Stream Fayre - Autumn 2008

Went to the steam fayre last weekend, at the Pallot Steam Museum, and have some video clips.

The playlist is can be found at:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C2D7D205FD93A297

The clips are quire short, so the easiest way to view them is to open the playlist, and click on "Play All Videos" (right hand side)

If you missed the race between the trains, it can be found in the playlist of the Liberation 2008 steam fayre. This one also includes a brief clip of the inside of the fire box on the large train.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=774AD00EDB515F49

and finally, an old poem I wrote on the subject, and yes, it is true, my grandfather did catch the train!

Steam Fayre

The train is waiting on the platform
Steam building, waiting for perform
A chance for us to enjoy once more
Days of railways from long before

Once this train ran from the town
All day long, sunrise to sundown
To the Eastern reaches of Gorey
Beneath the castle that we still see.

But carriages were pulled another way
By a train upon the Western railway
To Corbiere point, to see the coast
The lighthouse that was westernmost.

Those days are long since gone, the East
Taken by land owners when it ceased
The West remains in part as walking path
A legacy of the closure and its aftermath.

But now we sit in carriages once more
Just like my grandfather in days of yore
The ticket inspector punches tickets, then
With a whistle, the train is off again.

Just twice round this short track today
At the Steam Museum, time's delay
To enjoy the rattle of train on track
A memory to enjoy, take back.

19.09.2004