In the land of the inch high, sometimes those from the land of the 6 foot high like to mess with the little people. Inch high Hi-vis Harry, ...

 “What do you want you snivelling little tick? Stop looking like you want to propose and get back on to the engine and start your shift. I’v...

Stood on the platform, former lettuce plant fancier Dizzy Lizzie accompanied by the darling of the butter blending department at the local d...

Front End Friday…. Peter Pug is a cheeky little engine, and being light fingered (or light buffered in this case) likes to pinch wagons fres...

Fearless Thursday! Local ‘businessman’ Terry Tuttle-Thomas-Smythe and Hubert the conversational Latin speaking horse love to show off, but m...

It’s Tuesday morning, and half an hour or so before sunrise. The colourful sky suggests a ‘shepherd’s warning’, which basically means it’s g...

Monochrome Monday. The crossing at Catcott is temporarily blocked as the 8.52 Templecombe to Highbridge passes through the gates. Young sign...

Much to the amazement of ‘Oh My Gawd’ Oliver and Bicycle Bill, Deidre Dinkle, the flirty sweetheart of the butter blending department at the...

59 year old Eddie has been acting like a teenager ever since he got his new notebook. He just won’t put it down and is forever flicking betw...

Thoroughbred Thursday.  It’s been a windy overnight in the land of the inch high, with several fallen trees. You’ll note that many of our re...

Widescreen Wednesday. Harking back to the hazy days of summer, We witness Templecombe’s 4F number 44417 pottering about the goods yard at Co...

Takeaway Tuesday! ”Hey little ones, I’m home, I hope you’re hungry, daddy’s got pizza!” 🍕

Toy train nuts aren't known for having the most positive outlook on life. But here are a few comments I've picked up over the years,...

  A Sunday morning in the autumn of 1995, as a ballast train arrives with a short rake of ‘codfish’ hopper wagons with 47145 ‘Merddin Emrys’...

There is much excitement down at the docks this morning. Regular readers will know that the inch high people been after a passenger service ...

Barry Bullhead from The Ministry of Misery and Driver Colin decide to ride the cushions to Highbridge today, despite the offer of a lift fro...

Third brother triplets (it’s complicated I know), Comical Ned (with the funny shaped head), former boxer Gaylord Grip, ‘oh my gawd’ Oliver a...

Monochrome Monday. A ‘USA’ tank loco trundles past The Kettle, a right old dive of a boozer. It’s known for its weekly ladies’ wasp chewing ...

It’s a dull and damp November Sunday deep in The Forest. There has been some engineering further down the line, and a ballast train has arri...

It’s Saturday morning, and the 10am goods from Highbridge has an unscheduled stop. Passed cleaner, confident Keith, knew that Deidre Dinkle,...

  Guy Fawkes in the UK is mostly about celebrating a chap who sadly didn’t manage to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Only in Little Britai...

Every year in early November, all employees including the shunting horses - even the conversational Latin speaking ones like Hubert here, ar...

Weird & Wacky Wednesday. The dull day in the middle of the week, where the weekend still feels just that bit too far away.  In today’s l...

  Deep in the forest, a dull misty 1st of November greets the arrival of the empties at the colliery. There is not a great deal of activity ...