See Ir On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt for August will be Travelling, this week, on trains
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| 1980: 150th Anniv of Liverpool and Manch ester Railway (Designer - David Gentleman) |
A full train of day trippers, some are in the 1st class carriage and others in 2nd class
All together on the Ravenglass and Eskdale narrow gauge railway enjoying a day out in the Eskdale valley. Just in case you were thinking about the Lake District's proclivity to rain they also run covered carriages.
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| Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg, Pennsylvania |
In contrast, a big country needs a big train. Great Western #90 built in 1924 originally pulled sugar beet in Colorado. Purchased in 1967 by the Strasburg Rail Road who needed a more powerful locomotive to pull the increasing numbers of tourists. The card says "Ride the train and experience the Amish farm country for yourself".
3 comments:
Although I have taken a couple of tourist trains (in Sweden, in Tunisia, in Majorque...) I never associate trains with this kind of trips. Which result always pleasant!
I love the first postcard!!! so whimsical!
Both "class" of passengers seem to be having a great time! I like the narrow gauge railway. I've ridden short trips at parks and zoos on narrow gauge trains. We have a train park nearby, but I've never been. I guess I should... once the weather cools down.
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