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A chilly walk along the local canal

I had no train adventure planned for Saturday so instead, as it was a cold icy morning, i decided to have a walk along the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal which is adjacent to where i live. The cold and ice seemed to keep the geese (who plague this stretch of canal) away, i guess they've flown off somewhere warmer? You can see my photos here.

Review of 2023 : February

The shortest month, though the busy start to the year continued. We started off with a trip to Lowdham in Nottinghamshire, followed by a trip to Merseyside and Cheshire to visit the stations near Ellesmere Port.

Next came a local trip to Shard End, where i grew up. I think it replaced my original rail trip plan as this was cancelled due to a train not turning up at the start of the day which threw my complicated connections into the bin! The week after i revisited High Wycombe. Finally, i returned to north Wales and visited Yr Hob and Caergwrle.

Song of the month was "who knows" by Yatte.

Little Sutton railway station

Caergwrle

High Wycombe

St Mary the Virgin, Lowdham

Derby disappointment

Yesterday i had a day off and headed up to Derby, hoping it would be as fruitful as my last trip in mid-October. Unfortunately it was a bit of a damp squib with not many interesting trains around this time. It was also very cold indeed! However, i did take some photos which can be seen here.

Review of 2023 : January

So, another year is coming to an end and therefore it is time we had the review about what i got up to and more importantly where i went. This review will follow the format of previous reviews with an entry for every month. You can see the 2022 review here, otherwise let us return back to January 2023...

The first trip in 2023 was to Holmes Chapel in Cheshire and a nice start to the year it was too. This was followed a trip over the Welsh border with a visit to Wrexham, then Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire. The superbly named Wem in Shropshire was next and if that wasn't enough there was time to visit London at the end of the month as well!

A hot start to the year, but there were many more trips to come... including one to a whole different country but you will have to wait for August for that! Song of the month was "crazy glue" by Trevor Something.

Chalk Farm tube station

Holmes Chapel

Wem

Wrexham