Recent content by Rup

Thanks, everyone.

In the New Year, I'll be travelling to central London in February on a Friday. I'm coming from the West of England, and I was thinking of parking and then getting the tube. Can anyone recommend a good place to park? Thanks.

My t-shirt features one roundel and the date 1970. Looking at the t-shirt with several roundels, the roundel at the bottom in the middle is the same as the one on my t-shirt. It implies that 1970 was the date this particular roundel was first used. Thanks.

My son recently bought me a t-shirt from the Transport Museum in Covent Garden. On the front of it is the Underground roundel with the date 1970 beneath. Can anyone explain the significance of 1970? Thanks.

However the crashing train appears to be empty, apart from the driver.

Has anyone been watching The Tube: Going Underground TV series on Channel 5? It focuses more on the engineering aspects of the Underground which for me makes it more interesting than some previous series.

Via Oxford Circus seems to be the quickest way (most of the time) according to Google Maps.

Some really interesting answers here. Great to hear differing viewpoints, all with valid observations. I do have a sense we are entering another golden age of the railways and particularly of preservation. I'm very proud of our country's railway heritage.

People often talk about the "golden age of steam", but when was it? Thanks.

Yes, that's it! :D :D :D Thanks, and thanks to everyone else for your detective work!!

No, it wasn't 'See Inside Trains' or 'Usborne Big Book of Big Trains'. It may have included The Flying Scotsman, but it had several locos/trains. It's a Wyevale garden centre. I asked one of the members of staff, but he said an independent company provides the books. Once the Christmas...

Thanks, but it wasn't this one :-(

I was at Acton around 12.30 on Saturday when one went through the eastbound District platform slowly without stopping. It was out-of-service. Took photo but too blurry!

According to railtechnologymagazine.com ... "http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/night-tube-to-launch-on-piccadilly-line-despite-unions-safety-fears"] Rumour has it the new wheels use inferior Chinese steel.

A couple of months ago, I saw a train book in a garden centre which had pages you remove to make paper/cardboard model trains. I went back yesterday to buy it, but alas it was no longer there! I've tried googling, but had no success. Has anyone any idea what the book might be called...