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Originally Posted by pre65
Many years ago my parents used to "borrow" an old railway cottage near Bangor. It was so close to the line the kitchen window had safety bars on it.
I stayed there once or twice, and when the late night goods went past to Holyhead I nearly got vibrated out of bed.  |
We (my immediate family) used to travel between Johannesburg and Durban on the overnight train every year from since when I can remember early 1960s until the late 1970s, some sections of the line were steam. Most memorable occasions, impeccable service and well kept and maintained carriages. Always had a good night's sleep and even now, if I have insomnia I play a repeating recording of the sound inside a railway carriage. My last train journey of that nature was probably in the mid 1980s. Have a look in my gallery. There are still a few trains running these days (The Blue Train for instance) but veeerrrryyyy dear.