A random selection
Published at 4:10 pm on December 31st, 2022
Filed under: Photobloggery.
Keyword noise: photography, holidays, Northumberland, Whitley Bay, Haltwhistle, Housesteads, Romans, archaeology, railway, trains, signalbox, Hereford, Hereford Cathedral, Penarth, De Cymru, South Wales, Caistor, Lincolnshire.
Keyword noise: photography, rheilffordd, railway, train, steam train, Cymru, Wales, Gogledd Cymru, North Wales, Rheilffordd Ffestiniog, Ffestiniog Railway, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Porthmadog, Dduallt, Merddin Emrys, David Lloyd George.
Some South Wales railway history that is still around, but not for long
Published at 9:53 pm on May 12th, 2022
Filed under: In With The Old, Geekery, Trains.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Casnewydd, Newport, hanes, history, hanes lleol, local history, rheilffordd, railway, railway history, trains, Gaer, Cyffordd Parc, Park Junction, Tredegar Park, Great Western Railway, signalbox, signalling, Monmouthshire Canal, modernisation, Network Rail, maps, RCH, Railway Clearing House.
Or, a special locomotive
Published at 6:04 am on June 12th, 2021
Filed under: Geekery, Trains.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Gogledd Cymru, North Wales, Rheilffordd Ffestiniog, Ffestiniog Railway, rheilffordd, railway, train, steam train, Merlen Cymraeg, Welsh Pony, Porthmadog.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Casnewydd, Newport, hanes, history, hanes lleol, local history, rheilffordd, railway, railway history, trains, Pye Corner, Great Western Railway, Monmouthshire Canal, maps, RCH, Railway Clearing House.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Casnewydd, Newport, hanes, history, hanes lleol, local history, rheilffordd, railway, railway history, trains, Pye Corner, Great Western Railway, Monmouthshire Canal, maps, tithe maps.
I deliberately didn't post this yesterday in case you thought it was an April Fool
Published at 9:57 pm on April 2nd, 2021
Filed under: Dear Diary, Geekery, Trains.
Or possibly those of my subconscious
Published at 10:26 pm on March 17th, 2021
Filed under: Geekery, Trains.
Keyword noise: photography, Cymru, Wales, Casnewydd, Newport, rheilffordd, railway, Bassaleg, rural, countryside, river, afon, church, eglwys, Brecon & Merthyr Railway.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Casnewydd, Newport, Tŷ Du, Rogerstone, camlas, canal, Monmouthshire Canal, rheilffordd, railway, railway history, Great Western Railway, hanes, hanes lleol, history, local history, walking, cerddediad.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Casnewydd, Newport, moving house, rain, countryside, afon, river, railway, rheilffordd, Brecon & Merthyr Railway.
Keyword noise: Bristol, winter, seasons, snow, death, cemetery, Greenbank, Eastville, Easton, Greenbank Cemetery, history, local history, railway, disused, Rosemary Green.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Gogledd Cymru, North Wales, rheilffordd, railway, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Rheilffordd Ffestiniog, Ffestiniog Railway, Mountaineer, The Alco, train, steam train.
Or, some completely fictional history
Published at 10:26 pm on October 16th, 2020
Filed under: Geekery, Trains, Being Crafty.
Keyword noise: railway, fake history, narrow gauge, model railway, model trains, Porthdwyryd & Dolwreiddiog Railway, Cymru, Wales, Ardudwy, Gogledd Cymru, North Wales, Rhinogydd.
Or, why are there so many different trains in the world
Published at 11:57 am on October 3rd, 2020
Filed under: Geekery, Trains, Being Crafty.
Keyword noise: Cymru, Wales, Gogledd Cymru, North Wales, Porthmadog, Rheilffordd Ffestiniog, Ffestiniog Railway, rheilffordd, railway, steam train, Boston Lodge.
In which we suspect that some TV cameras might be taking the train
Published at 5:48 pm on June 17th, 2010
Filed under: Geekery, Media Addict, Trains.
Keyword noise: BBC, Being Human, Bristol, drama, filming, First Great Western, ghost stories, railway, St Philips Marsh, television, Totterdown, trains, vampire, werewolf.
In which we have a trip out by train
Published at 5:50 pm on June 1st, 2010
Filed under: Dear Diary, Geekery, Trains.
Keyword noise: Buckfastleigh, countryside, Devon, railway, River Dart, rural, seasons, South Devon Railway, Staverton, steam, steam train, summer, Totnes, travel, weather.
In which we look at an old diesel train and a newer steam train
Published at 11:18 am on July 17th, 2009
Filed under: Geekery, Photobloggery, Trains.
Keyword noise: diesel, diesel hydraulic, Hymek, LNER, Peppercorn, photography, preservation, railway, steam, steam train, Tornado, Washford, Somerset & Dorset Railway.
In which we consider the Wensleydale Railway
Published at 9:07 pm on June 3rd, 2009
Filed under: Geekery, Media Addict, Trains.
Another camera-equipped wander around the city
Published at 11:29 am on April 17th, 2009
Filed under: Photobloggery, Trains.
Keyword noise: alley, Bedminster, bridges, bridge rail, Bristol, broad gauge, church, footbridge, Hotwells, photography, rail, railway, Southville, swing bridge, Vauxhall Bridge, Wapping Road.
In which we look at the detailed plans of the Guided Busway
Published at 11:39 am on April 7th, 2009
Filed under: Geekery, Political.
Keyword noise: Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol Harbour Railway, buses, guided bus, Prince St Bridge, railway, Southville, Spike Island, transport, West of England Partnership.
In which we go to Bath
Published at 10:38 am on February 13th, 2009
Filed under: Photobloggery, Trains.
Keyword noise: Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, Brunel, chapel, Great Western Railway, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, photography, railway, Somerset, Sydney Gardens, telegraph pole, Walcot Chapel.
Keyword noise: Bedminster, Bristol, carriages, Class 67, falling, falling snow, First Great Western, ice, night, Parson St station, photography, railway, snow, weather, whiteout, winter.
In which we wander around Clifton and Hotwells, mostly
Published at 10:31 am on January 30th, 2009
Filed under: Photobloggery, Trains.
Keyword noise: Avon Gorge, balcony, Bristol, ceiling, cliff railway, Clifton, Clifton Rocks Railway, Clifton Suspension Bridge, column, Corinthian, door, Freeland Place, funicular, Hotwells, market, photography, railway, River Avon, St Nicks Market, toilet.
In which we visit the Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Published at 10:30 am on November 30th, 2008
Filed under: Photobloggery, Geekery, Trains.
Keyword noise: Bodmin, Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Bodmin General, Cornwall, engine, Great Western Railway, heritage, locomotive, photography, railway, station, steam engine, trains.
In which we discuss the West Of England Partnership’s misguided bus proposals
Published at 11:55 am on November 11th, 2008
Filed under: Political, Trains.
Keyword noise: Ashton Vale, Avon, Bristol, Bristol Harbour Railway, buses, Cumberland Road, guided bus, heritage, Mark Bradshaw, marketing, public transport, railway, West of England Partnership.
In which we describe the wintry countryside
Published at 10:31 pm on January 8th, 2008
Filed under: Dear Diary, Trains.
In which music and trains make us happy
Published at 10:09 am on December 8th, 2007
Filed under: Artistic, Media Addict.
Keyword noise: Butterley, Derbyshire, gig, glockenspiel, indie, Indietracks, live music, Midland Railway Centre, music, railway, review, Ripley, The Deirdres, The Icicles, The Poppycocks.
Keyword noise: bouch, Dean Cemetery, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh, engineer, etymology, ferry, grave, history, memorial, railway, Tay Bridge, Thomas Bouch, train ferry, trains, urban myth.
In which the readers speak up and demand photos
Published at 9:58 pm on October 23rd, 2007
Filed under: Geekery, Photobloggery, Trains.
Keyword noise: E Shrdlu, The Plain People Of The Internet, Grosmont, London, London Underground, nonsense, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, NYMR, photography, railway, secret, secret tunnels, trains, underground, Yorkshire.
In which we get a bit pedantic
Published at 12:58 pm on April 11th, 2007
Filed under: Media Addict.
Keyword noise: Baconian, BBC, conclusion, drama, East Lancashire Railway, fantasy, finale, John Simm, Life On Mars, railway, television.
In which we go over some railway history
Published at 1:40 pm on March 14th, 2007
Filed under: Geekery, Political, Trains.
Keyword noise: accident, crash, derailment, facing point lock, facing points, FPL, flexibility, Grayrigg, history, junctions, Lambrigg, maintenance, points, Potters Bar, preventative maintenance, railway, railway history, signalling, shunting, trains.
In which we delve into railway history following a recent accident
Published at 2:17 pm on February 27th, 2007
Filed under: Geekery, In With The Old, Trains.
Keyword noise: accident, crash, derailment, facing point lock, facing points, FPL, Grayrigg, history, Lambrigg, points, railway, railway history, signalling, trains.
Or, a walk along a famous railway line
Published at 10:28 pm on February 3rd, 2007
Filed under: Photobloggery, Trains.
In which we revisit the past
Published at 10:30 pm on January 23rd, 2007
Filed under: Artistic, Photobloggery.
Keyword noise: Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, beach, black and white, footbridge, history, photography, railway, seashore, dunes, sidings, tower block.
In which we go by train
Published at 8:39 pm on December 27th, 2006
Filed under: Photobloggery, Trains.
In which we visit London
Published at 9:04 pm on August 15th, 2006
Filed under: Photobloggery.
Keyword noise: Arnos Grove, clouds, ferry, ferry terminal, London, London Underground, North Woolwich, panorama, photography, pier, railway, Thames, underground, Woolwich, Woolwich Ferry.
In which we listen to a friend play
Published at 9:31 pm on July 15th, 2006
Filed under: Artistic, Photobloggery.
Keyword noise: Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon, gig, indie, live music, London, Metropolitan Railway, Montoya, music, photography, London Underground, railway, Ray St Gridiron, Widened Lines.
Keyword noise: 1970s, books, death, Glasgow, Glasgow Subway, history, Jan Mark, literature, obituary, photography, railway, reading, subway, underground, Zeno Was Here.