http://railfanatic.wordpress.com Satisfying an almost unhealthy obsession with railways Tue, 21 May 2013 12:58:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/7579d1c81a28ac02757add828ea7c7a2?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://railfanatic.wordpress.com http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/whr-ng143-waunfawr/ http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/whr-ng143-waunfawr/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:58:08 +0000 David http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/?p=1250 WHR NG143 &#8211; Waunfawr, a photo by davidmeggers on Flickr. Filed under: Blogroll<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railfanatic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=985654&#038;post=1250&#038;subd=railfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=SsLYAtNYkuE:KI083FqWIPc:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=SsLYAtNYkuE:KI083FqWIPc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=SsLYAtNYkuE:KI083FqWIPc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=SsLYAtNYkuE:KI083FqWIPc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?i=SsLYAtNYkuE:KI083FqWIPc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/whr-ng143-waunfawr/feed/ 0 dem WHR NG143 - Waunfawr by davidmeggers http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/hastings-funicular-railway/ http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/hastings-funicular-railway/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:42:05 +0000 David http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/?p=1247 I had no idea that Hastings had a funicular railway, but here it is&#8230; Filed under: Video<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railfanatic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=985654&#038;post=1247&#038;subd=railfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=HdmbhhoHl4A:rFyLIZmjEZ4:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=HdmbhhoHl4A:rFyLIZmjEZ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=HdmbhhoHl4A:rFyLIZmjEZ4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=HdmbhhoHl4A:rFyLIZmjEZ4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?i=HdmbhhoHl4A:rFyLIZmjEZ4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/hastings-funicular-railway/feed/ 0 dem http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/sr-leader-class/ http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/sr-leader-class/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:03:53 +0000 David http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/?p=1236 This post was inspired by a Facebook post (HeritageRailway Magazine) showing the photo of a rather strange looking &#8216;diesel&#8217;. Its not until you do a little research that you find that this, in fact, an experimental steam locomotive. It even has a Wikipedia entry&#8230; The Leader was a class of experimental 0-6-6-0T articulated steam locomotive, produced in the United [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railfanatic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=985654&#038;post=1236&#038;subd=railfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=N7oW2YkThZY:cVTvWEnNc74:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=N7oW2YkThZY:cVTvWEnNc74:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=N7oW2YkThZY:cVTvWEnNc74:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=N7oW2YkThZY:cVTvWEnNc74:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?i=N7oW2YkThZY:cVTvWEnNc74:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/sr-leader-class/feed/ 0 dem 300px-SR_Leader_05 http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/a4-reunion/ http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/a4-reunion/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:58:50 +0000 David http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/?p=1229 Inspired by this photo&#8230; I&#8217;m still trying to decide whether a visit to the National Railway Museum is in order this year. It will probably be the only opportunity to see all 6 A4s together; this is assuming that someone in the UK isn&#8217;t inspired to buy both overseas versions. But the two visitors are [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railfanatic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=985654&#038;post=1229&#038;subd=railfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=j2Eati73_EQ:_WYp8LUfiL0:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=j2Eati73_EQ:_WYp8LUfiL0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=j2Eati73_EQ:_WYp8LUfiL0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=j2Eati73_EQ:_WYp8LUfiL0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?i=j2Eati73_EQ:_WYp8LUfiL0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/a4-reunion/feed/ 0 dem http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/a-very-empty-st-pancras-international/ http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/a-very-empty-st-pancras-international/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:35:54 +0000 David http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/?p=1223 A very empty St Pancras International, a photo by davidmeggers on Flickr. Really not sure why St Pancras International is completely empty, but normally of a morning these platforms have a few trains waiting, arriving or ready to depart. Filed under: Blogroll, News<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railfanatic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=985654&#038;post=1223&#038;subd=railfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=ndhhQ2b901A:Kxb_5mCrFvg:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=ndhhQ2b901A:Kxb_5mCrFvg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=ndhhQ2b901A:Kxb_5mCrFvg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?a=ndhhQ2b901A:Kxb_5mCrFvg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/railwaysrailroads?i=ndhhQ2b901A:Kxb_5mCrFvg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://railfanatic.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/a-very-empty-st-pancras-international/feed/ 0 dem A very empty St Pancras International by davidmeggers