December 1st 2023 to December 10th 2023 Lots of catching up to do before we reach the end of 2023 – so here is part one of Yoshi’s December adventures. More next week! Winter Is Coming The first Snow & Ice Treatment Train (SITT) of the 2023/24 season ran over the Bournemouth to Weymouth line… Continue reading Yoshi and the Nova 3’s
Category: Class 68
Winfrith Cats Return
The Weymouth line was visited by a rail tour on Wednesday 19th April 2023 when Statesman Rail’s Dorset Coast Statesman, hauled by double-headed Brush Type 4 Class 47 diesel-electric locomotives No.’s 47593 ‘Galloway Princess’ and 47828 ran from Crewe to the Dorset seaside town for an afternoon layover. We saw the train on its outward leg… Continue reading Winfrith Cats Return
Mostly Britannia
Hello there – after a week away, we are back with a lot to catch up on. We hope you found last times Beeching blog of interest – it’s certainly a period in railway history which incites discussion and reflection. This time we are concentrating on more recent events concerning the Swanage Railway including our… Continue reading Mostly Britannia
Cold Cats
Wednesday January 18th to Tuesday January 24th 2023 “It was very cold. To keep themselves warm they sang Pooh’s song right through six times, Piglet doing the tidily-poms and Pooh doing the rest of it, and both of them thumping on the top of the gate with pieces of stick at the proper places.” ~… Continue reading Cold Cats
Holiday Time!
Wednesday September 7th to Tuesday September 20th Dorset After last weeks ‘filler’ blog entry on the XP64 livery, we’re back! I’ve been on my hols, as has Yoshi who has been staying with his cousins. I’m sure it was a very happy doggo madhouse for a couple of weeks! Have to admit I missed our… Continue reading Holiday Time!
Winfrith Cats 3
Wednesday 10th August to Tuesday 16th August 2022 This was looking like a quiet week on the local railway scene, but Yoshi and I had some lovely family events to fill the days. It’s not all about the trains, apparently. Despite the lack of main line entertainment, we were surprised to find another Direct Rail… Continue reading Winfrith Cats 3