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A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.
What a view |
The Cheshire Line Tavern in Cheadle |
The single track line and former station last November |
We didn't see any trains pass by our window seat on our visit last November |
Another miniature railway visited on our travels |
The elevated track on the Larch End loop above the line out of Parkside station |
The ground level track cutting through a park pathway |
A view of Parkside station, a signal box and a tunnel |
The turntable at Parkside station |
Larch End station on the elevated track line |
The disused Felixstowe Beach railway station on a sunny Sunday in May |
At Paignton station in the summer of 2015 |
I wasn't the only one catching the train from Ashburys. However, I was probably the only person who'd specifically gone there to get on a Pacer Railbus |
Ashburys railway station |
Back in the borough |
Ashburys railway station is in Openshaw, Manchester. Ashburys doesn't refer to the area, rather it's taken from the name of the company that built the station in 1850 |
The station is the closest to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium |
There was some unexpected greenery under the stairs on an unused bit of the other platform |
One of the most interesting things at Ashburys station was this abandoned glove |
Network Rail have a signalling centre very close to the station |
323230 arriving at Ashburys station |
I was looking in the wrong direction and hadn't even heard this Pacer until it was almost too later |
Sprinter 150147 heading away from Ashburys station |
Pacer Railbuses 142037 & 142054 at Manchester Piccadilly station |
Down the other end they were Pacer Railbuses 142030 & 142054 |
Earlier in the day I'd seen Pacer Railbus 142067 at Manchester Piccadilly |
76084 at Davenport railway station |
The back of the last carriage forming the Buxton Spa Express |
If this Class 150 Sprinter had been 30 seconds faster it would've ruined the view for the trainspotters on the other platform! |
Train nerd Richard Gottfried at East Didsbury railway station |
Train nerd |
Bound for Wigan Wallgate |
Off to Huddersfield |
One of the non-stopping trains passing through Ashton-under-Lyne station |
Reddish South railway station. A very quiet spot |
The station's timetable makes for grim viewing |
Five days early, or two days late, for the next train from Reddish South |
A view of Reddish Station from down the line |
Ticking off another railway station visit on our travels |
The station has a Friends group that are campaigning for a regular service from Reddish South |
Practicing my hailing motion for when we actually catch a train from the request stop |
An old unused tunnel to the right |
A view of one of the old and unused platforms |
Distinctly lacking in facilities |
LilliPutt Mini Golf course - Funtastic Singapore in 18-holes |
Emily playing at the 677th course on our tour |
LilliPutt is on the third floor of the former Splash Park building in Singapore |
Upon arrival at LilliPutt you depart from Changi Airport on your minigolf adventures around Singapore in miniature |
Hole 2 - the Discovery Centre features a loop-di-loop with a plane on top. And a tank you putt through! |
Janie playing hole 7, the Bird Park |
Hole 3 - the Turf Club racecourse - and hole 2 beyond shows the Discovery Centre |
Hole 6 is the Fountain of Wealth |
Hole 5 is an amazing layout of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit system! |
Instructions on how to play the hole |
Another view of the MRT hole |
Hole 8 depicts Singapore Port |
Hole 9 is a Science Centre - that features a Ski Slope! |
A trip to the Zoo on hole 10 |
An Alligator, or Crocodile, lurking on the 10th |
Hole 11 is a Food Centre! |
Hole 15 - Boat Quay |
A look at hole 16 - the Botanic Gardens - and beyond |
You can also follow a brown tourist sign to find the course |
They've got very nice scorecards and tickets at the LilliPutt Mini Golf course |