Ah, but..."Not every thing that can be counted is countable and not everything that is countable counts". Albert Einstein (allegedly).Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
It is still not an economic line with few trains and few passengers (and some quarry aggregate traffic) although busier in summer with walkers and with people travelling on the line just because it is so famous.
And trains pulled by steam engines. In summer, if you wish, you can sometimes observe two different steam hauled excursions on the same day and Hellifield station has a cafe that survives just by serving the sometimes hundreds of people who turn out to watch steam trains pass through.
All very bizarre but very British with the combination of a steam engine and the Ribblehead viaduct appearing to be irresistible.
I often tend to my friends horses whose paddock runs alongside the railway. Usually. the horses are sanguine with the passing by of rail traffic, even noisily squeaking, extended rumbling, heavy goods trains.
But, in the summer, one has to be extremely cautious and ever vigilant while grooming or tending to the horses and engaged in any activity that requires you to stand close to them. That's because of the possible sudden appearance of the 'fire-breathing, horse devouring dragon' spitting sparks, and chuffing out black smoke, which elicits immediate equine panic and galloping stampede, much to the amusement, no doubt, of the train's special excursion passengers, munching on their cucumber sandwiches and quaffing S-to-C Prosecco.
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