Jan Ford's World

Greetings from Yangon! I went to NarLanDa, AungYaDaNar and Nunt San Nunneries in East Dagon (YwarTharGyi) yesterday morning.  There were 35,...

Jan had for some time been battling with impaired kidney function, though this had not affected her work or general outlook on life. Howev...

Over the years, I have been treated with great kindness by many people. When I was startiing the business, I was invited to visit the ...

I would like to update you about food donation to kids in AungChanThar(ACT) and AungZayYarMin(AZYM) Monastery. 4 sacks of rice were don...

Latest update from Myanmar:- Ongoing drinking water donation to drinking water needed in villages on the way from Bagan to Mt.Popa, Kyau...

When my wonderful mother, Edith, was alive she trawled for all sorts of wonderful things for Brewood Hall. She found a number of items when...

The 'Jan Ford's World' has lots of blog posts on all sorts of topics but they don't join up. An enforced stay in hospita...

The first electric locomotive I drove was the Dick Kerr battery shunting locomotive at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) - a...

I'd volunteered to help on the stand which the Old Locomotive Committee (OLCO) had taken at the Warley National Model Railway Exhi...

It would be nice to preface this year's report with a more optimistic outlook than last year's (which you can see here ) but I...

My visit to the Open Day of the Global Centre for Rail Excellence in June 2023 (described here ) led to curiosity about the story of o...

In 2023, my rail trips have been reduced due to my poor mobility, but I thought I'd mention a recent flurry of activity. 25-No...