Photo Album-Great Britain (Warning: Lots of trains)



We had some time to kill in London between arriving on the Eurostar and departing on the GNER to York, so what did we do? We rode a train, of course. This one went to the Liverpool Street station which looks a lot like a cathedral with this restored Victorian interior.



Now we're outside of York at the North Yorkshire Moors restored railway. The locomotive is maneuvering to the head of our train. This line runs from Grosmont to Pickering, a distance of 18 miles.



Another shot of the loco as it transfers from one end of the train to another. Notice the flowers decorating the platform.




Inside the National Railway Museum in York where we pretend that we're driving this fantastic locomotive.



Another beautiful loco with the pair of us hamming it up.



Here is Al along with our indefatigable hosts Norman and Colin in front of yet another loco. Well, it is a rail museum...



Same guys, different loco. They are all so pretty, the locos, that is.....



The view from our guesthouse window in Edinburgh. Not nearly as interesting as some we've had, but you could catch just a glimpse of the Firth of Forth in front of the hills in the background.



The opening of the Edinburgh Tattoo, a magnificent annual event showcasing military bands marching in front of the Edinburgh Castle.



More pipers.



And even more. Who does their costumes? These guys really know how to dress!



The obligatory Celtic dancers.



Back in the Lake District at home with Norman and Colin where Al presented them with the official patches from our home model railroad club, the Arizona Big Train Operators. You can just catch a glimpse of their own outdoor railroad behind Colin.



Here we are riding the Ffestiniog Railway, a preserved narrow-gauge line in Wales. This line runs from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog, a distance of 13.5 miles.



And here are Norman (left) and Colin riding opposite us.




The little loco that pulled our little train.



Another view of the Ffestiniog loco.



Some pretty tight corners on this run.



Another tight corner. Railfans love this stuff. You should have seen the cameras sticking out the windows on every curve.



Now we're on the Welsh Highland Railway, another one of Wales' zillion preserved narrow-gauge lines. The loco is getting ready to move to the head of the train. This line starts at Caernarfon.



Another shot of same maneuver. A true railfan can never have too many locomotive shots.



This loco in the Welsh Highland yard appears to be non-operational but is rather interesting.



This loco was hauling another train the opposite direction.



They really polish these beauties up for the tourists. Bet they were never that pretty when in service.



More of the same. I warned you.



A typical view along the Welsh Highland line. Sheep, sheep, green fields, hills with heather, sheep, sheep, repeat.



Cute little switcher in the yard.



Caernarfon Castle, near the Welsh Highland station.



The Fairbourne and Barmouth Steam Railway. We didn't ride this line but stopped to take a look and found these delightful almost toy-like locos.



More F&B



Still more F&B



The Talyllyn Railway, which we did ride. This line starts at the town of Tywyn and runs to Nant Gwernol, a distance of 7.25 miles.



Yours truly in front of the Talyllyn loco.



Al inside our Talyllyn car. Note the flower baskets on the platform.



A typical scene in the Welsh Highlands as we left Wales.



A last view of this lovely countryside.