When I say, "The Second Garden City", I don't mean the second one we've visited so far, but the second one to be built.....it started in 1920, after nearby Letchworth. So we'll soon be arriving at Welwyn Garden City, but first we have to leave Hatfield for a little place to the north, Mill Green, where there's a museum.
Close at hand is the Green Man.
Two or three miles to the south east is the hamlet of Wildhill, where there's one of my favourite pubs, the Woodman. Not to be missed!
A bit further to the north and we arrive at Essendon, for some Mac's at the Candlestick. (Photographer unknown)
A walk further northwards takes us to Cole Green station, where a GNR train will take us towards Welwyn.
Yes, I am aware that Welwyn Garden City did not have a station in Great Northern days and that is why our first photo there shows an LNER A3 'Pacific' passing through on the up 'Flying Scotsman'.
On a wet June day in 2008, preserved A4 60019 heads north.
Now a Virgin liveried Class 91 goes through at speed, on the down line.
The East Coast Main Line does see some freight. Here 60 012 arrives with a Redland self-discharge train. It's heading into the up side yard, to run round its load in 1992.
In the next post, we'll look at the buses in Welwyn Garden City, before heading off to somewhere with pubs.
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