The train visit

While technically this photo leaves much to be desired with burnt out highlights and the like nonetheless this is a favourite of mine from the British Rail days where these Cubs are at  a station and seeing close up a electric locomotive in the then Blue and Yellow livery of BR.

For good or ill I saw many trains like this being taken to stations and railway works open days and this may well of been taken with some knowledge of railway staff given how close they are to the track.

Trains as the initiated know are a mixed experience with me as they apply to my own boyhood so you might well ask what would of I of thought of Akela had proposed such as visit.

I almost certainly of gone because things you'd see could help toward completing badges the thing was as we saw earlier this year I do find trains very interesting to the point if done right I can really enjoy it.

A concluding note: This week my cub shorts came in charcoal grey with a similar leg length allowing for a good foot and bit height difference from what I was around nine or ten to today and yes I feel a lot different. A whole lot younger!

Our excursion out

Normally if you look at travelling for cubs and scouts, you would normally think of the minibus, typically a twelve seater with space for stuff at the back and possibly a roof rack on or shared cars.

These most probably scouts as they look to be the age to moved up from cubs are travelling on a service train on a day out with racksacks on the luggage racks as there's nothing by their feet.

The train in some areas may well be best overall way of getting about quickly as good for them for using it.