THE MOORLAND TRAIN
Another train one. A re-post from 2014. You may hear the dead hand of The Man in Black.
I hear the train guard’s whistle
The slamming of the doors
The fireman stokes the furnace
For the haul across the moors;
The driver lets some steam off
And sees the train guard’s flag
Then gets those big wheels turning
For the Goathland Drag.
You’re leaning from the window
As the platform eases by
There’s thunder ringing in your ears
There’s cinder in your eye;
The sun beats down from Heaven
The clouds then burst with rain;
You’ll witness all four seasons
As you ride the Moorland Train.
You smell the smoke and oil
You close your eyes and then
Forget the years of passage
And your twelve years old again;
The sun beats down from Heaven
The clouds then burst with rain;
You’ll witness all four seasons
As you ride the Moorland Train.
She’s heaving up the incline
Just hear those pistons sing
We’re due next stop in Goathland
Then on to Pickering;
The sun beats down from Heaven
The clouds then burst with rain;
You’ll witness all four seasons
As you ride the Moorland Train.
John Coopey
Tue 1st Aug 2023 08:03
Thanks MC.