Monthly Archives: January 2023

Thursday, 5th January was not the most auspicious date for a trip out by train: an ASLEF strike day sandwiched between two RMT walk-outs.  But LNER was running a skeleton service which allowed me to reach Wakefield via Doncaster, travelling …

The first Saturday of December found me heading into southern Scotland for a visit to Dumfries House, 47 miles north west of Dumfries.  Following a major freight train derailment in October, the line was closed between Haltwhistle and Carlisle and …