Colliery Halt with a short train which today unusually includes a grain hopper. Notice the colliery shunting...
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Up in the 80s
Apologies for lack of posts this week, I’ve been rather busy with location photography supported by borderline 2G cell cover and ‘hotel wifi’, which we all know is useless for anything other than...
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Mobile Telephone
The inch high people of Little England are back from their holiday. They thought it good to get away before the ankle biters break up for their summer holidays and the prices double. Today they’re...
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High Summer - Camping Tips
High summer out on The Levels, there is little if any wind with temperatures already up in the mid 80s. Not great if camping, but the trick is to go to bed early and get up early. As soon as the sun...
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End of the Line
Monochrome Monday. A hot sunny Monday in late July 1967 sees the first of many demolition trains at Combwich, the line having closed in March 1966. A private contractor was used for much of the work,...
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Plan C
Tuesday morning at Brew Street. The management have hired in a shiny rail car for the occasional passenger service. Pete & Dud are trying to locate the coal bunker whilst Eddie thinks he might know...
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Hubert Returns
I know a few of you were worried about the disappearance of Hubert the conversational Latin speaking horse. Especially because he was last seen near a pet food factory. Whilst that turned out to be...
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Gnat’s Todger
With all the recent small fabulous loco releases we forget the good old Hornby ‘Pug’. This an eBay find from 15 or so years ago, since repainted and numbered to represent one that was at Radstock for a...
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Taco Oven
It’s #frontendfriday again. Old trusty 58086 sporting a then new design of supersized black rubber loco lamp, poses in the brewery yard next to the brewery’s new ‘mechanical horse’ resplendent in red...
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The Milk Train
Saturday morning, and Paddy & Shamus are waiting for the train to Tiverton Junction and then on to Exeter for a day out exploring the pubs. But they should have checked the timetable, for the...
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