07-20-2011, 04:43 PM
I finally had a chance to ride in the cab of a steam loco today in England! This was exciting as the last time I rode in a steam engine was in the early/mid-70s when I was in my early-teens.
I had to pre-book this several months ago. We're visiting my wife's family in Winchester, England and the Watercressline (Mid-Hants Railway) is only 11 miles away, so it's always easy to fit in a trip to a steam railway here. Today, I enjoyed the 1.5-hour footplate ride inside an LMS Black Five. It was great fun, I really enjoyed it and would do it again -- even if it costs £100!
Here are a few pics showing the engine, me inside it and one showing my sons & I in one of the carriages when we rode behind it again later on.
Rob
I had to pre-book this several months ago. We're visiting my wife's family in Winchester, England and the Watercressline (Mid-Hants Railway) is only 11 miles away, so it's always easy to fit in a trip to a steam railway here. Today, I enjoyed the 1.5-hour footplate ride inside an LMS Black Five. It was great fun, I really enjoyed it and would do it again -- even if it costs £100!
Here are a few pics showing the engine, me inside it and one showing my sons & I in one of the carriages when we rode behind it again later on.
Rob
Rob
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