Category Archives: Prototype
Links….
On board Zimbabwe’s only commuter train – a photo essay Some lovely photography, and an interesting railway themed article. A PS to my recent blog on India’s high speed train – or more correctly ‘semi high-speed Vande Bharat Express’. India … Continue reading
Another prospective club member?
He’s obviously been playing trains with the ESNG members…… Indian minister posts speeded-up footage of new fast train Video of Vande Bharat Express posted by Piyush Goyal was doctored to twice real speed. India’s railways minister has been mocked for … Continue reading
Just what you need for your layout
From a forum a long, long, way away….. Might slow down those who don’t understand ‘fingerpoken’ or ‘12,000,000 microvolts’?
Down memory lane
Recently I came across the site for Blacksmith Books, who publish a lot of Hong Kong and SE Asian books. I couldn’t resist this one: And the ‘blurb’: For more than a century, trams have plied their trade along the … Continue reading
Model this…… if you dare!
Spotted on NGF this week, as the Polar Vortex hits the USA (the other great headline was ‘Alligators freeze in lake’). Polar vortex: Fire used to melt ice on Chicago train tracks Flames from gas-fed heaters are melting away snow … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
No inspiration today – my brain resembles this incident on the Chicago elevated – or perhaps it is just an ESNG running night? Nice bit of Health and Safety, though, especially the hard hat….
B**x** free zone!
Just to show that things could be worse, this man in Austria seems to have a steady job. It may take some time to get the trains running, though. Are you there, Ron? Is this the world’s most dangerous commute … Continue reading
