Another Bank Holiday weekend so a busy time at the Rocks by Rail Museum. Today it was an operational day with a steam engine offering brake van rides down the line and back as well! Tomorrow is a full blown quarry day where two steam engines and at least one if not two diesels will be in operation. Having worked the last Bank Holiday Monday I know it will be busy day for the team working tomorrow but today was also a busy day for the volunteers despite the cloudy weather.
It is always good to have a chat with our guests and it seems I am good at talking! From my chats I find a mixture of local people who have never visited before as well as people who are holidaying in the area and have picked up a brochure and come along because their interest has been kindled by what they have read. Not everyone is a hardened rail enthusiast and that is one of the many plus points for Rocks by Rail - it is a museum about the iron ore industry in the area and has a working railway as part of that.
Everyone seems very happy with their visits and it seems for many children this is the first time they have seen a train let alone a steam train at close quarters and they all seem to love it. It makes it all worth while for everyone running the Museum.
As always when you work the day you never have a chance to see everything but here are a few photos of the day. One day I will have to go and visit as a guest and experience the Museum as our visitors do!
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