With a bit of planning, our trip ran from Friday to the following Thursday. This meant I could enjoy a Wednesday evening visit to Groudle - handy!Pride of the line, Sea Lion was running, and the early trains were well loaded. Of course, there was cake. A delicious gluten-free slice baked by Chris...
Regular readers will know that some time ago, I bought a side tank, and cab back from Sea Lion. It's my favourite loco in the world, the price was right, and so I couldn't resist. For a few years, thanks to Mike Buttell, they lived in Port Erin Railway Museum, but when the curators decided they...
A couple of weeks ago, my Mum, sister and myself, spent a week on the Isle of Man. We wanted to show my sister some of the places that meant a lot to my Dad, and obviously, one of those was Groudle Glen. We struck luck with the weather the whole week, especially for the glen, as the overnight rain...