Tag Archives: railway

Christmas greetings

Posted on December 25, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Wishing you a blessed and peaceful Christmas 2014, in a pretty random world. Redhill doesn’t look like this – yet.  I like how the point heaters are working perfectly – pity about the rest of the railway. “A friend of … Continue reading →

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New Eurostar

Posted on November 15, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

News of the new trans-European Eurostar from the Daily Telegraph. A new 200mph state-of-the-art train has been unveiled in London by Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar….. The trains are described as being “inter-operable”, meaning they can run across diverse … Continue reading →

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A (short) trip on the Docklands Light Railway

Posted on October 21, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

A wedding in Shadwell, east London, meant that I had my first trip on the Docklands Light Railway.  OK, so the DLR has been open for years, but this was the first time I had been on it.  We went … Continue reading →

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The first train-spotter?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Here’s an article from the BBC website to warm the heart of every gricer whoever stood on the end of a cold, windy platform….. Was this image drawn by the first member of an exclusive and much misunderstood club? Back … Continue reading →

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An interesting van – Cambridge 1975

Posted on September 27, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I’m continuing to sort out my photographs, and scan and move a lot of them into the cloud.  Here’s another batch, taken on Cambridge station in 1975, probably on a trip back home to Kent from university.  It must have … Continue reading →

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London stations – two overall roofs

Posted on September 24, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Why is it you never have a camera when you want one.  (Perhaps I need a better mobile phone).  I went to a meeting next to Paddington and had a superb view down to the massive overall roof at that … Continue reading →

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Kuranda Scenic Railway

Posted on September 22, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Back to Australia and North Queensland for this post, and a few shots of the Kuranda Scenic Railway.  Wikipedia tells you that: The Kuranda Scenic Railway runs from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, to the nearby town of Kuranda.  The tourist railway … Continue reading →

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Cold Turkey has got me on the run

Posted on September 9, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I’m off to Turkey for 10 days looking at rivers, or at least where an oil pipeline crosses rivers.  Same inspection job as last year, but at least I can’t get appendicitis again – or if I do, I’ll make … Continue reading →

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Paddington 1970

Posted on September 7, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Tidying the loft, I found an old album of black-and-white photos.  Although the photos are not of great quality, they have captured some memories back in the late 60’s and early 70’s.  These are of Paddington, probably around 1970.  Diesel … Continue reading →

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A cheerful interlude – two train crashes

Posted on August 19, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

As a welcome break from the philosophy of model railways, Allan came across these pictures in the news, of two recent train crashes.  Fortunately, casualties seem to be limited.  First, Switzerland, where a RhB train came off the narrow-gauge track over … Continue reading →

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