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The Gauge and Grain

Field notes on brewfests, the beer poured there and the rail lines that get you to them

The rails

Reaching a festival by train: heritage lines, brewery excursions, walks from the station, timetables and the last service home.

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A small unstaffed brick rail depot at dusk, its platform lit by two sodium lamps, a single suitcase standing beside a bench, tracks receding into blue evening light, shot from platform level with the station sign in soft focus at the left edge.

RL-001The rails

Arriving by Train for a Festival Weekend

How to pick lodging within walking distance of a rail depot, plan around a train timetable, and what to check before booking a room near the station.