Interesting baptism. Cool train. We have the largest steam locomotive repair facility in the country here in Albuquerque. It’s now called the Rail Yards. It gets used as a move set a lot.
Oh Tish I remember my father doing just that when I was about 5 and we still travelled everywhere under steam! The SVR featured often in my family life, taking my children on picnics to Arley or Highley and Bewdley. The man checking his shoe is a classic shot!
Tish Farrell 
Could be from Narnia.
Interesting baptism. Cool train. We have the largest steam locomotive repair facility in the country here in Albuquerque. It’s now called the Rail Yards. It gets used as a move set a lot.
Hi, Timothy. It’s interesting how the love of steam trains endures. I bet that loco repair shop is a sight to behold.
This post from my T&L Blog gives you an idea of the size of the building. They had a roundhouse, but it got torn down in the late 60s before anyone started trying to save the rail yards as a historical location. https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2017/5/under-the-bridge-through-the-wire
Thanks for this. Some great photos here.
Nicely compiled…black and grey nailed
Thank you, Sue.
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Love the guard with one shoe off. Nifty capture, Tish!
It was a nifty capture, wasn’t it 🙂
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I love this! So many stories here.
Thank you, Margaret. Just my thoughts too 🙂
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I remember the steam trains down in the South Island of NZ when I was young.
Great steam photos Tish. Love the guy taking his shoe off! I have been wondering about the fate of steam trains when / if coal is banned completely.
That’s a good point about coal. I’ve wondered that too. Will we lose our heritage steam railways?
That’s my thought. Unless they can use wood?
Oh Tish I remember my father doing just that when I was about 5 and we still travelled everywhere under steam! The SVR featured often in my family life, taking my children on picnics to Arley or Highley and Bewdley. The man checking his shoe is a classic shot!
Hello, Laura. Thank you so much for adding your memories here. Next time we go steaming down the valley, I’ll think of you 🙂
happy days! I’ll be with you in spirit
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Some days I feel like that gent putting his shoes on, (or off) and end up barefoot because it all feels like too much work. 🙂
I know that feeling too 🙂
Great photos, Tish. I can almost smell the steam! I absolutely love steam trains/travel. Thanks for tthe memories.
Happy to deliver happy memories 🙂
Awesome photos Trish.
Thank you, Anne.
you’ve told such a lovely story in these
Thank you, Becky, for that thoughtful comment.