Yesterday we rode a choo-choo train to the (east coast) seaside resort of Scarborough. This left from the very impressive York train station:
Anyway, here’s a better shot of the choo-choo:
It is called the Princess Elizabeth, it was built in 1936 and the one hour trip to Scarborough was the most comfortable train trip I have ever been on! Jim agrees:
The train is owned and operated by enthusiasts on a half-volunteer basis, which means they need to raise money. One of their ways is very clever. They take two pretty girls, dress them in too-small schoolgirl outfits with see-through shirts, and let them walk through the train selling raffle tickets and souvenir pens. The fogeys eat it up!
Here’s an example of one of those fogeys 🙂
Let us end this entry now as a record of the trip *to* Scarborough, and dedicate a new one to the town itself…