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Tuesday, 11 November 2014

New Metrolink line to the Airport

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Manchester's Metrolink system continues to expand and just over a week ago, on 3rd November, the new line to Manchester Airport opened. ...
Saturday, 8 November 2014

Some thoughts on broadband speeds

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Some time ago FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet) broadband was introduced locally, and we upgraded to it. So what is FTTC? Before asking that, le...
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Friday, 31 October 2014

Back to Rudyard Lake; now Malc's a guard, too!

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This morning Malc and I rode down to the railway on somewhat mis-matched bikes; I'd suggested we go on our 650 Suzuki Freewinds, but Mal...
Tuesday, 28 October 2014

More Rudyard Volunteering; now I'm a guard!

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Malc is away visiting family but the RLSR is operating this week, so I went down there on my own today. There were just three of us in atten...
Saturday, 18 October 2014

Volunteering at the Rudyard lake Steam Railway

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Malc and I have just completed our third full day as volunteers on this delightful ten and a quarter inch gauge railway that runs for a mile...
Sunday, 28 September 2014

Foxfield Steam Gala 2014

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The pleasant September weather continues this weekend. Yesterday Malc and I visited the Rudyard Lake Steam Railway on our big bikes (his TDM...
Sunday, 14 September 2014

AVLR 'Tracks to Trenches' WW1 event

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This weekend the Apedale Valley Light Railway (AVLR) near Newcastle under Lyme held its 'Tracks to Trenches' event to commemorate th...