or better still extend the #CowleyBranchLine to meet the chiltern line at #PrincesRisborough (as it did before the Beeching cuts). To get from #Cowley to Marylebone, it doesn't make much sense to go via #Oxford and #Bicester. #railways
or better still extend the #CowleyBranchLine to meet the chiltern line at #PrincesRisborough (as it did before the Beeching cuts). To get from #Cowley to Marylebone, it doesn't make much sense to go via #Oxford and #Bicester. #railways
Thursday 28 March 1963
Beeching’s Blockbuster. The Railway Revolution. 2,228 Stations to Go. Dr Beeching proposes to close half of the country’s railway stations and rip up 5,000 miles of track. London fares will go up 2s in the pound and some season tickets will be stopped. One of the stations to close is the Welsh station of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 2 to break ground in December 2025
Gwyn Briwnant Jones - Sain Ffagan, c.1980s - Cerdyn Post
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Wednesday 27 March 1963
The Battle at the Commons: Mounted Police Stop Invasion. Five hundred police fought a bitter battle yesterday with 3,000 protesters who tried to invade the House of Commons. Men and women chanted, “We want work! Tories out! Mounted police were sent in and the protesters engaged in a sit-down. Eventually, a delegation was allowed in to meet ministers.
Oh look, the Herald Sun has discovered that the railway project giveth, and the railway project taketh away
Level Crossing Removal built a park on the #DjerringTrail as a minor ad-on to their infrastructure
Suburban Rail Loop are removing it and building a new one on the other side of Clayton road
They've really got the hate on for the #SRL haven't they. Can't spend money on #railways, we need MOAR ROADZ!
Wait until the HS see the multi-million dollar childcare centre built in 2010 that SRL bulldozed at Monash Uni!
Mathura Krishna Temple India Trains Rail Travel 1928
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Biarritz Railways to Orleans, Winter Golf Gascogne & Pyrénées 1890 France
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So, after a few failed prints, my Foden steam lorry finally printed successfully.
Indian Railways Earns Rs 562 Cr From 2.16 Cr Ticketless Passengers In 2023-24: Vaishnaw | Railways News
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said this in a written reply while responding to questions raised by some members regarding the number of passengers caught without ticket during 2023-24 and other related issues. |Last Updated: Mar 26, 2025, 10:18 PM IST|Source: PTI #Indian #Railways #Earns #Ticketless #Passengers #Vaishnaw #Railways #News
I'm on a roll with my travel blog!
I've put down my thoughts on travelling by Night Train in Europe.
You may not like my opinions - but here they are!
Treno Regionale 19405 con ETR425.112 Jazz – Arrivo & Partenza – Cecina (10/01/2024)
Treno Regionale 19405 con ETR425.112 Jazz - Arrivo & Partenza - Cecina (10/01/2024)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Miniature Railway and Sea Life Centre, Scarborough, c1980s - ETW Dennis Postcard
Transport systems, including metros, urgently needed to link Ho Chi Minh City with neighboring Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Think tank proposes Dublin-Kiev high speed (300-400km/h) trains. They didn't say how they're going to get from Dublin to Liverpool, so I assume it's by slow ferry (defeating the object of reducing flights). The route via Glasgow looks like one of Boris Johnson's follies.
Great Central Railway Director Class 4-4-0 Express - Colourmaster Postcard