Jan Ford's World

The occasional and probably unreliable recollections of an aging female.

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Bagan Medical Clinic: November 2013

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This report is based on information from Doctor Hla Tun, who also supplied the photographs. The Bagan Clinic treated 4,465 patients in No...
Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Review of the Year - 2013

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Here we go with my eighth 'Review'. At the beginning of the year, we had snow which deterred me from being too adventurous so I was...
Sunday, 19 January 2014

Walsall by Rail

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When I was young, there was a steam-hauled 'Push-Pull' service directly between Wolverhampton and Walsall. With dieselisation, the ...
Saturday, 18 January 2014

Railways around Blackpool

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I've always been fond of Blackpool. Whilst it lacks the elegance of some British seaside resorts, it has an energy that appeals to me. ...
Friday, 17 January 2014

A Trip to the Seaside

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High tides and high winds, particularly affecting the west coast of England - what better time to choose for a quick trip to Blackpool by r...
Monday, 30 December 2013

Railways around Morecambe

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I was first introduced to the railways around Morecambe in 1952 as I described in the post Steam around Morecambe . I've been back to ...
Tuesday, 24 December 2013

Ashover Light Railway

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The narrow gauge Ashover Light Railway ran from the industrial complex of the Clay Cross Company at Clay Cross to Ashover in Derbyshire. In...
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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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