Category Archives: Railway goods wagons

A Blackpowder Blast From the Past

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

IUSED to blow up huge chunks of Cumbrian hillside for a living. I stopped doing it not through any regard for conservation or the environment, but because I’d noticed that none of my more senior colleagues ever reached retirement age … Continue reading →

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Rookhope: A Reminder of Who We Are

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

WEARDALE is a Pennine valley that has the footprints of industry stamped all over it. It has no pretentions and shows no inclination to tidy itself up. That’s why it appeals to me so much . . .

Posted in Archaeology, Climbing, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Quarrying, Railway goods wagons, Railways, Ranting, Walking | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

South of the Border, Down Cheviot Way

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

A walk along the boggy border between Scotland and England . . . Continue reading →

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Giving a Fig About Walking up Gorges

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Walking on water . . . just for a change Continue reading →

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The Howgills – and the Sound of the Wind

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

SOMETIMES it’s enough just to walk, to place one foot in front of another and allow the miles to slip by. What’s that old Irish saying . . . ?

Posted in Bronze Age, Climbing, Cup and ring carvings, Environment, Hiking, History, Mountains, Railway goods wagons, Railways, Walking | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

Stainmore Summit: Signs of the Times

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

THE last train steamed over Stainmore Summit in 1962. I missed it. It’s not my fault – I was only five-and-a-half at the time. But if I hang around there just might be another along shortly . . .

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The Dodds, the Coach Road and the Railway Wagon

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

North of Helvellyn, on the Old Coach Road, and the mysterious railway wagon . . . Continue reading →

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