WLLR
Halloween Specials 2013
Photograph by
P.
Trollope.
IT was a spooky night at the
West Lancashire
Light Railway
Railway (WLLR) on
Sunday, 27 October 2013, as volunteers braved the wind and rain
to put on the Halloween Specials... This was aimed at kids this
year and despite the poor weather, it was very well attended,
with families arriving throughout the afternoon in costume and
returning in the evening for Round 2. As the sun set the steam
locomotives that once were the backbone of British business
delivered eerie blasts of sounds from their whistles and pulled
passenger trains up and down the short narrow gage track. Those
riding along came from all over the North West of England, and
one even came from Cornwall for this event! All attending were
asked to keep a look out for:- "The Tarleton Terror",
"The Barmy Bishop of Becconsall", "The
Headless Horse Rider from Hundred End" along with the
"Girlie Ghoul from Hoole" and the "Hound from
Hell..." and if they did not send shivers through your
spine then the fancy dress some of the kids came in would
have!!! If you attended you could also have guessed the weight
of a Giant pumpkin. We have also been told that it was grown in
the same field as the Giant pumpkin named:- 'HMS Pumpkin'
that
recently set a world record for the 100 metre paddling the
pumpkin dash, on 23 October 2013, on the Solent at Trafalgar
Wharf in Portsmouth. Well if you missed the fun, please take a
look at our coverage on
here and also take note that you have
just 2 more events to go to this year... On Sunday, 17 November
2013, the WLLR will be holding its annual BBC Children in Need 2
Locos in Steam event. That event offers free train rides, but
all visitors are invited to contribute to the BBC Children in
Need appeal. Then, over the run up to Christmas, they will have
on Saturday, 14 December, Sunday, 15 December, Saturday 21
December and Sunday, 22 December 2013 the annual Santa Specials.
During this event Children can meet Santa and receive a present,
along with having a steam train ride. Booking your place for the
Christmas events is highly recommended to avoid disappointment
as places are extremely limited! For more information about the
events and the railway, along with discovering what will be on
offer in 2014, log onto:-
wllr.net If you
attended, please let us know your thoughts about this ghoulish
event by emailing our newsroom via:-
news24@southportreporter.com.
Also please check our video footage out on Southport.TV, that will be
online very soon!
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