This evening we got the boys all ‘PJ-ed’ up and took them to Norwich Railway station. We did our usual 20 minute free parking and asked nicely to go on the platform. This evening was very exciting as ‘Flying Scotsman‘ was supposed to coming to Norwich from Ely, sadly (and we knew before we set out), it had experienced some engineering issues and so had been swapped for a vintage diesel. This disappointment didn’t dampen spirits and besides a whole plethora of trains leaving in the 20 minutes we were there, we saw the ‘Catherdral Express‘ minus the ‘Flying Scotsman’ pull into the station. It was a fabulous experience and brought a tear to my eye seeing everyone waving back as we waved furiously at its passengers. After everyone had disembarked we also got to walk along the platform and see the beautiful carriages all set for dining. A wonderful evening, completely free and so exciting for the boys. We will be back early Saturday morning, fingers crossed to see the ‘Flying Scotsman’.
Thrifty Norfolk Mummy 