The locos were Riddles 9F 2-10-0 no 92214 and Ivatt Mogul 2-6-0 no 46521 that now wears an unusual olive green livery.

In order to access the stations it was necessary to purchase a full travel ticket even if you didn't want to travel. I don't object but it would certainly have been a financial shock for anybody just coming to watch at a station. Of course I could have simply parked at Didbrook and walked along the line and sneeked in past the shed but I don't do things like that! (I have a lineside pass)

Having had my car bogged down in the mud of the adjacent car park field on a previous occasion I parked my car outside near the roundabout and walked in via the garden centre driveway only to find the gates all locked. I was initially told I had to walk all the way around to the field entrance but after muttering a few oaths one of the chaps agreed to unlock the pedestrian gate and would walk me over the footbridge to ensure I paid!
Their entrance sign indicated the entrance was closed to the car park but not also closed to pedestrians.