Playing with trains

It was always going to be a weird and emotional day. It was also a gloriously sunny day so we went for a ride on the local heritage steam railway.

I do love steam engines. They are majestic and utterly beautiful, and then there's the smell of the steam. It's like nothing else.

I'm not sure why this one had a floral wreath on the front but it was an 'Evacuee' day, so lots of children dressed up and so many volunteers dressed up on the train to be a part of the day - ARP wardens etc. I understand that the children were taken to the end of the line and then 'billeted' for a while before being brought back.

We had done the 'round' so sat on the platform and watched them all go past - scoffing sandwiches, waving madly out of the window and all dressed up.

Made me smile.