No this isn’t my usual blog post but I need to write and put my thoughts down somewhere. On 28th March 2024 our beautiful Beaglebum Gemma passed away. She was 14 years and 2 months old. Our beautiful little squish! Diabetes She had been suffering with diabetes for about a […]
Author: Rebecca
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum
Another weekend in the Lake District saw me looking to visit some sort of train related activity. I had seen some wonderful photos of steam engines at Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum so I thought why the hell not. Unfortunately the timing didn’t work out for me as they weren’t […]
2024 Railway Bucket List
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 […]
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 […]