The Exploits of Dr. Busker

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   When he moved into the house at Buskerville, Dr. Busker was pleased to learn its history, especially that of the narrow gauge railway which used to run there. In 1892, a rich vein of coprolites was discovered and the railway was built to transport this precious ore to the local furnaces. The line fell into disrepair when the local authorities began to favour tarmac for resurfacing roads.

   A painstaking restoration was undertaken by the Society for Heritage and Industrial Trains and in 2004 the line was reopened. The locomotives which run on the line are of the same type which used to haul the heavy coprolite trains. A rake of passenger coaches was kept by the company to transport the workers to the mines.

   Video Clips of the Buskerville Railway in action. You will need the Macromedia Flash player installed to view the videos.

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   It is Dr. Busker's belief that the older things are, the more interesting they become. Therefore, dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures must be very interesting indeed. In 1947 a type of fish called a Coelacanth was caught off the coast of Africa. Until this time the creature was thought to be extinct. As you will see below, this is not the only example of a "living fossil" to be discovered in modern times. Of course nobody had discovered a live dinosaur... until now...

   • Photo 1: On a recent expedition to the jungles of Borneo, Dr. Busker, palaeontologist, tempts a live Procompsognathus Triassicus from the undergrowth with a box of Go-Cat.

   • Photo 2: The Procompsognathus Triassicus. This elusive creature, about the size of a chicken, was thought by many scientists to be extinct.

   During the expedition, Dr. Busker was bitten by a large mosquito, so in many millions of years, scientists may be able to clone musicians of the genus Buskerus Vulgaris.

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   Dr. Busker makes regular appearances at many Steam Rallies around the UK, including the Great Dorset Steam Fair. He is also a regular performer at the Rushden Historical Transport Society's annual Transport Cavalcade, as well as the bar at their headquarters in Rushden Station.

   See more steam rallies and Vintage Transport events on the Links Page.

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