When we were looking online for train-themed activities for our holiday in Cornwall, we stumbled across some photos of the coolest looking miniature train. It looked like a little version […]
Heritage railways are something of a new obsession for us. It first started when we saw steam trains go past our apartment in Slough when we moved here, and the […]
I was adamant this year that we wouldn’t leave booking our summer holiday until the last minute. It was even written in my New Year Goals at the start of […]
If you have a train-crazy child like mine, then they will love a day out at the Acton Depot. Just think London Transport Museum but bigger, and more like a […]
Mmmmm Horlicks – reminds me of my childhood and having a hot drink just before bed. I love the smell of it. The first time I saw the factory was […]
Today I met the Queen. Well, no I didn’t, but I saw her from my window! Because you see, the Queen came to SLOUGH! WHAT?! That was literally my reaction […]
My train-nut of a boy has been asking me for weeks to take him on a tram, cable car and a driverless train (ie the DLR). So last week I […]
On Saturday it came up on my Facebook timeline that the Ickenham Miniature Railway was opening that day. I had a click on the website and we thought this is […]
A lot of historical buildings in Slough, Berkshire, have been lost, but we have one in the centre of town that is Grade II Listed. And that is Slough train […]
After a week away in Hastings, I’m back on the blog. It’s been hard to get back into the swing of writing again, I must admit, but I thought I’d […]