A&E Steam Train Ride

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Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sun 5 Aug 2018 22:57
Andrew and Edward Buckfastleigh to Totnes Steam Train Ride
 
 
 
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After our busy beach day yesterday we had a slack morning, after lunch we were all ready for a new adventure. Parking, we then walked over the footbridge and looked down on Buckfast Station.
 
 
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After buying our tickets we bimbled about in the museum, learning flag signals aboard an engine called Ashley.
 
 
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Plenty to take in until we heard the train approaching and rushed out to watch.
 
 
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The boys chose the carriage at this end called Emma and we settled to watch the engine reverse ends.
 
 
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Andrew was transfixed. We waved at the signalman, Edward and I pose.
 
 
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Just a little boy in awe, trundling along.
 
 
Map
 
The map. We made a brief stop at Staverton and on we went.
 
 
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At Totnes Station we watched our engine chug down the track to change ends.
 
 
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Boys in position for the inbound action.
 
 
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Slowly into place, engineer coupled and sneeze................
 
 
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Andrew jumped, crows shot off out of the tree, time for a cup of tea on the other side of the tracks.
 
 
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Grandpa indulged. The boys had a Calippo, Edward said “cheese”.
 
 
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After snacks we waited at the closed crossing gate for our train to pass.
 
 
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For our return journey we chose a first class compartment.
 
 
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Back at Buckfastleigh, we watched the engine come from the front and below us as we stood on the footbridge.
 
 
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The boys waited in amazement until the train set off.
 
 
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Under she went. Edward could have stood all day.
 
 
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In the corner of the car park Andrew met a new friend.
 
 
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The boys stopped posing to wave to the next train.........
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE BOYS
                     GOOD FUN FOR THE GRANDPARENTS AS WELL