Sunday 3 September 2017

Bridges, buses, trains, balloons and runners!

Well, this last week seems to have been all about transport of one sort or another!!

Last weekend a hot air balloon was spotted flying over Loughborough, and it came so close to my house I managed to take a couple of pictures, from the front bedroom window, and then from the back.




Hot air balloon over Loughborough

Hot air balloon over Loughborough

Hot air balloon over Loughborough

Hot air balloon over Loughborough

Hot air balloon over Loughborough

Hot air balloon over Loughborough

So, the Bridge to the Future is looking like the Bridge of Today - or last night!! Apparently, around 2am contractors working for the GCR put into place a couple of beams for the reinstating of the bridge over the Midland Mainline. The event is well-covered over on the GCR website, and there are some fabulous pictures of the overnight event. Below are some of my own photos from this morning.


Bridge to the Future GCR Loughborough

Bridge to the Future GCR Loughborough

Bridge to the Future GCR Loughborough

Bridge to the Future GCR Loughborough

Bridge to the Future GCR Loughborough

Bridge to the Future GCR Loughborough

On the way back from the 10K race at Abbey Park in Leicester this morning, we spotted a number of old buses pulling in and out of the Park and Ride at Birstall, so having spent some time this morning down at the Midland Mainline dropping a youngster off for a train, before popping over the road to look more closely at the GCR bridge, what better thing to do than walk to Quorn and Woodhouse Station and see those buses from the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust, a bit closer up! And how exciting that was too! Especially as we bumped into an expert friend who was able to tell us if the coach bodies were Brush, or shhhh, made in Lancashire! I must admit, although I wasn't familiar with the buses we saw, the little Midland Red, did remind me very much of the Western Welsh buses from Abergavenny. Of course, Q&W is a railway station, so we also saw trains!

Loughborough Midland Mainline Railway Station



Leicester 10K 3 September 2017

Bus stop at Quorn and Woodhouse Station, GCR

Midland Red single-decker bus

Midland Red single decker bus

Midland Red single decker bus

Midland Red single decker bus

Leicester 1964 Leyland PD3A/1 double decker bus

Leicester 1964 Leyland PD3A/1 double decker bus

Leicester 1964 Leyland PD3A/1 double decker bus

Eastern Belle blue coach

Double decker bus

Quorn and Woodhouse station




Steam locomotive at Quorn and Woodhouse station

Carriages at Quorn and Woodhouse station



I wonder what next week has in store for me?


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