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I am an eighteen-year-old railway photographer and journalist based in West Cumbria and a volunteer guard at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, which runs for seven miles through the fantastic scenery of the English Lake District.

I have been involved at Ravenglass for over four years and have amassed an archive of nearly 12,000 photos online, taken in a daily diary format.

I also write articles for various publications, including the journal of the Cumbrian Railways Association, the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society's quarterly magazine and the Egremont Today.

DISCLAIMER: All stories and characters on this website are copyright to the author and are not for reproduction or reusage elsewhere without prior permission. The Railway Series stories written by Wilbert and Christopher Awdry are classic children's literature which I was brought up on, and I care about them - these stories are intended as tributes to them.