Here is Bob Mole and I at theTrust stand in the station at the Mid Suffolk Railway Gala weekend at Rockford. Also the finger of the man who took the picture for us!  Great event and glad to be

  The “Ukes of Southwold”, a ukulele band of which he is a member, playing for the guests at John Barber’s birthday party on Saturday 15th September. He is on the far left on that first picture taken from the

Here is our new Planet electric locomotive from Maxitrak. Many thanks to Alex Probyn for getting iy sorted out for us so quickly to get us out of trouble when our little petrol engine died.  Entered service on Wednesday last

Whew! It has been so hot and hectic I have not had a chance to post a blog since we opened on July 14th, I am very grateful to Keith Warren for providing these great photographs, of which some more

Opening day and the first rides on the BVLR. The loco has been painted dark blue since this picture. The cab is rather like a Spitfire cockpit! Oliver Densham steaming the little Opel. Rev Simon Pitcher says a prayer for

The first Board Meeting in the new Board Room/Archive. To be called The Alan Taylor Room. Left to right that’s Nick Evans, Maureen Ridgway, Ian Overton, Toby Robinson, Jon Chick, John Ridgway, John Handley and Peter Southgate. Picture taken by

 Stewart installs some pond plants (fringe lilies and wild orchids)  in the lake. We will deal with those plastic edges! Some interesting birds starting to take an interest. Was that a sparrow-hawk this morning? Robin paints the newly installed criss

John Handley and Stewart Green with the refurbished BVLR sign – many thanks Stewart!  The BVLR at Steamworks will be open for rides from 14th July, every day except Wednesdays until 2nd September. Wednesdays will still be workdays during that

Top picture is the new BVLR “Flyer”. Well, 4 mph anyway. The first full passenger circuit, with 12 volunteers aboard, ran last week. Middle picture – Toby, Ian and John H sorting out the summer staffing roster in the Belgian

I was asked to give a talk on the railway for the Southwold Arts Festival this morning. Photos taken this morning of the Station. We are getting there. Drainage is in now. Yesterday we had the first trial of the