Fairford, a Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle 2-6-2T on the embankment and bridge between Hinton Magnolia tunnel and Higher Buxton. On the left of the line is Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’. Near it grow the red, fleshy leaves of a Sempervivum sp. Opposite, on the other side of the line, the bronze winter color of Cryptomeria japonica ‘Lobii Nana’ is still evident. Purple aubretia hugs close to the line beneath it. Behind the cryptomeria is Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana gracilis’, and behind that is a specimen Lonicera nitida ‘Bagessens’s Gold’. Just behind the engine can be seen a specimen “tree” of Buxus sempervirens. The Erica carnea ‘Myretown Ruby’ is still flowering close to the line.
David Pinniger
The Ambledown Valley Railway was featured in the October 2011 issue, and was the third-place winner in our Small Garden Railway Contest.
