tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post5162774600540431984..comments2024-01-23T12:41:44.446+00:00Comments on The Caffeinated Engine Driver: Local WildlifeMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-83831703308817166572014-04-07T12:59:42.488+01:002014-04-07T12:59:42.488+01:00Well I may be lucky ever to see this but I did hav...Well I may be lucky ever to see this but I did have a trip on a steam loco pulled train in Northland last week. I'll post on that soon.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-82375745311421533582014-04-02T15:25:05.438+01:002014-04-02T15:25:05.438+01:00How did I miss the Owl!How did I miss the Owl!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-7205028840233569242014-04-02T15:15:23.233+01:002014-04-02T15:15:23.233+01:00I didn't know about this line...it looks great...I didn't know about this line...it looks great. From the photos on their site, I would say "Fox" would be my favourite with that lovely valve gear. I'll have to join their "Oily the Owl" club! (If you haven't seen the guy dressed as an owl, you ought to have a look...)Iain Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633733907566547236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-48855719749762991552014-04-01T17:15:38.612+01:002014-04-01T17:15:38.612+01:00Ps , It goes way back to Monks and folk in the fou...Ps , It goes way back to Monks and folk in the fourteenth century. Almost the iron age.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-20561755656250033052014-04-01T17:10:21.105+01:002014-04-01T17:10:21.105+01:00You have got it. Saved me trawling what remains of...You have got it. Saved me trawling what remains of my brain. I think it's worth a look.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-40064527143925199002014-04-01T15:44:24.309+01:002014-04-01T15:44:24.309+01:00I'm guessing you are thinking of Wortley Top F...I'm guessing you are thinking of <a href="http://www.topforge.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Wortley Top Forge</a>; I could probably walk to it from the house, along the old line from Penistone to Sheffield, but it's yet another local place I haven't got to yet.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079411123321019478.post-91860050937345765002014-04-01T15:39:04.515+01:002014-04-01T15:39:04.515+01:00Mark there is an old forge near you that has open ...Mark there is an old forge near you that has open days. I went a couple of times and enjoyed it. Can't remember what it is called though it will come to me given time. I never knew this steam line existed. I ought to find a preservation society to volunteer for as I passed two exams on timing steam engine valve gear. The first at Sheffield Polly and the second on Kelvin gear at Glasgow Nautical College. Those heat engine diagrams used to make my brain bleed. You found steam. Brilliant. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com