Rugby Specials
March 2005
The duo are seen here approaching Conwy Castle.
We were on the move again after a 35 minute delay, which was reduced to 30
minutes by the time we arrived at Holyhead despite lots of passengers alighting
at Llandudno Junction and Bangor.
The short single track section after crossing Britannia Bridge.
Arrival time 17:45, scheduled departure time 18:00
The run round has to be quick!
47 815 runs round
Past a stabled 153
As I dashed over the road to photograph this scene, an Irish rugby fan clutching a can of lager followed me... "are you photographing a train?". He was taken aback by my sharp reply and said he was just interested why anyone would want to photograph a train. I told him these were vintage machines over forty years old and that's why they generated such interest. Maybe I should be less prickly about such challenges and try to explain - most people could recognise an old car as a vintage model but see a locomotive as just a train.