Geoff's Rail Diaries

....the illustrated exploits....

As my friend Dave once put it, "you can't beat a good day out gricing*". The pages that follow are just that - over 170 good days out travelling by rail and/or observing railways, illustrated by photos (and in some cases video), taken at the time

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	Ten in steam at Statfold	28 March 2009
	Two A1s in Edinburgh	7 March 2009
	Down the line with Badger	19 January 2009
	Both sides of the Clyde	18 October 2008
	A day out with The Earl	28 September 2008
	Apedale	13 September 2008
	Rhiw Valley Railway	31 August 2008
	Exbury and Hythe	21 August 2008
	South Tynedale	24 July 2008
	Steam in the Park	13 July 2008
	(Wrexham &) Shropshire and Covent Garden	21 June 2008
	Birkenhead's Trams	8 June 2008
	The Engine House	31 May 2008
	Middleton Revisited	4 May 2008
	Sir Gomer of Shackerstone	13 April 2008
	Emmet at Amerton	14 October 2007
	Sutton beside the Humber	7 October 2007
	Statfold Steam V	22 September 2007
	Paddy and the Garratt	1 September 2007
	Peterborough Pannier	23 August 2007
	Golden Valley - the Triple Event	7 July 2007
	Peak Rail - standard and small	15 April 2007
	Great Orme - and a peep at Penrhyn	12 April 2007
	North Ings Narrow Gauge	1 April 2007
	Lowry and trams	15 February 2007
	Titley Junction V	24 September 2006
	SVR - a glance at the gala V	23 September 2006
	Bure Valley Railway	25 August 2006
	Bressingham - at last!	24 August 2006
	The Heatherslaw Light Railway	30 July 2006
	Locomotion	30 July 2006
	Stapleford Revisited V	17 June 2006
	Statfold - the O&K day V	3 June 2006
	30587 V	28 May 2006
	A King in Shropshire V	13 May 2006
	Leonard at Leicester V	6 May 2006
	Weston's Garratt V	23 April 2005
	Statfold Barn Railway	18 March 2006
	Moor Street to Marylebone	16 February 2006
*TOP*	Sunny Severnside Santas V	11 December 2005	*TOP*
	Chasewater's Gala V	15 October 2005
	On the banks of the Peak V	25 September 2005
	Asbestos - in action again! V	18 September 2005
	New Tattoo on the Corris	11 September 2005
	Eaton Park - Katie V	28 August 2005
	Golden Valley Gala V	21 August 2005
	Horsehay's 21st V	30 May 2005
	Slim gauges in the SW Midlands V	29 May 2005
	Weston Park V	24 April 2005
	Farewell to Cadeby V	9 April 2005
*TOP*	Foxfield	10 October 2004	*TOP*
	Cambrian ramblings	19 September 2004
	Peter Pan, Pixie and Perrygrove V	4 September 2004
	Manifold Steam at Rudyard Lake V	27 June 2004
	Irish Mail at Amerton V	13 June 2004
	Nottingham's Phoenix	16 May 2004
	Old friends at Crewe	11 April 2004
*TOP*	Severn Santa Specials	7 December 2003	*TOP*
	Rain, steam and... West Lancs	5 October 2003
	Rishra and Ursula	13 September 2003
	Froghall and the S160	7 September 2003
	Teifi and Gwili	18/19 August 2003
	Fairbourne and Ffestiniog	6 August 2003
	Steam on the Corris	22 June 2003
	Stapleford Steam	14 June 2003
	Evesham Vale	1 June 2003
	Abbey Light Railway	11 May 2003
	All change at Chasewater	4 May 2003
	Excalibur's Return!	30 March 2003
	Derby to Donny - and Wakefield too	22 March 2003
	Taff Vale? Dyffryn Hafren!	15 March 2003
	Worth - a glance	2 March 2003
*TOP*	Shap in winter	20 December 2002	*TOP*
	Riding the purple Deltic	28 September 2002
	Bromyard to Leominster	14 September 2002
	Keef's Open Day	14 September 2002
	Return to Blaenavon	1 September 2002
	15" and 56s	14 August 2002
	Perrygrove	8 August 2002
	Wrens at Amerton	23 June 2002
	Steaming in the Dales	19 May 2002
	Bala Lake	5 May 2002
	Brecon Mountaineering	4 April 2002
	Lazing on a sunny afternoon	27 March 2002
	Gunnislake	9 March 2002
*TOP*	Low Gill interlude	14 December 2001	*TOP*
	A quick look at Kirklees	2 December 2001
	Dull Plains - Golden Valley	23 August 2001
	Centenary Steam at Leadhills	22 July 2001
	Derwent Valley	1 July 2001
	A peep at Pitsford	24 June 2001
	LBNGR - Leighton Buzzard	24 June 2001
	Willington and Mill Meece	22 May 2001
	Steeple Grange and Rudyard Lake	13 May 2001
	Rhyl's 90th Anniversary ...and green in the valley	5 May 2001
	A gloomy half term	22 February 2001
*TOP*	Snow and Steam in the Severn Valley	30 December 2000	*TOP*
	A day out in the snow	28 December 2000
	Almond Valley & Leadhills	9/10 September 2000
	Peak & West Coast V	24 August 2000
	A Scottish trip V	3/4/5 August 2000
	A day in north Wales	22 July 2000
	The Amerton Railway	14 May 2000
	The Bressingham Avoider	6 May 2000
	Half-term	25 February 2000
*TOP*	Grey day at Abergele	23 December 1999	*TOP*
	The Tyne-Tees Venturer V	30 October 1999
	Northern Freight	23 August 1999
	Isle of Man V	17-21 August 1998
	Merehead 75th Anniversary	27 June 1998
	A Corking Trip	15 April 1998
	Via Leamington to Lymington	31 January 1998
	Southern England - Northern France	28/29 May 1997
	Freight in the Peak V	22 August 1996
	Inchicore V	10 April 1996
	An Irish trip V	30 May 1995
	Crich V	14 May 1995
	Ffestiniog and the coast V	21 April 1995
	Trams of two cities V	2 September 1994
	The Bell Viewer	23 October 1993
	Kyle bygones	11 August 1993
	Dover Distributor	26 June 1993
	Sentinels	14 April 1993
	Limerick - the Sligo Avoider...	24 October 1992
	A French journey	6/7 August 1992
	Afternoon at Waverley	8 August 1991
	Ironbridge Ramblers	6 May 1990
*TOP*	Lancs and Yorks - a rainy day	25 October 1989	*TOP*
	Scottish Wanderings	July / August 1989
	S&C diversions	25 March 1989
	Mallard - following the streak	16/17 July 1988
	Peak Stone	31 March 1988
	A grey day near Clay Cross	23 December 1987
	The Tame and Thame	17 October 1987
	Farewell to old Moor Street	26 September 1987
	North-western wanderings	August 1987
	A look at the Lickey	16 April 1987
	Peaks in the Pennines	27 December 1986
	West Mid Wandering	23 December 1986
	Severn Santa Steam	December 1986
	In the valleys	19 August 1986
	Carlisle & Leeds	6 August 1986
	Norwich	19 July 1986
	Shrewsbury	3 July 1986
	Two days with the Duchess	19/26 October 1985
	Coast and Peak	2-8 August 1985
	Around easter - around York	2 / 3 / 6 April 1985
	Following the Coal Tank	15 August 1984
	Shirebrook revisited	October 1983 & 1992
	Seaham and Harton	15 August 1983
	Yorkshire mud-'oles	11 August 1983
	5051, two 25s, two 33s and a 47	3 and 13 July 1983
	Southampton and the ghost train	30 April 1983
	5000 and the Duchess	23 October 1982
	Industrials - Bucks to Bristol	23/25 August 1982
	Springtime at Twyford and Sonning	10/11 April 1982
	North-West Industrial	2 September 1981
	Obsolete Electrics	22 April 1981
	In and around the Aire Valley	27 September 1980
	Cadley Hill to Corby	21 August 1980
	Maude's day	17 May 1980
*TOP*	Yorkshire mud-'oles	8 December 1979	*TOP*
	Bersham and Bold	24 August 1979
	Cumbrian Coast	31 July - 2 Aug 1979
	Rove-a-way	15-21 July 1979
	Leander	24 February 1979
	Pits and Peats	21-22 August 1978
	Blackpool Trams	19 August 1978
	5305 on the York Circle	13 August 1978
	North of York	July 1978
	Aberystwyth and the VoR	28 May 1978
	Four 24s and a 44	January 1978
	North Wales Narrow Gauge	April 1977
	52044	July 1976
	A Weekend with Hardwicke	8/9 May 1976
	790 & 1000 (and a peek at Embsay)	24 April 1976
	Littleton	10 April 1976
	In search of Scottish steam	December 1975
	Grey day at Mountain Ash	7 December 1974
	Saddle tanks in the south east midlands	23 March 1974
	Farewell to Steam at Corby	23 June 1973
	West Cannock 5	5 June 1973
	A glance at Long Marston	7 October 1972
	Portuguese steam	June/July 1972
	Miranda de Ebro	25/26 June 1972
	South Wales Steam	May 1972
	Zillertalbahn	19 Feb 1970
*TOP*	Yorkshire NCB steam	July 1969	*TOP*
	4472's Grand Tour of the North	1 June 1969
	Last day of the Waverley Route	5 January 1969
	Last train - Ripon to Melmerby	31 December 1968
	Old square pictures - a year around the end of steam	September 1967 - October 1968

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