Big Li'l Railways

Well, what a fantastically festive day we've had today! As ever, Barnards Miniature Railway offered nothing but the best in the way of their Santa Specials. Two steamers hauled the special trains, Joan and Dorris Hilburn, taking it in turns between the half-hourly festive trains. The lovely sunny weather too made for a really lovely day. There's something magical about this time of year, and the BMR Santa Specials never fail to encapsulate it perfectly. We've been before, we came today, and we shall certainly go again. Thank you to all the staff at BMR and Barnards Farm for a simply lovely day, and a fantastic end of season Christmas special visit too. We'll see you next year! Merry Christmas, everyone! 😁🎅🎄🎁

Ho ho ho people! This Sunday, we'll be returning to one of our favourite places, Barnards Miniature Railway, to go and see Santa! Oh, the excitement levels are through the roof right now! We just hope we've been good this year... 😎
Keep an eye out for photos as usual, and a special festive video on our YouTube channel too! 🎁🎄☃️

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Another lovely day at East Herts Miniature Railway today. It's safe to say, the festive period is now officially upon us! Which begs the question, does that technically make this our first festive post of the year? 🤷‍♂️
Anyway, as the sun went down today and the lights came on, it became pretty clear why EHMR is such a beautiful place at this time of the year. ❄🎄🎁☃️😁

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... 🎄🎁☃️

Our new poster we helped design for our friends over at OCS Locomotives. What do you think? If you like what you see, why not give them a go? They're a lovely group of people who always produce great quality content wherever they go. Something else to add to your watch list! 😁

Well what a lovely evening that was! Barnards Miniature Railway, and indeed Barnards Farm, is an astounding place at the best of times. But its not until you've seen the night time illuminations of the Winter Lights, that you can REALLY appreciate the beauty. Simply magical. Thank you all for a lovely evening. 😊

Tonight, we're here at the lovely Barnards Miniature Railway for their Winter Lights event. It's cold - but it'll most certainly be worth it! 😁

"Lest We Forget"

It's easy to forget, sometimes, the importance of everything around us. To underappreciated what we have and what we do. Neglect to realise just how lucky we are. When you woke up on this cold November morning in those nice warm sheets, you rose and prepared for your day. You made your plans. Maybe you're going out with friends. Seeing family for a Sunday dinner. Just having another lazy day around the house. You saw the sun. You smiled. But none of this would be possible, if it weren't for all those brave men and women, who gave their souls to fight for what they believed in. Your freedom. Your democracy. Your very way of life. The sacrifices they made 100 years ago for you to live your life. Imagine, waking up in a trench. Cold. Baron. Disease ridden. The sound of gun fire all around. The sound of your fellow men taking what could be their final breath. The sound of impending death. Fighting for a future. A future which belongs to us. A future which otherwise wouldn't have been possible. They gave so much, so we could have it all. And so today, on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, we fall silent, as the guns did 100 years ago. And we remember.

Lest We Forget...

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we shan't be visiting Watford Miniature Railway today. 😥 It is a great shame, but we're already looking to rearrange, and it won't be long before we're able to try again!

Wonderful day at East Herts Miniature Railway today. Resident steamer T.C.B. Miller was joined by visiting steam engine, King George V, pulling passengers for the day. Nice weather, if a little cold. A great end to what has been yet another lovely weekend. 😌

Well what a brilliant day we've had today! As ever, the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway offered its usual spectacles of amazement and wonder. We had an absolute blast today, and not even the good old British weather could make us blue. Double-headers, parallel runs, visiting engines, diesels, steamers, and SO MUCH FUN! We love the RH&DR - our home from home. And with each visit, we only get more and more envious of the greatness they have to offer. Today was simply fantastic, and we'd like to offer our sincere thanks to the wonderful team for putting on such a spread! See you next season guys! 😁

Locomotive number 5, Hercules, hauls a fully loaded train over Britannia Points and into Dungeness station, on this rather wet afternoon.

J.B. Snell and the visitor await their service to Dungeness at Hythe. Beautiful locos!

The Bug, a truly stunning piece of engineering, departs New Romney on the Hythe bound service. 😁

And so a day of fun begins! Northern Chief waits patiently at New Romney station to pick up it's set in preparation for the Hythe-bound service. Lovely. 😁

This Saturday, Big Li'l Railways will be travelling down to the Kent coast to visit the absolutely wonderful Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway for their end of season parade! We're all very excited! 😁😁

On October 20th, we decided to take a rest day and have some time away from our work. So naturally, we decided to pay a visit to the absolutely beautiful Bluebell Railway! And of course, once we were there, we simply couldn't not take photos of this absolutely stunning place! A truly magnificent railway with so much preserved style to be marvelled at. We had a great day, and it's a pleasure to be able to share our photos with you! 😁