A little something for Easter Week

Those of you looking to round-off the Easter week may be interested in the below.

The Epping Ongar Railway is running a real ale train on the 22nd April.

Apparently it features all the following goodness:

• £10 fare from 5pm, includes heritage bus connection from Epping Underground.
• 5 cask ales from New River Brewery + bottled selection from Redemption
• 1 draught cider (producer TBC) supplemented with bottles of London Glider
• Souvenir beer festival glasses for sale for at £3
• Classic diesel traction – locos TBA
• Pint Prices: £3.20 (ale), £3.50 (cider).

Bookings can be made, here.

May a thousand plandampfs bloom!

This from Lella Lombardi...

Great news for petrolheads as Transport Minister Andrew Jones announces plans to allow motor racing on urban streets.

Imagine the delight as every High Steet, Acacia Avenue, and Station Road hosts its own Formula One race, filling the air with the joyous sounds of roaring engines, screeching tyres and whoops of delight from residents. Not to mention the fumes.

But why stop there?  

Shouldn't we also allow every community it's own Railway Steam Gala and Diesel Haulage Weekend?  

One for DfT's summer Rail Strategy perhaps?

Argos - kettle alert

This via @13milepost...

Dual Fuel?

Converted to run on surplus catalogues?

Who knew?

Warning - may cause retina bleed!

This from the Hammer Man...

This horror passed across the misus' desk this morning.

With the above in mind the answer to this particular question from M'learned Friends has to be no!

Spartacus undone!

This from a Mr Fergy-Lee of Wyvern Rail...

With The World’s Greatest Living Transport Correspondent expected to be anointed as the next Mayor of London, I wonder if the so called 'soi disant Veteran Observer' is starting to get ideas above his station (geddit!!? Ed.).

During our Diesel Gala this weekend (lots of Crompton and A1A action) our train crew happened upon the following sight at the end of the Duffield Carnival!

As you can see from the picture, none amongst the assembled party were prepared to admit they had anything to do with the self appointed Spartacus!

Weardale and East Lancs receive Golden Eyeballs

Eye is delighted to announce the award of Golden Eyeballs to the following:

The Weardale Railway

and

The East Lancashire Railway

Both railways provided a special "snow service", free of charge, to their local communities during this week's adverse weather.

Magnum cum laude and good effort!