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Category Archives: Prototype
Wonderful photographs of Chinese stream railway
Another gem from the Daily Telegraph: While China boasts the world’s most extensive high-speed rail infrastructure with over 16,000 kilometers of track, the Shixi-Bagou railway is still a primary connection for local villagers between towns and is kept alive by … Continue reading
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A week in Albania
Back from a week’s work in Albania, prospecting a pipeline route and evaluating the river crossing points. Not much railway interest, but here are a few holiday snaps from a beautiful and friendly country. First the work. This is a … Continue reading
ESNG N-Mod track?
Here’s a picture I found in an old magazine I was reading, that reminds me of our N-mod track. It even has the correct 4-track configuration….. In fact, this does look very much like a model railway. Reading Iain Rice’s … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, N gauge, prototype, railway
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Another old favorite
Cha(i)rman Allan semt me this shot taken by Sean on 18 March from the cab of his train. These ‘Hasting’ DEMUs are another favourite from my early train spotting days, as they also ran on the line between Petts Wood … Continue reading
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Class 71 memories
Some of my earliest railway memories are seeing the ‘Golden Arrow’ as I was coming home to lunch from infants school. In those days, it was steam-hauled, a 4-6-2 ‘Britannia’ and Pullmans to follow. Some years later, my first solo … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Southern Electric
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Trains and boats and (later) planes #2
It only takes 5 minutes or so to get from Kowloon Tong to the main Hung Hom terminus. I left the platform and took the exit for the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, that runs about a mile along Victoria harbour, from … Continue reading
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Trains and boats and (later) planes #1
Saturday was my last day in Hong Kong. I got up late, making the most of the opportunity for a lie in, and after breakfast set out for Hong Kong Island and an early lunch with an old friend. The weather this week has … Continue reading
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Wandering West Rail
Back in Hong Kong for a week, but despite having a weekend here before starting work, I haven’t got around that much. The temperature is a pleasant 23-26C, but 85% humidity makes walking around like wading through soup (not that … Continue reading
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Bullet trains for India?
India’s train system is a remarkable piece of engineering, with some 71,000 physical miles of track, 41,000 miles of network and 7,172 stations – a colossus which carries 23 million passengers each day and 8.4 billion every year. All at soil-scraping … Continue reading
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Book review – “The ‘Booster Locos’ CC1/CC2/CC3”
Apart from a few trees, my only purchase at Alexandra Palace was the ‘Southern Way Special Edition No 11’, on the early Southern Railway electrics, CC1, CC2 and CC3. I can recommend this book as an excellent read, and especially … Continue reading
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