Introducing The New Tokaido Line #4
The line’s construction at various locations Model of the proposed New Osaka station. It seems the gardens and statue shown…
MILW picture gallery #2
The second part of this special gallery of Milwaukee Road scenes! Most are from Flickr pools – and not even…
Central London Railway 120th anniversary
The Central Line’s 120th anniversary! Originally known as the Central London Railway (or more popularly as it was known, the…
Buffer crash tests #2
The first post looked at primarily Ipswich buffers under test in Argentina. This post looks at a few more of…
MILW picture gallery #1
I thought I’d do a gallery of Milwaukee Road scenes! Most are from Flickr pools – and not even featured…
Southend’s Kursaal 50 years on
This year is a milestone in terms of Southend’s famous Kursaal buildings. Its 50 years since the Kursaal Amusement Park’s…
Buffer crash tests #1
A post with a difference – well sort of! I discovered some number of videos following threads on hydraulic buffers…
Tinpot Railways: Terminal decline #3
We continue with our investigations into what could be said to be the ‘public sphere’ or perhaps the British consciousness…
The Schwebebahn has a big problem!
London has noisy tube trains and sections of underground line that are just too damn noisy for passengers – not…
Tinpot Railways: Terminal decline #2
This looks at further examples of British railway’s 4xD policy. That is Demote, Deconstruct, Dereliction and Destruction. I made that…
An obnoxious police officer – and the fall out
We’ve been down this road both in the US and the UK. Police officers kill Blacks and get away with…
A tale of two Eurostar terminals
One has to ask, have the London international rail termini (eg Eurostar) ever been a prime enthusiast hotspot. A honeypot…