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Maybe the plan like that The engine shed near the coach works and the main line near the east side

According to my observation, many European branch line in poor area use very simple system, the levers just near the switches non-interlocking and be changed by the train guard or ground staff.

I find the old standard platform is lower than the modern.

Did British locomotives burn coal bricks? Like this shot from LA GARE DE LA BASTILLE

I always follow the style of 1950-60s press cameraman, just like the TV movie "Man with a camera" - Always hold the camera by hand even a 4' x 5' (6 X 9 for me) camera and quickly shot ,catch the moment. There is no worry about grain by iso 800 even 1600 because the 6 X 9 format is large. Of...

When l used Mamiya Super 23, l often use slow shutter speed (1/30; 1/15) for my 100 mm /f 3.5 or 127 mm /f 4.5 lens under low light and always handheld shooting but if any possible l will use high speed film, however iso 100 or 50 film is more cheap. For some sensitive area l will use TLR camera...

I was born in 1995 and always have been interested in steam loco, even l am not a British. (I came to the UK to design a railway game)

Yesterday i visited GCR again with bad weather and now l drew the carto.metro style route map showing all track and shed. I never find any locomotive to be turn around by Q&W turntable even most time the turntable just a part of the siding for wagons.

So that today all four wheel wagons are operation on mainline are nearly close to retirement? But very clearly that the six wheel wagon really is dead on mainline.

I have interested to know why the non-bogie (usually means four wheeler) rolling stock is not safe for high speed. Many old movies shows the old four wheeler was running and amazing shaking. My friend who is a SNCF staff, he told me the four wheeler is really unsafe because they are no hunting...

On last Sunday l visited GCR and talked with a staff about the future. He laughing said “Everybody think the shed will to be remove! no, the shed will still be there.” and told more information about the gap link. So l drawing this map

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=51.5408&lon=-0.1377&layers=168&right=BingHyb This site will be clearly show the changes, the details of these OS 25 inch maps are amazing, l can't believe they are showed every switch. Must thanks for The National Library of Scotland.

Use a camera with waist-level finder will more easy to take photo in some “sensitive area”. Just last week l taken a picture of Bolton station, a lady politely asked me why she was photographed even l have never found her in my viewfinder.

l usually only use color negatives and develop at home. I will browse and save images from the negatives by Epson V700 scanner, and then if l find some wonderful shot will go to darkroom to enlarge but only a few can processing RA4 color printing today. Reversal film is very attractive but...

In the last year l shot over 70 rolls film and most are color negatives. Being a bus-fan l almost the only one who keep to take photo by film. England has excellent black and white film from Ilford but unfortunately, l hardly use b/w film.

Hello everyone！ Today l went to visit the GCR and take some photo about the Gap，there is no many change there. But another worried point is that l found a lot of graffiti on the piers when l was traveling by GC trains.

Build in China but some core technical from Siemens.

From local News: At 11:53 on 25 January, G281 train from Qingdao to Hangzhou East stopped at a small station call Dingyuan station because the electrical equipment failed. The No.2 car was emit smoke and then fire, all passenger were evacuated safely, the No.2 car was damaged by fire. The...

https://youtu.be/0a5pZNTZ9Ms I didn't find much post about the Transport Fever. About railway PC game l like operating than driving. Now is 1940, all line by steam locomotive and non-electrification and the mainline by 4 tracks railway. Because TPF was developed by Swiss so l follow right hand...

When l browse the history story of Nickey line on Wiki, l find a interesting passage what is shows the competition between MS and LNWR. "On one occasion, when a Midland Railway locomotive entered the LNWR siding at Boxmoor, the track was lifted by angry LNWR workers to prevent it from...