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Showing posts with label train. Show all posts
Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Vintage loco comes to the rescue after popular Snowdonia path washed away by floods

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  Vintage loco comes to the rescue after popular Snowdonia path washed away by floods Another welcome return to this blog for one of my favo...
Thursday, 21 January 2016

Flying Scotsman: Famous engine back on tracks

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Flying Scotsman: Famous engine back on tracks It's not very often that we're prepared to wait ten years for a train to arrive, b...
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Sunday, 1 February 2015

Views looking back - the Eclectic Ephemera Top 10

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Here I am again, then, saying "What ho!" after another long dry spell at Eclectic Ephemera .  I seem to spend half my (few) posts ...
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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Tata Steel wins nostalgic order for steam loco No 2007 Prince of Wales

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Tata Steel wins nostalgic order for steam loco No 2007 Prince of Wales  As I'm so excited about this particular news item I can'...
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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Mallard anniversary: Steam locomotive Bittern marks record run

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Mallard anniversary: Steam locomotive Bittern marks record run This coming Wednesday, the 3rd of July, sees the 75th anniversary of a la...
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Sunday, 2 June 2013

Replica Victorian carriage makes debut on Snowdon Mountain Railway

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Replica Victorian carriage makes debut on Snowdon Mountain Railway From New York subways to Welsh mountain railways now, in what is fas...
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Saturday, 1 June 2013

1930s subway train makes rare uptown trip in NYC

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source 1930s subway train makes rare uptown trip in NYC Following on from the New York Transit Authority's tie-up with HBO in 201...
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Saturday, 13 April 2013

All aboard the song train

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The starting of a new job seems to have coincided with a bit of a downturn in vintage news (not to mention my third cold in as many months!)...
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Friday, 16 November 2012

Graceful days of travel re-lived on railmotor coach

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Graceful days of travel re-lived on railmotor coach In April 2011 I did a little post about a 1903 "autocar" - an early form ...
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Thursday, 8 November 2012

Steam train to return to London Underground; celebrations to mark 150 years

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source Steam train to return to London Underground Back in October of 2011 I did a post about the renovation of the oldest extant Lon...
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Friday, 17 August 2012

Cumbrian volunteers revamp historic 1930s carriage

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Cumbrian volunteers revamp historic 1930s carriage The heritage railways of the Kirkby Stephen Stainmore Railway Company and the Kent ...
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Monday, 9 July 2012

All aboard the Coronation Scot - with Tintin and company!

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Gosh, has it been really been a whole seven days?  How very remiss of me, but there has honestly been little of note to blog about - except ...
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Epping-Ongar heritage railway reopens after restoration

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This photo of Epping Ongar Railway is courtesy of TripAdvisor Epping-Ongar heritage railway reopens after restoration Some pleasing loca...
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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Train complaint letter from 1912 recalls 'sparks in face danger'

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Train complaint letter from 1912 recalls 'sparks in face danger' A quaint incident is recalled in this article about a letter of...
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Sunday, 23 October 2011

How Victorian engineers almost built an underwater tunnel between Scotland and Ireland

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How Victorian engineers almost built an underwater tunnel between Scotland and Ireland This story has been reported by various news sites,...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Steam locomotive Oliver Cromwell makes landmark journey

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Steam locomotive Oliver Cromwell makes landmark journey We've had the King George II returning to Didcot and Tornado besting Shap Fe...
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Monday, 26 September 2011

Tornado steam locomotive sets new record

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Tornado steam locomotive sets new record From pedal power to steam power now, and guaranteed to get to Scotland far quicker than any pen...
Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Boardwalk Empire Is Bringing Back Old School Subways

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Image courtesy of Gothamist Boardwalk Empire Is Bringing Back Old School Subways A wizard wheeze from HBO, makers of the hit U.S. telev...
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011

South Devon steam train in emergency stop to save lamb

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South Devon steam train in emergency stop to save lamb We've all heard the excuse of "leaves on the line" from today's t...
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Friday, 8 April 2011

Restored locomotive unveiled at station for 2012

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Image courtesy of the B.B.C. Restored locomotive unveiled at station for 2012 Back in July 2010 I did a blog post about Robert the lit...
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