November 2019
The Golden Age of Steam
The Golden Age of Steam all started back in 1825. The age of the steam train passenger railways, was brought to us by the Stockton & Darlington Railway Company. Initially used to transport coal from local collieries, the S&D Railway was the first to transport passengers. The first passenger service ran from outside the Mason’s…
Driving the country lanes at night
A couple of days ago I was struggling to settle in for the evening at home, so I decided to to go driving for a bit to clear my head. Inevitably I ended up in the countryside and I found a road I hadn’t driven on before. I’ve driven most of the roads in our…
Did the Grey Wolf get away?
Could it really be true? Could Mr Wolf (a well used pseudonym of Hitler) have really become Grey Wolf after World War 2? I’m staggered by that so I’ll say it again. Could the most evil man in history have escaped from Berlin at the end of World War 2 and lived out his days…
