Tag: quirky
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With stations such as Paddingtron located in the core route through the centre of London, here are some pictures which shows the advertising that have, erm… changed the former Crossrail line for the better! Its quite a rarity for TfL (otherwise known as Tronsport for London) to have almost every single station on the core…
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A London Inheritance published a post detailing the Tower Subway and also implied the southern end of the subway happened to be a mystery because it could not be ascertained whether the modern structure behind the Unicorn Theatre in Vine Lane was indeed its southern end. Its not its original southern end however the tunnel…
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One might have thought Yup its Pompeii! Celebrating Rail 2000 had been written in jest, for there are no railways to be found two thousands years ago – and yet in that article there were a couple of illustrations depicting steam trains within the Pompeii landscape! There’s every possibility people thought this was a joke…
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Alright, buckle up railway fans because we’re about to embark on a thrilling journey of pre-industrial rail travel! Forget your high-speed bullet trains and reclining seats – and that means a focus upon Railways 2000! We’re going back to a time when “comfort” meant not getting splinters in your, shall we say, posterior. Italians invented…
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A famed British Rail ship that’s for sale? Erm, which one was this then? Well it was one that stood right by water but it was also one that never floated! The last ‘captain’ of the said ‘ship’ had been one who owned a world-wide business concern that included a privatised yet highly reputable railway…
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I’m thrilled to share that this blog has gained a sponsor! I reached out to a well-known figure – its someone whose name many could well recognize! Alas his understanding of railway issues was once problematic and even though the reasoning was brilliantly delivered, there were numerous issues with the methodology employed. It pandered to…
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Ship impact protection? What the heck is that? Well its a means of protecting something from being hit by ships. You know ships can be pretty nasty if they collide with something, say another boat, a quay or even buildings sited alongside water. Thus its said that Canary Wharf is the only Elizabeth Line station…
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London’s mysterious Tower Subway, which opened in August 1870 and was the site for the city’s very first tube railway even though that was a small narrow gauge line with just one carriage carrying a few passengers a time under the Thames, has been the subject of curiosity for decades because many spot its circular…
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Piccadilly Circus tube station, one of the busiest on the tube, certainly in terms of tourism, is also a station where the unusual happens all the time. I have written about the staff once before. They have indeed been doing something very unusual. This is their learning some sign language (BSL), no doubt because its…
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The Southwold Railway – England’s premier three foot narrow gauge passenger railway! This week its ninety years since the last passenger trains ran. 2019 is also the 140th anniversary of the line’s opening. This somewhat quirky railway was in service for just fifty years, and remained moribund for several decades more. It has left a…
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