Thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane, by sharing our best memories of trips to preserved railways (or railway museums) in the UK?
For me, a stand out experience was my first visit to the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in my early teens. We only did Bodmin Parkway - Bodmin General and back, but we were surprised and delighted to see City of Truro sitting in a siding at Bodmin Parkway. Funnily enough in later years when I was trying to find out where I'd seen it, everyone I asked was adamant that 3440 was not in Cornwall at the time - but I definitely saw it!
A year or so later, a photo of that day inspired a piece English homework, where the brief was to write the beginning of a short story... which was apparently so far above my usual standard of work that my teacher wrote 'Where has this come from?!' at the bottom of the page!
Anyone else had any particular stand out memories? Doesn't have to be from childhood, and recollections of galas, 'first time I saw...' or anything else welcome!
For me, a stand out experience was my first visit to the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in my early teens. We only did Bodmin Parkway - Bodmin General and back, but we were surprised and delighted to see City of Truro sitting in a siding at Bodmin Parkway. Funnily enough in later years when I was trying to find out where I'd seen it, everyone I asked was adamant that 3440 was not in Cornwall at the time - but I definitely saw it!
A year or so later, a photo of that day inspired a piece English homework, where the brief was to write the beginning of a short story... which was apparently so far above my usual standard of work that my teacher wrote 'Where has this come from?!' at the bottom of the page!
Anyone else had any particular stand out memories? Doesn't have to be from childhood, and recollections of galas, 'first time I saw...' or anything else welcome!