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Birthday Boy



Category: Miscellaneous | Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:09 am

Hoorah! I'm 60. And can I now have my free bus pass? Thank you.
Went to the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway yesterday, which was closed in 1935, ripped up, and a mile of new track relaid at Woody Bay station a few years ago. The aim is to rebuild the line to it's full extent again - an ambitious project which I doubt I'll ever see completed.
So I paid my money, and took a ride. Every little helps.

Above: 'Bronllwyd' (pronounced Bron-clow-id') is the railway's main steam engine, built in 1930. They've added a wooden cab as I expect it gets quite wet and windy at this hilly location.

Above: Woody Bay station, which features the original Swiss chalet style building built in, I think, 1898, is a picturesque scene dotted with occasional mature fir trees. If the railway hadn't been lifted back in '35, it would now be the major tourist attraction in Devon. The evolution and competition of the motor vehicle was, of course, to blame for this.


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eileen wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:28 am:

HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY PETE!!!!!

I remember steam trains well from my childhood. I used to stand on a bridge in Princes Street Gardens In Edinburgh and watch them pass underneath. I always went home mucky but boy was it worth it!!! Trains just aren't the same any more. Bet you thoroughly enjoyed your trip.



 

cajunbelle wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:00 am:

Happy Birthday Pete. Glad you had a fun day.



 

Gardenstew wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:02 pm:

Happy 60th Pete and thank you for posting your railway pics.



 

CritterPainter wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:33 pm:

Happy Birthday Pete!!!
My home town has a steam train that they run in the summers, I love hearing it!



 

Desert Rat wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:42 pm:

Great pictures. I love old trains, especially British types. Reminds me of "Wind In The Willows".



 

zuzu's petals wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:12 pm:

Looks a marvelous day, Pete :-D

Wishing you all the best and many happy returns of the day!



 

katsback wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:41 pm:

Happy belated 60th!!!




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