Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
All posts about steam engines and heritage railways
Well I did it! I ticked off another item off my Railway Bucket List – finally got the chance to visit the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. History The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway has a lengthy history. Originally dates back to the late 1860s when the branch line from the Carlisle […]
Let me admit it, I am a proud railway enthusiast! Used to call myself a closet trainspotter but now there’s no hiding it – my obsession is clear for anyone to see! Now it’s true that I live in trainspotting heaven – I’ve counted that there are 12 (yes TWELVE) […]
Today a very exciting project has been officially launched – Wales on Rails – promote travel around Wales sustainably using the national rail network, heritage railways and buses. Wales on Rails – Promoting Public Transport in Wales The whole idea behind the Wales on Rails project is to promote visiting […]
Seeing as 2021 is almost over with I turn my thoughts towards 2022. I made a bucket list for 2020 and I didn’t manage all of it. I managed some during 2021 but I’ve still got some I want to do and some extras to add to the list. Cambrian […]
On 21st October 2021, the husband and I had the pleasure of having a trip behind the epic engines of Tornado and the Flying Scotsman. The trip started with us alighting our train at Warrington Bank Quays. It was diesel hauled from Birmingham to Preston. 60163 “Tornado” The LNER Peppercorn […]
As you know I am a verrrrrrrry big fan of the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways. Due to the pandemic, 2020 was not the year they had intended. After a few months of being closed, they reopened with post Covid-19 services mid July 2020. Further lockdowns happened during Winter seeing […]
