tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006271757516922734.post385769673824557664..comments2022-10-08T23:49:39.888+01:00Comments on Writer in the North: Seeing trains was like meeting my charactersDavid Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132293716206756778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006271757516922734.post-14694656771593014582013-09-16T08:36:35.773+01:002013-09-16T08:36:35.773+01:00Lovely comment, too. Thanks, aligot.Lovely comment, too. Thanks, aligot.David Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132293716206756778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006271757516922734.post-56032717735368244722013-09-16T07:45:23.723+01:002013-09-16T07:45:23.723+01:00Sounds remarkable! I read and enjoyed your book a...Sounds remarkable! I read and enjoyed your book a couple of years ago. It often surprises me how being in a place, and seeing the original objects resonates. I've seen some oldies at Middleton in Leeds, and at York Railway Museum. I'm no more than a casual observer and admirer of engineering, but we did visit Gantham a couple of weeks ago to see the Mallard, almost in the place she (it?) broke the speed record for steam (126 mph).<br />Lovely post - too late and too far for me to have visited Shilton,alas.aliqothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772663423845861022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006271757516922734.post-27795001471278100562013-06-12T09:02:47.932+01:002013-06-12T09:02:47.932+01:00Thanks, Emma. I was surprised by emotion. I didn&#...Thanks, Emma. I was surprised by emotion. I didn't expect the visit to affect me the way it did.David Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132293716206756778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006271757516922734.post-20802812561609568182013-06-11T23:35:53.517+01:002013-06-11T23:35:53.517+01:00Lovely blog post, David. Sounds like a great day o...Lovely blog post, David. Sounds like a great day out! And how exciting to meet your book's 'characters'!Emma Louise Oramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730716658321304187noreply@blogger.com