A tragic, if not criminal loss, when the old 'Cyclone' was pulled down in the mid-2000's. Happy days watching it in action from the 'park-and-ride' car park... 1:59 - Another long-gone childhood memory, with the old pier railway still in place. Happy days as a kid in the 90's, kneeling up on the very last seat of the rear carriage, pretending to drive the train back to the mainland! And what do we have now (following a tram which was only fit for scrap after 10 or so years of service)? A cheap, imitation 'land train' on tyres...
A tragic, if not criminal loss, when the old 'Cyclone' was pulled down in the mid-2000's. Happy days watching it in action from the 'park-and-ride' car park...
1:59 - Another long-gone childhood memory, with the old pier railway still in place. Happy days as a kid in the 90's, kneeling up on the very last seat of the rear carriage, pretending to drive the train back to the mainland! And what do we have now (following a tram which was only fit for scrap after 10 or so years of service)? A cheap, imitation 'land train' on tyres...