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Hi Folks, I haven't posted for several months, but now I'm back. I've added thousands of new pictures to my website and here's a taster from a visit to the GTR depot (both old and new) at Hornsey yesterday. http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p712217497

You'll find a selection of pictures from the opening of the concourse and platforms 7-9 here; http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p915584639

I've added pictures from opposite ends of the country - Cornwall and also the Far North of Scotland as well as the central belt and a look at EGIP electrification progress. http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p981363813

Several galleries have had pictures added. Follow the link to find out which ones; http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/recent.html

On Friday I was over at the Siemens factgory at Krefeld and the test track at Wildenrath to see progress on construction of the Class 700s and testing of the first Class 707s. Here's a selection of pictures from the day: http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p487954781

Here's a selection from a trip to the Siemens factory in Munich, which is home to the production line for the Vectron locomotive; http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p603658057

I've added lots of old travel slides to the India gallery and also many shots from the Gospel Oak-Barking line taken on Friday just before one section closed for electrification work. There's also GTR & other Overground pix. Follow this link to find which galleries have been added to...

I added another 100 odd slides from 2002-03 this week. You'll find them in these galleries; http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/recent.html

I've not been posting regular links to my Zenfolio website recently as I've changed the format somewhat to save me time. I'm no longer doing a monthly gallery. Instead pictures are going straight into the relevant TOC or other topic gallery. This is because I've begun the mammoth task of...

Pix from the Northern & TPE launches http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p1051983254

More here... https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/the-anti-hs2-mobs-imaginary-friends/

More here... https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/the-anti-hs2-mob-live-up-to-their-name/

- you can read the analysis & excerpts here; https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/the-hs2-bill-ctte-report/

I've added another tranche of rail pix to the Sri Lanka gallery. http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p1070409048

Here's a new blog (with pix) about a trip on Sri Lankan railways between Colombo & Kandy and a look at what you'll find (some fantastic Victorian signalling!) https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/sri-lankan-sojourn-part-2/

More here; https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/the-bell-tolls-for-the-anti-hs2-campaign/

Here's a selection of pictures from Sri Lanka. Two British loco types are still employed here, both built by Hunslet. One's an 0-6-0 shunter, the other a 1500hp mainline loco - the M7. http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p1070409048

More here; https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/the-anti-hs2-mob-shoot-themselves-in-the-foot-again/

More here; https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/the-anti-hs2-mobs-crocodile-tears-over-flooding/

More here; https://paulbigland.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/its-the-final-countdown/