Recent content by Mike Williams

I don't understand the bit about a museum at Tua, the only original buildings are open-sided transit sheds. There is an modern open sided covered secure compound in which some metre-gauge items of rolling stock have been stored, which until recently included mallet E166, the last one to work on...

Just returned from a visit to the Linha de Tua. Most of the southern section through the gorge now submerged under water from the Chinese built dam at Foz-Tua. (Line closure by immersion - only been tried successfully once before, Ashover railway). On 28th July official decree removed the Linha...

I thoroughly agree, it is the most inept railway mamagement i have ever had the misfortune to work with. It did not stop CP from buying a fleet of new mercedes-benz saloon cars for the directors though. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- And add to this:- 1) Sending historic...

There were 2 almost identical vehicles on that site, one worse than the other that came from Bradford. Hope now they will put the other one in under cover.

Don't know who was driving the Standard 2 on Sunday - never seen such a poor effort. Trying to drag four coaches out of Loughborough Station with the brakes on, then coming to a halt blocking the cross-over and delaying an incoming train. Could have been some idiot photographer who thought it...

Thanks Guigiaro, will be in the north of Portugal myself in 3 weeks time, so will try Oporto-Pocinho & back before it is closed and stripped. Pity I can't do the last 28Km (20mls) into Barca D'Alva. 600,000 euros made available to CP/CGFT in 2008, and by the time they had paid all the...

Which railway are you researching? Ian Allan 'abc Miniature Railways' published pre-decimalization (2/6d) gives original as 10.25" gauge line 600yds long. One locomotive, Bo-Bo Petrol (Lanchester 10hp engine with fluid flywheel). American single ended diesel outline. Built by Dove of...

The line to Guimaraes has been widened to iberian gauge, the line to Braga now electrified and re-aligned for pendolino operation. The rest of the former metre-gauge suburban system is now a standard gauge metro system. The Vouga system is a must - go there 3-4 times a year and still find...

Thats about what we have come to expect from CP. When it comes to running a railway, CP commercial havn't got a clue, they make Railtrack look like a bunch of successful professionals. They run their railway with the same aplomb as the Italians drive boats - better to look good at what you are...