Trains in the snow

Grandad passing the pond

For the first time since I moved to Luton we had some decent snow this winter. I wasted no time in getting the trains out. I did have to resort to using a shovel to clear the track. The steam looked much better in real life than it does on these pictures.

Connie on a short freight train

Connie was the first engine to venture round the cleared track. She picked up a pile of snow in the cab steps as a result. The van in the middle of the train (a Brandbright kit) was a Christmas present from my Dad - built on Boxing Day while listening to 'Harry Potter' on the radio.

Christmas card

Grandad emerges from a bush laden with berries on a freight train.

Grandad in the snow

With the rails just two dark lines in the snow, Grandad eases a freight train past the snowdrifts.

Snow up to the cantrails

The snow on either side of the line is up to the carriage roofs as Grandad takes a passenger train around the garden.