Every year I do a “railway bucket list” and the is my 2024 railway bucket list. It still includes some items from the 2023 bucket list. Great Little Trains of Wales I want to tick off a few more Welsh railways and I thought the best way to do this […]
Author: Rebecca
2023 – Year In Review
Well it’s now February and I’ve yet to post my 2023 Year In Review. Work is busy (although not as busy as normal) and there’s no rush as this post is purely a diary for my own records really. January January is always a bit of a crap month. Work […]
Disneyland Paris – Thoughts (And Some Tips!)
If you follow me on social media then you’ll know a few months ago we’ve been to Disneyland Paris. It was a 4 night stay with 5 day park tickets. Given how expensive Disney holidays are, you can bet I tried to make the most of my money! The package […]
Ar Y Tren I Afonwen – Reopening the Afonwen Branchline?
There’s been a lot of talk about reopening the Bangor to Afonwen and the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen line in the press recently. According to this article, it would cost £2bn to reinstate these lines. So my question is, is this really feasible? If these lines reopen then would people ditch […]
2023 on the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
January – Spooners Birthday Nothing much in way of trains happens during January however on the very first day of the year I did spot a Garratt whilst on a walk on the old Bwlch Gwyn branchline. It was in fact the last train of the 2022 Christmas season. End […]
Thoughts About Coal
Taking a bit of a detour from the usual slate landscape stuff with a shift in focus on another natural resource we have in Wales – coal. I have many many thoughts on this matter so I put together this blog post. I don’t claim to be any sort of […]