Some good news... the planned Tube strike for today has been called off...
HS2 crawls along....and then there is the possibility of nationalization(?).. and Christian Wolmar reflects (his thoughts!) on the disaster that is privatisation...
For full details, click on the links......and read on...
Headlines
Channel tunnel's 20th birthday holds lesson on big projects (FT.com)
Bombardier on track to manufacture 1000th Southern carriage.(railtechnologymagazine)
UK & Ireland Heritage
Spring Steam Gala | North Yorkshire Moors Railway :: A steam train adventure through the stunning Yorkshire Moors.
Full steam ahead. (Dublin People)
Published on 10 Mar 2014
This 10-minute film shows the events of Sunday, 9th March 2014, when National Museums NI-owned, ex-GNR(I) 4-4-0 No. 85 'Merlin' had her first mainline test run following restoration by the RPSI at Whitehead, Northern Ireland.
We start with some crew familiarisation at Whitehead, before taking to the mainline to see the locomotive departing Whitehead, then later at Carrickfergus. We then see her on the return trip at Greenisland.
The film ends with the loco being stabled for the night, including cleaning the fire, a look behind the scenes that we don't often see.
Congratulations to all the team who were involved in the restoration, you can be justifiably proud of yourselves!
(C) Mike BeckettWe start with some crew familiarisation at Whitehead, before taking to the mainline to see the locomotive departing Whitehead, then later at Carrickfergus. We then see her on the return trip at Greenisland.
The film ends with the loco being stabled for the night, including cleaning the fire, a look behind the scenes that we don't often see.
Congratulations to all the team who were involved in the restoration, you can be justifiably proud of yourselves!
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Rail 34: Streetcars
 | As one American city after another takes a closer look at bringing streetcars back to their downtown streets - often where they once ran 60 years ago! - this revival bears explanation. From Portland to Kansas City, Atlanta to Cincinnati, San Antonio to Washington, D.C., the American streetcar renaissance continues unabated. To help tell the current story of the ongoing streetcar renaissance, we've assembled a collection of profiles of streetcar systems and projects in varying stages of implementation from planning and funding to construction and operation. DownloadDownload Rail in full or choose from the articles featured below.
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