BR traction instructor Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 ...good to see the windpump in one piece again Jim. Whilst I was still on The Broads with my narrowboat in 2018 the whole of the sail/woodwork section was dismantled for restoration 👍 BeRTIe 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted July 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24 No trains, no scenery, Just a very quiet moonrise at Wymondham Crossing, Monday Night A bit of a change to the bright lights of @big jim's Hemsby, and the high hills of @BR traction instructor Regards Ian 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Stonethwaite then Langstrath, off Borrowdale has been todays walk. Glorious sunny day... BeRTIe 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) In search of Postman Pat in Longsleddale today...Gatescarth pass ahead... BeRTIe Edited July 31 by BR traction instructor 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, BR traction instructor said: In search of Postman Pat in Longsleddale today...Gatescarth pass ahead... BeRTIe Have you ever considered submitting these to a postcard manufacturer/publisher? This set of photos have got to be your best yet IMHO. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted July 31 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, BR traction instructor said: In search of Postman Pat in Longsleddale today...Gatescarth pass ahead... BeRTIe I suppose you are aware that an early proposal for a railway between Lancaster and Carlisle was through Longsleddale, with a tunnel under Gatescarth Pass and then down Mardale to Penrith, so that this quiet and most beautiful of valleys might have become an important trunk route. The principle reason for this was so that the railway would serve Kendal, which a direct route over Shap would not. In the end we got a compromise, with a railway that didn't quite serve Kendal, and also had rather worse than the 1 in 100 gradients originally proposed for the Shap route. The Wikipedia page on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway is well written: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_and_Carlisle_Railway 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Hi Jeremy, I wasn't aware of that but it would have amounted to a crime...what a beautiful valley to have lost to a railway. BeRTIe 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 6 hours ago, Hippel said: Have you ever considered submitting these to a postcard manufacturer/publisher? This set of photos have got to be your best yet IMHO. Paul Thankyou Paul, I haven't looked into that but it is a nice thought. BeRTIe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1 11 hours ago, Hippel said: Have you ever considered submitting these to a postcard manufacturer/publisher? This set of photos have got to be your best yet IMHO. Paul 5 hours ago, BR traction instructor said: Thankyou Paul, I haven't looked into that but it is a nice thought. BeRTIe Sadly the postcard market has dropped through the floor, largely due to Iphones. Why look for and find a view card, write out the address and message, put a stamp on it and put it in a post box when you can snap the same view and send it at the press of a button? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 ...similar to editing/producing railway books...has to be something that you do for the love of doing it, rather than anticipating a financial return. BeRTIe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) The Kentmere valley (accessed via Staveley) as far as Kentmere reservoir, from Brockstones today. Spoil heaps from copper mine workings and reservoir building litter the upper parts of the valley...note the spoil from the mine workings above the now disused sheep stockade. The walking route beyond the reservoir is to Mardale (Haweswater), whilst the Roman road, High St descends from the peaks on the left. Longsleddale (yesterday's walk) is the next valley to the right... BeRTIe Edited August 1 by BR traction instructor 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BR traction instructor Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) Out amongst the heather on the Cumbria way...nr Bassenthwaite village to Skiddaw house today... BeRTIe Edited August 3 by BR traction instructor 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) Host duties again this week, fetching my elderly parents from the Staffordshire Moorlands (for their first stay in Silloth) has led to a few days taking them to see some local views, a few red squirrels at Shap wells and to experience some local fare in a few of the lovely local hostelries...the Queens head in Askham today, serving fabulous fresh pizzas from their purpose built oven, alongside a great pint of Loweswater gold. My dad used to drive lorries over Shap in the 1960s, before the M6 was built and thoroughly enjoyed a nostalgic drive from Penrith to Kendal and back to Shap village before this lovely lunch. A few gorgeous handmade chocs from Kennedy's in nearby Orton village didn't spoil their appetite... BeRTIe Edited August 14 by BR traction instructor 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 A return after several years to S Wales, for the flat track racing. Spectacular scenery and wildly changeable weather, cold lashing rain and brilliant sunshine all in the one day. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Pendine Sands 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 10/08/2024 at 07:10, BR traction instructor said: Host duties again this week, fetching my elderly parents from the Staffordshire Moorlands (for their first stay in Silloth) has led to a few days taking them to see some local views, a few red squirrels at Shap wells and to experience some local fare in a few of the lovely hostelries...the Queens head in Askham today, serving fabulous fresh pizzas from their purpose built oven, alongside a great pint of Loweswater gold. My dad used to drive lorries over Shap in the 1960s, before the M6 was built and thoroughly enjoyed a nostalgic drive from Penrith to Kendal and back to Shap village before this lovely lunch. A few gorgeous handmade chocs from Kennedy's in Orton didn't spoil their appetite... BeRTIe What a beautiful selection of photos and maybe an online tourists organisation maybe be able to use them for a fee although when most people visit it will probably be raining. I like the idyllic pub The Queens Head and if you deleted the TV aerials, satellite dish and cars you could almost be transported back to another era. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) Host duties done for now and parents safely returned to Staffordshire, this was the lovely sunset behind Criffel as I arrived back in Silloth after 9pm last night... BeRTIe Edited August 14 by BR traction instructor 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 20 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20 A lovely clear night over the Dornoch firth tonight 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted August 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22 (edited) A little bit of industrial heritage...the eastern tunnel mouth of the Standedge Canal Tunnel at Marsden, West Yorkshire. A total length of 5,675 yards (5,189 m) of hard graft constructed over 16 years from 1795 to 1811 at a cost of £160,000*, enabling the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to link its namesake town with Ashton-under-Lyne, at that time in the county of Lancashire. * According to the calculator on the Bank of England website, £11,226,248.86 in todays money. Edited August 23 by 4630 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted August 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22 On 01/08/2024 at 03:55, BR traction instructor said: Hi Jeremy, I wasn't aware of that but it would have amounted to a crime...what a beautiful valley to have lost to a railway. It might well have prevented Mardale from being lost to drowning. Whether or not it would've been lost to the railway, well, the Eden Valley hasn't been lost to the S&C, but I feel the Lune Gorge arguably has to the WCML (although the M6 has done far more to it). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) More on the Cumbria Way today with a climb to High Pike from Fell Side nr Caldbeck, followed by a walk on the Newlands horseshoe beyond Keswick...the white plume in the centre of the second picture is Harrisons limeworks at Shap... BeRTIe Edited September 14 by BR traction instructor 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted September 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13 26 minutes ago, BR traction instructor said: More on the Cumbria Way today with a climb to High Pike from Fell Side nr Caldbeck, followed by a walk around the Newlands horseshoe beyond Keswick... Not on the same day, surely? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) ...yes, a morning climb to High Pike, a visit to the tearoom in Caldbeck then a drive to Low Snab for the walk on The Horseshoe... BeRTIe Edited September 14 by BR traction instructor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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