Giants of Steam

On the last day of half term we went to the Bluebell Railway.

We used to go to steam railways all the time when Daddy Bear was alive because he was an enthusiast but we hadn't been to one for years.

Then someone told us an engine Daddy Bear part-owned was taking part in the Bluebell's Giants of Steam weekend so we had to go along.

The 8F was still being restored when he died so we had never seen it in steam or had a chance to ride behind it either.














As you can see it's a very large, freight, engine.














This is us riding in one of the carriages being pulled by it.  We travelled third class.  Passengers with first and second class tickets had different, slightly posher, carriages.

This is a map showing the rail network covered by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway who made this carriage.

Underneath is a dial for controlling the carriage temperature.



















And here's me with the programme for the day

And with Morris and another of our buddies, Stewie.

We had a great day.

Barnaby