Barley’s Biscuit ‘Full Steam Ahead’

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The Mercian Way is a picturesque walking path through some gorgeous Shropshire countryside leading to a lovely market town called Bridgnorth with double attractions (Hightown and Lowtown). Barley, the clever Border-Collie dog, his nephew Basil and their human friend Mick, daydream about the steam trains that used to run along the path in the old days as they walk along the Mercian Way to visit the Severn Valley Steam Railway for a day out.

There is much to see and learn in Lowtown where the Mercian Way ends, but today Mick and the dogs headed for Hightown and a ride on a real live steam train, they were super excited. Mick couldn’t resist visiting a couple of the beautiful and historic areas of the town on the way to the railway.

An elderly man in a wheelchair, being pushed along by his partner, were also on route to the railway. A strange and dangerous turn of events led to Barley and Basil working as a team to resolve a serious problem created by the vibration of the huge steam engine as it turned on a turntable, threatening the elderly man’s life…

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