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  • Montreal REM’s extension

    In 2023 I published a post on the new Montreal REM line. This week-end the REM’s original line was extended to its fullest extent, starting from its previously temporary city terminus at Gare Centrale, upon a former railroad alignment north west to Deux-Montagnes. The Prime Minister attended the free rides preview weekend – which is…

  • London’s Elizabeth line a world beater?

    The claim on social media that ‘The Elizabeth Line in London moves 800,000 people daily. No highway at its busiest point moves that many people daily in North America’ certainly carries a lot of interest. Evidently its meant to point out that car usage in the USA triumphs any sense of being effective. However as…

  • Railways and canal tunnels #4

    In writing about railways and canal tunnels one might perhaps wonder why railways and canals in general are not the subject of discussion – apart from the Railway and Canal Historical Society who have existed since the 1950s with the aim of bringing history and topics on both together. There’s no doubt railways were substantially…

  • Railways and canal tunnels #3

    This third instalment looks at the longest canal tunnel in the UK and a long forgotten canal built underneath the centre of Manchester – and how the railways took advantage of this subterranean canal. Despite a dearth of canal tunnels across the pond this instalment also includes two examples of tunnel in the States (which…

  • Top Thrill 2 issues

    Top Thrill 2 – Cedar Point’s new (or rebuilt rather) 2024 ride has closed after just over a week of use and the news took a lot by surprise. The question is why that has occurred – and numerous theories are making the round as to what the problem could be. Perhaps the main slant…

  • Alfred County Railway #2

    Its three years since the publication of the first part of the Alfred County Railway feature. As detailed at the time a second part had in fact been prepared however there was a lot of missing gaps in terms of coverage of the section inland to Harding. Getting coverage as far as Izingolweni wasn’t too…

  • Montréal REM ‘cab’ ride

    Hot on the BART video comes another forward view ride! Montréal’s new REM (Réseau Express Métropolitain) opened the other day to huge acclaim and there has been a good amount of videos on the new railway. There have been other forward views produced too but I think the one below is the best because of…

  • The South Shore doubles its act!

    The South Shore line project involving work to double the route and modernise the street section in Michigan City continues. The main route also sees upgrades and enhancements at a number of other locations. The ninety mile route gets a brand new railroad too! This is a new branch off the South Shore’s main route…

  • The problem of space travel…

    SpaceX’s Starship – the biggest rocket ever to date – lifted off successfully yesterday but was remotely denontaed after it endured at least a minute and half out of control – at one point it actually faced the other direction – and despite being turned back the other way it was about to fall back…

  • The Tokyo to Osaka Line #8

    Following the publication of the five parts of the The Tokyo to Osaka Line covering the classic railway route and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, three further parts were drawn up covering other aspects of the New Tōkaidō Line. In other words mostly stuff that’s little known to the English speaking world! Due to numerous problems with…

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