Jan Ford's World
The occasional and probably unreliable recollections of an aging female.
Sunday, 1 November 2020
Birmingham Railway Museum Footplate Experience Courses at the Battlefield Line
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In 1988, I became a volunteer at Birmingham Railway Musuem (as it was then known). The post here discusses how, to boost revenue, 'Le...
Friday, 23 October 2020
"I wonder if this is altogether wise?"
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On my travels curiosity occasionally triggers a normally well-hidden sense of adventure and I do things which, on reflection afterwards, ma...
Sunday, 18 October 2020
A Day on the DMU
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As I outlined in the post Operations at the Battlefield Line in 2020 , the year has unfolded like no other, due to the Coronavirus pandem...
Friday, 16 October 2020
Railway Trollies
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Simple Trolley The simplest design of trolley comprised a substantial rectangular wooden base supported on two wooden frames runnin...
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Ty Gwyn 2020
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Ty Gwyn is a small commercial woodland in north Wales extending to about 27 hectares (66 acres), first planted well before I became involve...
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Locomotive Profile: Great Western '4575' Class
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The influence of George Jackson Churchward (1857-1933) on the history of the Great Western Railway (GWR) was immense. Churchward was assist...
Aerobatic Experience
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I love flying. Although I've enjoyed a few flying lessons over the years, I decided that it would be too expensive and take more commit...
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