An A1 Restoration

Today was the first day of running on the railway for a newly restored 'Class 104' railcar so I went over to see it leave on its first timetabled trip.  It has been painstakingly restored over the last nine years by a father and son team who bought it in a derelict state.  The end result is superb; I haven't been inside it yet but the outside is certainly looking good and the photos I've seen of the inside are equally impressive.

It's not the sort of train I would normally get too excited about but I felt I wanted to recognise the amount of work that has gone into the restoration.

Another hot day, a lot of which has been spent watching the Rugby World Cup games.  I'm not too hopeful for England this evening, given current form.