The paparazzi were out in the village of Williton today. Was there a superstar in town? Yes, its the 31806 steam engine from the Great Western Railway.
This weekend is the Steam Gala on the WSR and steam engines from all over England have gathered in the area to delight thousands of grey haired old men who live for this weekend. We spent three hours at Williton Station this morning and saw maybe five or six families, but the platforms were filled with grey heads and beards.
This is a great event for families. Its FREE to attend, see the old steamers puff through and walk through the diesel works yard at the station. Not the ideal weekend to ride the line because of the large crowds that come out for the event. Apparently there are a lot of steam train fans out there. For these fans its not enough to ride a steam train, but to ride on some very specific trains pulled by some very specific engines.
It was great fun for us this morning. Ilya was especially pleased with the event. Most of all Ilya loved being able to sit in the driver's seat of real working diesel engines. Luckily we arrived early and Ilya was able to have the driver seat to himself for an extended button pushing, leaver pulling good time.
Great Pictures!
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