Winter weekend outings
 

It was a lovely day on Saturday, so it was decided to take Marshall Class 'S' no. 77973 'Aurora' to the pub for lunch.

A brief stop on a convenient sugar beet loading pad.
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A picturesque spot near Shotesham All Saints.
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Diamond Cottage, Shotesham All Saints, the address given by Ronald Clark at the end of the Prefaces/Forewords to his various books. The place has been done up somewhat since Ronald's day, but the diamond pattern in the roof tiles is still there.
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Lunch time.
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Going home the pretty way - 1
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Going home the pretty way - 2.
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On Sunday Aurora had to be taken to her winter home, about 18 miles away. That's when the fun started.
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Rain - sleet - snow.
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Starting to settle.
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Have you driven an engine in the snow?
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Turning to rain again by the time we got to a convenient pub.
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But still passers by wanted to pose with the engine - as seen from the warm, dry bar.
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The rest of the way was just wet.
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A trip to remember!
Bill.

That engine is gorgeous. (although I am a little biased.) Nice to see it out and being enjoyed.

Great pics too.

Arial.

I agree with Arial, what a superb engine!
Now you can tick off the 'must go out in miserable driving conditions' box on the to do list!��
Well done!
Chris

Looked like a cracking weekend even with the miserable conditions!

Nice to see engines used in winter not just summer