Friday, 20 April 2018

Resting in Yangon

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Recovering Thursday/Friday 19th/20th April 2018 I must be getting old. The journey from England seemed to have taken its toll and I spent...
Thursday, 19 April 2018

Talking about Engines

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In the post 'Learn to be a Driver' Courses at Birmingham Railway Museum I described the talks given to driving trainees about loco...

Arriving in Yangon

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Events of Thursday 19th April 2018 The flight from Doha to Yangon left from the 'E' group of gates which, because they are at the...
Wednesday, 18 April 2018

Old Locomotive Committee A.G.M. 2018

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The Old Locomotive Committee (OLCO) is the 'Supporters Club' for the 1838 locomotive 'Lion' and 'Lion' models. The ...

Travelling again

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Events of Wednesday 18th April 2018 I'm writing this in the spacious Qatar Airways Business Lounge in Doha. I'm on my way to Burm...
Friday, 13 April 2018

'Lion' Locomotive - the Lost Years

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'Lion', now exhibited at the Museum of Liverpool. 'Lion' is a remarkable survivor. The locomotive was built in 1838 by t...
Sunday, 8 April 2018

'Learn to be a Driver' Courses at Birmingham Railway Museum

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In the post Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley , I talked about some of my experiences working as a volunteer at Birmingham Railway Musuem....

Diesel Multiple Unit, Easter 2018

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The Battlefield operated steam trains with 'Cumbria' over the 2018 Easter Holiday but, starting on Tuesday 3rd April, a Diesel Mult...
Saturday, 7 April 2018

Diesel Multiple Units (Index)

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This is a list of the occasional posts I've written about Diesel Multiple Units (DMU), based on my experiences at the Battlefield Line....
Monday, 2 April 2018

Railway Signalling in Britain: Part 8: Colour Light Signals

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In part 4 of this series here , I discussed the illumination of semaphore signals by paraffin or electric lamps to make the indications vis...
Sunday, 1 April 2018

Train movements at Yangon Central station (3)

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Train movements on Monday 16th October 2017 There's a not-very-technical description of the day at Around Yangon . There are various...
Saturday, 31 March 2018

Train movements at Yangon Central station (2)

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Yangon (formerly known as Rangoon) is no longer the capital city of Myanmar (that's Naypyitaw - my visit to the capital in 2013 is desc...
Saturday, 24 March 2018

Class 08 User Manual

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The English Electric 350 h.p. diesel-electric shunter is a rugged, useful locomotive. It became the 'Class 08' with variants classi...

Passed Fireman

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The Mutual Improvement Classes (MIC) of the old steam railways continue for today's preservation volunteers. This article, taken from n...