Jan Ford's World

Back in 2002, when I read about the Three Gorges Project in China and how the completion of the hydro-electric project would permanently ...

My friend Mike Edwards announced his intention of going on a steam driving holiday in Ukraine late in 2005. The more I thought about it, ...

A special first-class offer from Eva Air, the Taiwanese carrier, encouraged me to go back to Taiwan after a break of more than twenty-five ...

Christmas this year was a little quieter but I managed to catch up with a number of friends (photos at Family and Friends ). We had some se...

Ann decided to make me an 'Engine Jelly' for my last birthday (don't ask) and, after I'd added a little decoration, I took ...

In November, 2004 my friend Rita was examining students in Hong Kong. I agreed to go out for a long weekend so that we could spend some t...

As part of the engineering acceptance process, 'Sam' was steamed on 27th December 2006. After boiler filling and all checks, the fir...

Back in July 2004, my friend Rita wanted to visit her daughter, Liz, in Canada, and I accompanied her. It was my first trip to Canada, the ...

Well, it's conventional at this time of year to summarise the high spots of the year. Trouble is, as I get older, it's hard to re...

West Bridgford is hard by a well-known cricket ground in Nottingham. This year, there was a Christmas Market to co-incide with the switching...

'Phoenix' is a 2-foot gauge live steam locomotive built by Keith Watson and Keith Tingle in Australia in 2001. It has recently been ...

With my enthusiasm for the intensive tours undimmed, I set out once again in February 2006:- Mon 6 Feb 2006: The adventure begins (agai...