The Cathedrals Express

Yesterday Morning’s Advent Calendar blog post showed LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 no’s 44871 and 45407 (The Lancashire Fusilier) with the Cathedral’s Express.  These are the remaining pictures!  They were taken yesterday in Eastleigh.  The train is on the Eastleigh to Romsey line heading for Bath.

Tribute to Nelson Mandela

The whole world has felt the passing away of South Africa’s “Greatest Son”.  Nelson Mandela died yesterday in Johannesburg aged 95.  After 27 years in prison, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate campaigner against apartheid peacefully led South Africa away from white-minority rule.

Get your Polar Express aboard Pere Marquette 1225!

The Real Polar Express! Wow, what a machine! Michigan in Pictures Pere Marquette 1225, photo by Mi Bob Every year, the Steam Train Railroading Institute in Owosso operates an annual North Pole Express that takes you to the North Pole and back. Over on Absolute Michigan, The Polar Express Comes to Michigan from Michigan History Magazine explains…