With having a week off from 23/08/2020 we headed to a campsite near Garstang and on arriving knowing the WCML wasn't far away went to see what i could find and found a nice location by the Lancaster Canal so here's the first day with more below from the week away
On the first day of our holiday we had planned to go to Blackpool but while i popped out to the Canal a friend messaged to say he had the day off so a hurried change of plan saw us head to the bottom of the S&C and it turned out to be the best decision as the weather was stunning unlike the rest of the week as you will see in the following days
Now for our 2nd day and this was the day we were booked on The Staycation Express from Appleby-Skipton and back and as can be seen this was more like our good old British Summer weather and even i struggled to do much even though the good lady would tell you i got absolutely drowned in it
Day 3 of oour week off and the rearranged day in Blackpool found me doing Trams mainly taken around the North Pier and even after this visit i still require 007 as it wasn't seen again
On our 4th day away and the only day i set the alarm as i wanted to get the Preston tanks somewhere and seeing there was a tour as well i found a bridge to the south of Preston station and spent a few hours there and cleared my 88's for sight then after a few hours in Lancaster found our way to Hest Bank where even being messaged it didn't dawn on me untill it passed but i cleared my 68's as well so its been a while since i cleared a class let alone two in one day
Day 5 of our week away and knowing Avanti West Coast had rebranded a Pendolino for LGBT and seeeing it head north the night before i woke to a message confirming its southbound working along with another message so there was only one place to go for 90 minutes down by the canal
Day 6 and the day we head home so while the good lady packed the caravan up i was only meant to be gone less than an hour which turned in to 90 minutes as it does and this time i tried a shot i had done the previous evening as there was a West Coast ECS to Bristol running and not being on home turf it had to be done and finished the railway photography with a Black 5 on the WCML
On 27/07/20 had a small trip out to get some track off a friend for my new layout so we met up to do the Saphos Tour to Kingswear