Ruislip Lido Railway

25/8/25

This trip was planned a few months ago and today was the day the stars aligned and I was able to do it. 

In hindsight a hot sunny Bank Holiday Monday was probably not the best day to do this, but I survived.

 

 

 

 

 

 

£5 for a return trip didn't break the bank.

So How did I get here? Tube to Ruislip station (Picadilly or Meropolitan Line).

Then a H13 bus to the terminus.

 A couple of photos taken on the short walk to Willow Lawn station

 Willow Lawn station.

 Woody Bay station

 Back at Willow Lawn station 

 Then I took the H13 bus back towards Ruislip, stopping off at the Hop & Vine micropub.

For more about the railway their website is here
 

 

Dartmouth Steam Railway

 9/4/25

A short train ride from Torquay to Paignton.

Torquay

Paignton GWR station

The Steam Railway is adjacent.

 Kingswear station

 Ferry to Dartmouth

former Dartmouth station

 A couple of pubs

 Then ferry back to Kingswear

 Kingswear station

I decided to pay the £3 supplement to travel in the observation car.

A pub in Paignton

 

Train from Paignton to Torquay