| Nicholas passed away peacefully on 10th May 2007
Nicholas was my 3yr old grandson and loved trains and these are a few train related pictures of him. He was suddenly taken ill in October 2005 and spent many months in hospital in ICU & HDU before being discharged home to us. He has been dianosed has having Alpers disease - a degenerative brain disease with no cure. For more information visit http://thenicholasappeal.co.uk/ or click on the link in the links box or on the banner. |
This is Nicholas`s first introducion to trains. We called off at the Severn valley railway for a trip out on the way to his other Grandparents. 2004-05-23 12:12:46 Buy Print |
Nick enjoying the ride on the SVR with his mother. 2004-05-23 13:03:02 Buy Print |
Another picture on the same trip with his father. 2004-05-23 13:10:09 Buy Print |
Nicholas had just started to walk when we took him to the NRM in York. ( I think it was his favorite engine ,just like his Grandads favorite) 2004-08-19 14:31:05 Buy Print |
Pictured in front of Mallard with his mother 2004-08-19 14:32:51 Buy Print |
Pictured with me in front of Mallard 2004-08-19 14:33:15 Buy Print |
He wanted to go in as many engines as he could 2004-08-19 15:26:58 Buy Print |
... and his mother had trouble getting him out of this one. 2004-08-19 15:28:19 Buy Print |
If it pulled coaches and you could have a ride , he wanted a go . This is taken at Worden Park in Leyland. 2005-04-24 11:48:04 Buy Print |
He even had a toy train track and it was his favorite. 2005-07-30 12:23:56 Buy Print |
He could even join up the track himself at a very early age. 2005-07-30 12:24:10 Buy Print |
For his 2nd birthday we went to Blackpool Zoo and he found the railway there 2005-08-03 12:51:35 Buy Print |
Again it was hard to get him to come off after his trip 2005-08-03 12:51:49 Buy Print |
One of my favorite pictures of him taken on holiday in the Lake district on the L&HR 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Another picture of him on the L&HR. 2006-11-16 13:42:40 Buy Print |
Taken at Burrs country park on the 2005 summer diesel gala. He had got bored with diesals and wanted to explore a little 2005-09-04 11:15:09 Buy Print |
His Father watching him closely as he splashed in the canal. 2005-09-04 13:26:30 Buy Print |
Taken between trains we stopped at the Brown Cow at Burrs for a drink 2005-09-04 12:44:01 Buy Print |
He wasnt to pleased with his drink and wanted a pint. 2005-09-04 12:44:11 Buy Print |
I had tears rolling down my face taking these two pictures. I had just left Nicholas in ICU at MCH Pendlebury on a ventalator fighting for his life 2005-11-27 15:19:18 Buy Print |
We had planned to be on the very Santa Special as a treat for him but he was to ill 2005-11-27 15:31:02 Buy Print |
01/04/06 - was the first time we where able to take him out and this was the trip on the ELR we had promised ourselves that we would take with him 2006-04-01 12:27:29 Buy Print |
He was to ill to know where he was 2006-04-01 12:31:56 Buy Print |
Nicholas on Bury station in front of Black5 45231 2006-04-01 12:54:33 Buy Print |
Nicholas and the Bury Stationmaster 2006-04-01 13:12:52 Buy Print |
Nicholas in front of Tangmere. It let off a whistle and it didnt even register with him. 2006-04-01 14:21:21 Buy Print |
Taken at the K&WVR autumn gala 2005. Earlier we sat and each ate a Bacon barm cake on Keighley station. His barm cake was bigger than his face , The smile on his face was even bigger!! 2005-10-15 14:06:35 Buy Print |
