I missed the train!

For several weeks I've had the time and date written in my diary. Saturday 7th. July at 10.36 a.m. This was the moment when a train would actually stop at Stone Station and pick up fare paying passengers and I was fully intending to be there to photograph the event.

But I failed! Sadly part of my unofficial duties as a member of the Food and Drink Festival group is to be around in town during Farmers' Markets in case of any problems. And this morning, shortly before I was due to go up to the station, the power failed to two of the stalls. Both stall depend on electricity to power their fridge displays so the problems had to be solved as matters of urgency.

So eventually, after much effort with extension cable reels and help from Kevin of Murphy's Marbles (thanks Kev!) power was restored. But by then the train had been and gone!

The train was a special excursion tour to Carlisle and, but for the Farmers' Market, I would have been very tempted to have been on board.