On Sunday I went hiking along the Purbeck Ridge. This view looks back towards Poole Harbour, and the ferry route which crosses the mouth of the harbour can just be made out towards the right hand side of the picture.
I encountered another means of transport on the ridge.
From the ridge a good overview of the trains could be obtained, this taken through the 20x zoom of my Olympus camera.
I walked to Corfe Castle. The castle was built on the instruction of William the Conqueror, soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066, to guard a gap in the Purbeck Hills.
Corfe Castle again, viewed from God's Acre Cemetery.
Corfe Castle railway station with the castle in the background.
I met an American railfan at Corfe Castle railway station. Michael W. Dike is a realtor from Naples, Florida.
All too soon my four day trip was over and I was back in the cold damp north at the home airport, Newcastle in the north of England, just over an hour's drive from home.
Lots more pics of my trip on my Flickr album but that's enough for here.
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