GNR on the GWR

Visitors on the Severn Valley - it's the Autumn Gala, and GNR N2 1744 is visiting - and looking great on the fine rake of teak coaches. Visit "Severn Valley Visitors" on "Geoff's Rail Diaries"

Keef and Perrygrove (again!) 26 September 2009

Once again, a trip to Keef's Open Day followed by the Perrygrove Enthusiasts' afternoon - featuring visitor "Justine" at Keef's and new build (by Keef's) "Lydia" at Perrygrove. Visit "Justine and Lydia" on "Geoff's Rail Diaries"

Narrow gauge in North Gloucestershire

We had a little outing to Toddington yesterday - to visit the North Gloucestershire Railway's Gala - three visiting locomotives, comprising two old friends - Statfold and Taffy, who need no introduction - and Gertrude, newly-restored sister of "The Doll" at Leighton Buzzard. Before the restoration was completed last month, it had been 50 years since Gertrude had last steamed.

Visit "North Gloucestershire - narrow gauge" on "Geoff's Rail Diaries" for more on the event...

Apedale uploaded

Visit "Max power at Apedale" on "Geoff's Rail Diaries" for the full(ish) story and the pictures...

Max at Apedale

12th September - their only open day this year (so far...) The guys at Apedale have done a splendid job building a railway for the Moseley Trust's amazing collection of narrow gauge equipment. A fine new station building is partially constructed, and a running line laid long enough to enable visiting O&K "Max" to stretch his legs. The Statfold guys have done a splendid job too - Max is a very fine locomotive.

A Rail Diaries page will appear eventually (with photos and video of much more than Max); in the meantime, just for a change, here's a preview in video format.

Rhiw Valley steam

As promised - photos and video of Sunday's trip to the Rhiw Valley Light Railway. Visit "Rhiw Valley revisited" on "Geoff's Rail Diaries"

Steam in the Rhiw Valley*

Last year it was wet - not actually raining all the time, but the long grass in the fields was wet - so were we by the time we left. This year, rain was threatened, but held off for our visit.

A "Rail Diaries" page will follow in due course, with video; in the meantime here are a couple of tasters

*The Rhiw Valley Railway is a private 15" railway, a few miles up the valley from Berriew in the Severn valleyn between Welshpool and Newtown - today's visit was to the annual open day.