It has been suggested that we make the visitors books subject of our station report.
We have tried to select entries of all types, good, bad, funny or serious. Here are
just a few taken from a total of ten thousand or more.
Date                                      Comment Origin
7/12/96 A big change from two years ago, lovely (first entry) Belfast
7/13/96 Top Shit!! Guess!
7/20/96 Carrog beautifully restored, but why was the train 18 mins late?? Denbighshire
8/3/96 Another one back - Mr. Beeching.  Great! Somerset
10/15/96 Would look better in crimson and cream Ruthin
10/27/96 Please clean the windows Mold
5/5/97 Takes me back to my childhood when standards were high and Liverpool
fares low !!
7/5/97 Delightful, lovely rhubarb pie!! Chester
2/15/99 Loveliest scenery of all the lines visited so far Liverpool
2/13/99 This is my favorite railway station. Very homely, lovely journey. Birmingham
4/18/98 Excellent trash! (which special event did this one come from?) Stirlingshire
5/24/98 Glad to see the British keep their old trains in good shape! Holland
2/21/99 Alice (aged 2) enjoyed seeing Thomas and his friends Runcorn
2/21/99 Dis am a mighty fine railroad Kenya
4/5/99 Reminded me of many journeys in the 50s and 60s-loved it Pembroke
6/5/99 Excellent food and atmosphere. Wonderful!! Shropshire
6/4/99 A touch of the past! Kent
11-Jul A way of life we have forgotten Poole dorset
9/22/99 Treasured childhood memories relived for a few precious moments Stroud, glouc
9/26/99 I used to live here as a child, has brought back happy memories Dubai
10/2/99 One of the best days of my life! Thank you. Cheshire
8/27/96 My box gets hot when the diesel comes in Anon
8/31/96 Not bad for standard gauge Gwynedd
9/15/96 With scenery like this must be one of the great steam railways Hampshire
10/8/96 In 230 years (our combined age) we have just discovered a Penyffordd
most enjoyable place to visit. Three of a kind!
5/16/99 It was pleasing to note that not only our trains run late! Virgin trains
5/20/00 Very impressive. It has given us some very good ideas for our Grimsby
Lincolnshire heritage railway
5/23/99 Super country and very beautiful town! France
5/25/99 Jolly good! USA
5/31/99 Outstanding! USA
6/6/99 Beautiful journey, just like a poem! Italy
6/13/00 Different than rail travel in Thailand. Bangkok
Apart from delving through old visitors books this has been a very busy time for
the volunteers. The unscheduled closure has given us a rare opportunity to get long
overdue jobs done
without stoppages each time a train comes in!
Jobs in progress include many left over from the
1996 opening such as plaster repairs, painting, glazing, replacing dodgy doorframes, panelling
and outside jobs such as pruning, planting and general tidying.
Martin Christie