Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 14)

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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...
Monday, 3 January 2011

Traffic Movements at Sedgeley Junction 1962-1963 (Part 13)

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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...
Sunday, 2 January 2011

Modern Railways in Malaysia

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The famous Moorish architecture of the original British-built Kuala Lumpur station survives. At the end of March, 2010, I spent a few da...
Thursday, 30 December 2010

Review of the Year - 2010

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It's hard for me to believe that this is the fifth 'Review of the Year' I've produced since starting this blog. It's ev...
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...