I want to pay tribute to our train crew volunteers who recently had to deal with 3 youths who were acting like yobs and causing alarm with other passengers with their drunken behaviour. Two of the three people concerned have been identified and they will be written to by the General Manager, notifying them of … More Beer Ex Incident
On Monday I will be attending, on behalf of the ERL, a launch of a photographic exhibition of the opening of the Summit Tunnel 175 years ago. The exhibition is being held at the Bury Transport Museum. The exhibition will be opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. The tunnel was mined by hand through shale, … More An Interesting Week Ahead
Just back from my Hols visiting the Panama Canal. I was very excited to go for a ride on the Panama Canal Railway which was built in 1855, long before the Panama Canal was built. Much of the 47 miles of tack was carved out of the rainforest. We travelled along in beautifully restored colonial style … More Panama and Back
