Jan Ford's World

The occasional and probably unreliable recollections of an aging female.

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Peak Rail 'Santa Specials' 2010

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This view shows the rear of a down train, hauled by 'Penyghent', standing in the down platform at Darley Dale. The single lamp on t...

An English Winter 2010

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Brewood Hall in the snow. Tai is rolling in the snow just outside the garden wall It's still December as I write this but we're ha...
Thursday, 9 December 2010

Cyclone Giri

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'Road to Mandalay' volunteers packing clothing for the first relief trip (Photo: Dr. Hla Tun) At the end of October 2010, Cyclone ...
Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 12)

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This is one of a series of posts describing traffic movements I observed whilst unofficially working Sedgeley Junction signal box. As desc...

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 11)

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This is one of a series of posts describing traffic movements I observed whilst unofficially working Sedgeley Junction signal box. There...
Thursday, 30 September 2010

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 10)

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This is one of a series of posts describing traffic movements I observed whilst unofficially working Sedgeley Junction signal box. As desc...

Liverpool & Manchester 180th Celebrations

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'Planet' on a passenger train passes 'Rocket' waiting for its next working. The Liverpool & Manchester Railway can cl...

Two 'Cromptons'

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On the left D6586, on the right 33021 in the North Yard at Shackerstone. The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon 'Type 3' diesel...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Railways on the Air 2010

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The 'Radio Shack' at Shackerstone viewed from an arriving train. I was unaware of this interesting annual event until I turned up ...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Beyer Peacock, Gorton

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During the 2009 Transport Festival, the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester organised bus trips to the former Beyer Peacock Boile...
Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 9)

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This is one of a series of posts describing traffic movements I observed whilst unofficially working Sedgeley Junction signal box. As desc...

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 8)

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This is one of a series of posts describing traffic movements I observed whilst unofficially working Sedgeley Junction signal box. As desc...
Thursday, 9 September 2010

Cab Ride back to Katha

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In the post 'Cab Ride from Katha' I described the journey from Katha to Naba. In this post, I describe the return journey to Katha...

Cab Ride from Katha

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Tuesday 31st August 2010 As I described in travel post 'Train Ride to Naba' , I managed to 'blag' a cab ride in the rathe...
Monday, 6 September 2010

Communication Problems

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Monday 6th September 2010 We lost the satellite link which provided internet after a few days of sailing north but they expected to re-a...

Opening of New School Building at Htee Pu

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Saturday 4th September 2010 Jan, Dr. Hla Tun, the Head Monk and the School Headmaster after the ceremony The official opening ceremony...

Meeting Working Elephants

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Wednesday 1st September 2010 The Programme offers a trip to see elephants at work. I was up before 6.00 a.m. just after we'd raise...

Train Ride to Naba

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Tuesday 31st August 2010 The Programme offers: "Experience a train journey to Naba through the majestic teak forests. Visit a small...

Bhamo and trip to the foot of the Yunan Mountains

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Monday 30th August 2010 At 6.30 a.m. our Fast Boat transferred the keen types to the shore for a closer look at Bhamo's Market. Just...

The Second Defile, Thein Pa Taung Meditation Centre and Bhamo

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Sunday 29th August 2010 The short version: We continued upstream through the Second Defile, passed by Bhamo City (on our right) and rea...
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About Me

Jan Ford
Jan passed away on 13 July 2024.

Jan's blog will be maintained, both in her memory and also as a source of reference material in many areas of interest. New posts will be added, to continue to record the ongoing influence of Jan's work and life.

Jan:

I've been an electronics engineer for over 57 years and I'm interested in travel, history, architecture, the industrial revolution, science, railways and, well, lots of things. I believe in what one of my heroes, Richard Feynman, called "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out".

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You can contact me at jan.c.ford@gmail.com.
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