Clarke Chronicler's Resurrection

 Simon had wanted to visit this for some time but it had been closed for renovation. He  remembered a ride on a simulator we did when he was very little and wanted to do it again. We took the train to Manchester and, after an errand, we went for lunch at Sixes Cricket Bar. The video we filmed there will appear here in due course. We  then took a tram to Castlefield and walked to the Museum. This monster powered a mill in Burnley. This one came from a mill in Littleborough. We noted that, inevitably, many of the display boards had woke-y references to slavery and exploitation. This engine powered a light bulb in a chip shop in Bolton. This is the engine that powers the museum's heating system through use of an aquifier, This was the largest wheel in  the  exhibition. Simon poses by a machine bearing the name of his friend.   The  trains were at the far end of  the  hall. This steam engine was from South Africa. I didn't note where this diesel ...

 It  was my choice for the last trip of the year and I opted for  completing  the  Calder  and  Hebble  Navigation towpath. We  drove to Todmorden and caught the train to Dewsbury. We walked down to what passes for a  bus station  at the moment. We  took a bus back to the junction of the Dewsbury branch with the main canal  at  Double Lock. The  canal resumed a more rural flavour. Simon missed this spooky doll. This  bridge  carried an old colliery railway. We  touched  civilisation again at  Horbury  Bridge . I  admired  this  willow  tree We soon passed under another old railway bridge The  next  one was still in  use, with Waller Bridge  just beyond. We  stopped at  The Navigation Inn  for an excellent lunch then continued to the  railway  bridge over the Calder. These ponies were just before it. The footpath under t...