Hogwarts Express Water Re-Filling Station Traditional Cache

This is the first train stop since the plains where the thirsty Hogwarts Express could stop to take on water. The years may have silenced the steam trains, but the relics of their past remain. Marvel at the rivetted engineering of the tank, and the gracious curves of the nearby water spout. Search for this cache near the old water tank, but note there is no need to go inside the fence.

Once upon a time these rail lines were serviced entirely by steam trains, and the passenger lines ran all the way up to Stirling (and beyond?). Blackwood train station must have been a strategic location for the engines to take on water, and today the water tank and refilling spout are still in place. Long since dry, they give a lovely insight into yesteryear.

More recently new development has started adjacent to the cache: It looks like a mini rail village is popping up, and we will be watching this space with interest. At the time of writing new full sized train carriages had appeared inside the fenced off area, and a mini track had been laid around them.