点评:I travelled on carriages like the one at Rayne many years ago and I have always loved the layout of the seats and how comfortable they are. Over the years these carriages have travelled the length and breadth of the country.
Sadly their lives on the mainline are over but some are still in use on preserved railways and it was lovely to visit the one at Rayne. I parked up on the road next to the former station and had a short walk along the Flitch way which is on the trackbed of the former railway line from Braintree to Bishops Stortford.
The Carriage Museum has some carriage seating with lots of information about the line from the two towns and the types of trains that travelled on this route.
There are books to be purchased and there is also a model replica of the former railway station at Rayne including the sidings. Apparently it was quite a busy station back in the day.
There was a volunteer there to answer questions that I had. After visiting the museum I had to visit the station cafe where there was a mouthwatering selection of snacks and drinks to be purchased. I had the red velvet cake which was AMAZING!
Well worth visiting if you are in the area.
翻译:多年前,我曾乘坐过像雷恩(Rayne)这样的车厢,一直很喜欢车厢的座椅布局和舒适度。多年来,这些车厢走遍了英国各地。
可惜的是,它们在干线上的生涯已经结束,但有些车厢仍在一些保存完好的铁路线上使用,参观雷恩的这节车厢真是太棒了。我把车停在原车站旁边的路边,沿着弗利奇路(Flitch Way)走了一小段路,这条路位于布伦特里(Braintree)到主教斯托福德(Bishops Stortford)的旧铁路路基上。
车厢博物馆里有一些车厢座椅,并附有大量关于连接这两个城镇的线路以及曾经运行在这条线路上的列车类型的信息。
博物馆里出售书籍,还有一个雷恩旧火车站的模型复制品,包括侧线。据说,当年这里是一个非常繁忙的车站。
那里有一位志愿者,可以解答我的疑问。参观完博物馆后,我去了车站咖啡馆,那里有琳琅满目的美味小吃和饮品。我点了红丝绒蛋糕,味道简直棒极了!
如果你在附近,非常值得一去。