It’s Tram Sunday in Fleetwood, a celebration of transport and just general fun. It’s the first one to be held for a couple of years because of “THAT”, plus the weather has been magnificent so that all added up to a massive turn out. Walking around I think there will be an awful lot of lobster people delicately dabbing soothing creams on in the morning. We’re British, we just don’t […]
If you venture to the southern end of Lake Windermere you’ll find yourself at Lakeside pier and next to it is the terminus of The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. It’s a preserved line, running over part of the track bed that used to connect Lake Windermere with the rail route to Lancaster and Barrow in Furness. In it’s full glory it would have been a fantastic tourism asset as well […]
If any of you out there are fans of industrial archaeology then I would recommend to put a cruise down the Manchester Ship Canal on your “To Do” list.
Right, arrival at Carlisle has been achieved. So after a few photos on the station for my stock photography sideline it’s off into the city for coffee and food. Right, an alteration to plans. I believe there’s a Carnival parade on in Maryport today so I’m heading out there, it’s about forty five minutes by train down the coast. It
Today’s expedition is to Carlisle. Yes I was there a week ago but I was only passing through so I thought I would go back and have more of a wander around. As I type this the train has left Lancaster and skirted Morecambe Bay which is looking fine in the morning sunshine as the wave crests dance and sparkle. I’m just waiting for Microsoft to let me have my […]
Housekeeping the photo files again and I came across this shot from early last Spring. It was not the brightest or warmest of days, it was the sort where you found yourself constantly on the move.
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