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Forum: Railway News from around the World 29th August 2023, 07:28
Replies: 12
Views: 5,541
Posted By hereward
Reminds me of slipping out of school to watch the...

Reminds me of slipping out of school to watch the Pines Express come through, usually pulled by Samson, they worked that loco to death. In the few seconds it took to pass by the fireman would seem to...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 28th August 2023, 16:57
Replies: 12
Views: 5,541
Posted By hereward
John to the rescue again - I linked to that...

John to the rescue again - I linked to that baboon story sometime ago, your comment was : "If it is on YouTube it must be right." LOL, if I remember right.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 27th August 2023, 19:03
Replies: 12
Views: 5,541
Posted By hereward
When I was at work a woman would get a phone call...

When I was at work a woman would get a phone call from her husband at break time. She had told me her husband would be driving a steam loco at the weekend, when she was on the phone I asked her what...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 28th February 2023, 19:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,637
Posted By hereward
Roger - I knew that Highley had been a mining...

Roger - I knew that Highley had been a mining village but didn't know it closed so recently, well Alveley at least. Still trying to get my head round those upcast shafts, one was used for coal...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 30th December 2022, 09:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,658
Posted By hereward
Another interesting article Roger - I didn't...

Another interesting article Roger - I didn't realise slate was still produced - I wonder if aussiesteve has some on his roof!!!
Forum: Railway News from around the World 3rd November 2022, 08:37
Replies: 3
Views: 1,595
Posted By hereward
Fighter pilots have a similar thing.

Fighter pilots have a similar thing.
Forum: Narrow Gauge 26th September 2022, 08:56
Replies: 6
Views: 2,940
Posted By hereward
Seeing American trains travelling on city streets...

Seeing American trains travelling on city streets with their bells clanging, on video, would fill me with awe. I didn't know it had happened here. I had delivered to that old station, to a craft...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 22nd September 2022, 20:45
Replies: 6
Views: 2,149
Posted By hereward
Roger you don't get many comments about your...

Roger you don't get many comments about your articles, but like me I am sure others find them interesting and appreciate the effort you put in.
Forum: Say Hello 12th August 2022, 13:31
Replies: 14
Views: 8,471
Posted By hereward
Philip you have caused me to get my Rail Atlas...

Philip you have caused me to get my Rail Atlas out, I had forgotten about it. I should have known about Galton Bridge. The Birmingham New Street towards Wolverhampton line crosses the Birmingham Moor...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 31st July 2022, 08:15
Replies: 12
Views: 3,711
Posted By hereward
Yes Steve I think it was popular here and another...

Yes Steve I think it was popular here and another Home and Abroad, or something. I have never seen either. My dutch is obsessed with soap operas, so I am rarely allowed to watch TV.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 27th July 2022, 12:57
Replies: 12
Views: 3,711
Posted By hereward
Coolgardie safe - so that is what they are...

Coolgardie safe - so that is what they are called. Funny they have always stuck in my mind since I read about them in one of only two books, I think, by Australians. One was "A Fortunate Life," I...
Forum: Railway Stations 29th June 2022, 07:16
Replies: 3
Views: 19,252
Posted By hereward
Thank you Lance, I need to look into it more. I...

Thank you Lance, I need to look into it more. I will look out for your books.
Forum: Say Hello 28th June 2022, 20:53
Replies: 3
Views: 2,733
Posted By hereward
John you never fail to amaze - a father in the...

John you never fail to amaze - a father in the LRDG and a mother, author of over forty books!
Forum: Railway Stations 28th June 2022, 10:17
Replies: 3
Views: 19,252
Posted By hereward
Welcome Lance - I would have thought all manner...

Welcome Lance - I would have thought all manner of services would be available on Spanish stations to serve traveller's needs. Canfranc Station, built in 1928 was enormous, it must have contained...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 12th June 2022, 07:49
Replies: 8
Views: 3,433
Posted By hereward
I have said before there is a SA Garratt in the...

I have said before there is a SA Garratt in the Manchester Museum of Industry. 10' 6" over 3' 6", unstable equilibrium to say the least.
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 26th May 2022, 07:50
Replies: 9
Views: 2,799
Posted By hereward
I was surprised to see LNER operating in that...

I was surprised to see LNER operating in that part of the country- a legacy of the grouping - LNER absorbing NBR. Roger it is your fault I have to keep Googling these things. Years ago I delivered to...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 23rd May 2022, 08:46
Replies: 9
Views: 2,799
Posted By hereward
Roger the teacher's answer was: "Would it." I...

Roger the teacher's answer was: "Would it." I never got my head around the problem. I have just Googled the cost of HS2 per mile, one was £307m per mile and the cost of building a motorway 29.7m per...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 22nd May 2022, 19:49
Replies: 9
Views: 2,799
Posted By hereward
That Dandy Car looks too heavy for one horse, and...

That Dandy Car looks too heavy for one horse, and that's before those people pile on.
Canals v Railways reminded me of school, about the time of the Queen's coronation, the teacher asked: why build...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 20th May 2022, 17:25
Replies: 9
Views: 2,799
Posted By hereward
I was quite amazed at the cost of a canal and the...

I was quite amazed at the cost of a canal and the cost of a railway
Forum: Railway News from around the World 9th April 2022, 07:47
Replies: 6
Views: 2,738
Posted By hereward
I see everybody in the world complaining about...

I see everybody in the world complaining about petrol prices, I have just paid AD3 aprox. per litre.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 9th February 2022, 08:33
Replies: 6
Views: 1,709
Posted By hereward
That was the excuse for getting rid of trolley...

That was the excuse for getting rid of trolley buses here, and then began to paint the routes and numbers on the diesel ones. We have plastic notes too.
Forum: Say Hello 5th February 2022, 08:58
Replies: 15
Views: 7,535
Posted By hereward
Sorry to hear of your sight problems Steve. That...

Sorry to hear of your sight problems Steve. That was interesting about the guided horse carts. In Pompeii there are channels in the road, but they were worn by the vast number of carts entering the...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 28th December 2021, 19:23
Replies: 15
Views: 19,755
Posted By hereward
Interesting stuff Roger, I recall passing through...

Interesting stuff Roger, I recall passing through that area, on the A5, when it was a blot on the landscape of one of two prettiest counties in England, with the friendliest people. It was rumoured...
Forum: Say Hello 27th October 2021, 07:40
Replies: 15
Views: 7,535
Posted By hereward
Thanks Spydarman, I was talking to a man in...

Thanks Spydarman, I was talking to a man in Australia, he wanted to marry a Japanese woman, he was told he would have to take her to Australia, they would not be allowed to live in Japan. She didn't...
Forum: Say Hello 26th October 2021, 17:54
Replies: 15
Views: 7,535
Posted By hereward
Are you of Japanese origin, I heard it is not...

Are you of Japanese origin, I heard it is not possible to just go and live in Japan - Thanks
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