Railways of the World

Carbon Neutral Loco

David — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:58:30 +0000

I’m not sure what to make of this. A team in the US has announced that they are about to build a carbon neutral locomotive that will use a biomass coal-like material. Essentially they will be taking a loco from the 19030s, make the necessary modifications and use the bio-coal as the fuel. MINNEAPOLIS / [...]

Model Railways

David — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:03:31 +0000

Seriously not had any time to keep this blog updated as much as I would like. A number of model railway orientated items to add. Firstly, The Telegraph has an article covering the new model railway that opened up in Berlin, Loxx. Really very good image gellery. Also in The Telegraph is a companion piece covering [...]

HS2 to go ahead

David — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:14:16 +0000

Today will see the government announce plans to build HS2 between London and Birmingham. Whilst details will be trickling out all day, it is expected that the route will include: loads of tunnels to protect areas of the countryside that would otherwise be adversely affected; link to HS1; links to Heathrow; allow train speeds of [...]

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV)

David — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:45:52 +0000

Soon to be running between Turin and Salerno, the NTV was unveiled (okay, about a month ago) in Italy. The service uses the French AGV and is scheduled to start in Mark 2012. There’s no doubt that the train looks stunning inside and outside, and most importantly is the first use of the AGV on [...]

The madness of HS2

David — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:58:00 +0000

No decision on HS2 until Jan 2012 according to reports today. Not that this would ever happen, but if they started the line from Leeds going to Edinburgh via Newcastle even trains on the East coast main line would see benefits long before London to Birmingham completes. The mad idea goes as follows, I am [...]

KWVR

David — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:27:47 +0000

I’ve been a fan of pennysteam videos for some time, particularly some of the recent of ones – particularly from the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland railways. Really enjoyed this at the weekend and reminded myself that in 2012 I should really make the trip up to the Keighley and Worth Valley railway (which I am [...]

Miniatur Wunderland 2012

David — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:11:50 +0000

Still not made it out to Hamburg yet, maybe in 2012 when the world comes to the UK would be a good time to go there. Filed under: Germany, Model Railway, Video

Kent and East Sussex Railway

David — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:24:23 +0000

You wait forever and two come along at once. I have been trying to find time to do something with video taken at the Kent and East Sussex railway at the start of the year. This is the Southern tank engine No.65 running between Bodiam and Tenterden. This loco is in really good condition and [...]

Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway

David — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:01:14 +0000

Filed under: Steam, Video

Report backs HS2

David — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:01:39 +0000

HS2 An official report published today backed the high speed 2 project that would link London with Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds. The report published by The Transport Select Committee stated that the link would benefit the economy and should go ahead. The next step will be for the government to detail the plan for construction [...]