Last night I went out to a fireworks display over at Quorn. Its all ran by the Great Central Railway which is all part of a Steam train trust. Nine of us met down at me mates and made a steady walk up to the old steam trust. Skelly had brought some bottles of beers over with him so we were supping on them has we walked down to the old Great Central railway. There was a bit of a queue when we got there but we soon got thru' the front. The weather held quite fair apart from the odd spot of rain. We got down on the old platform (it's been used in loads of films and TV programs due to it's authentic setting) and looked at the Engine quickly that was to take us down the line to the display site. It was called the "South Yorkshireman". Now i am not a geek at all when it comes to trains...far has I'm concerned...they get you from A-B...job done. But this thing was huge....the wheels alone where taller than me. The engineering that had gone into it. We went up the platform and the only room was left was in the last set of carriages. Wow! It was like being on the Hogwarts express. It was the old style carriages with separate compartments. We piled in the carriage too our seats. Lol..and had a beer. It was funny because we got talking to a Anorak (that’s some one who is over enthusiastic in some thing....they all wear Anoraks it a big pocket in the front with notebooks and such in ~ lol. Hence Anorak....if ya still strugglin' in my meaning...they are a geek in a subject ~ his being steam locomotives). I thought he was going to shoot his load when the train starting to ease out of the station. Sunny, who was sat next to him kept asking him bloody stupid questions and my other mate Huey kept nudging me with his elbow and nodding his head. Typical I get a fit of laughs....flippin' eck. I was about crying...just laughing soo much it hurt. I think it does when you try and keep it in too. lol. Anyway this guy (and he was a nice chap ~ I know it sounds like I'm taking the piss and being horrible ~ I'm not) told us all about the track, trains, the platforms and other events that the steam trust ran. It took about 10 minutes to get to Quorn Station and the lights dimmed in the carriage has the dynamo that powered the lights slowed has the train did. We filed out and joined the hoards on the main platform. The atmosphere was just something wonderful, with the smell of the engine and the sounds of the fair over the track. We crossed over the track and on to the waste ground near the stacks of wood that made up the Bonfire and around to the hotdog stand. We grabbed a bite and by then they were just about to light the bonfire up with the Guy on top (the Guy is like a scare crow made up that’s s'pose to represent Guy Fawlks who tried to blow up Parliament 100's of years ago ~hence he is called the Guy). The Fire on the Bonfire was slow to get going and at one stage all that was coming out of the stack of wood was thick black billowing smoke. I thought we were going to get engulfed with it at one stage. Then the fire really got hold and before you knew it you could feel the heat kicked off the Bonfire. We then headed for the Beer tent but saw that the line to get served was like a mile long....ok, perhaps not quite a mile but it was bloody long. lol. With the Fireworks being lit within ten minutes we decided to hold off and moved back towards the Bonfire. Spot on 8pm the first fire works went up. Was quite a good Display which last 15minutes. I love hearing a crowd of people watching fireworks go up....all the "Woooooo's" and "Arrrrrrrrh's". lol. I did enjoy it too. hehe. After the last set and final crescendo of fireworks hit the sky we headed back to the beer tent. Timed it to perfection. Everyone was still "wooooo-ing" from the last burst of colour across the night sky and we were at the font of the line for a pint. We all grabbed a jar and ended up sitting on the bales of straw. We decided that we'd get the 9pm train back to Loughborough station and then head up town for one last drink. On the way back there was only standing room only but again...ten minutes and we were back on the main platform. We ended the night up the Orange tree pub. A swift Guiness and then headed our ways home. Really good night. Will do it all again Saturday night has the University have a display and Bonfire on too. Well, depends on the weather. ;-)
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