A Brief Memory of City of Truro
Dec. 29th, 2025 12:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soemandAnother blogger’s photo of a related locomotive pulled me straight back to a long‑ago visit to the train museum in York, where I first stood in front of 3717 City of Truro.
I remember the cool air of the hall, the not-faint smell of oil, and the quiet hum of people moving around the exhibits. City of Truro had a presence that stopped me mid‑stride — elegant lines, polished brass, and that unmistakable Great Western green. Even without nostalgia to lean on, it was impossible not to feel its significance.
Seeing that sibling locomotive inloganberrybunny post brought the moment back with surprising clarity. Amazing how a single image can reopen a memory you didn’t realize had settled so deeply.
I remember the cool air of the hall, the not-faint smell of oil, and the quiet hum of people moving around the exhibits. City of Truro had a presence that stopped me mid‑stride — elegant lines, polished brass, and that unmistakable Great Western green. Even without nostalgia to lean on, it was impossible not to feel its significance.
Seeing that sibling locomotive in
loganberrybunny post brought the moment back with surprising clarity. Amazing how a single image can reopen a memory you didn’t realize had settled so deeply.
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Date: 2025-12-30 12:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2025-12-30 10:45 am (UTC)lol. I thought of you while writing it… I wondered if this would locale snipe you.
I didn’t realize the train was called city of truro until I looked it up — initially I thought the other posters train was the one in the museum.