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This classic Film was very recently re-shown on BBC Television/iPlayer, in a seemingly new cleaned up ‘BFI’ edition, which made the period detail, especially the railway Scenes, much clearer. A separate, this time, sound query - whilst the major cast members are waiting for their respective...

There are historical references/rumours that, the original larger order for EM2 (Class 77) Locomotives, was to facilitate potential 1500v DC extensions from Rotherwood (near Sheffield), to both Woodford Halse and March. Obviously the former would have simply involved electrification of the GC...

I thought I would finish my recent trip to the Netherlands by treating myself to the so called First Class Business Premier accommodation on the direct Eurostar service from Amsterdam Centraal to St. Pancras International departing 08.45am, which wasn’t cheap but I thought of it as a special...

I recently watched the excellent Peter Jackson film 'They Shall Not Grow Old', here in the UK, and towards the end of the restored film, where the colour film goes back into black and white, there were several scenes showing the returning British Troops at the very end of 1918 possibly early...

I'm particularly interested in electrified Railways, including the former Southern Railway/Region of B.R. I recently visited the NRM at York and, in the 'Warehouse' Hall came across a display case containing a partly labelled model, of an Electric Locomotive dated 1937 of a Maunsell-Raworth...

I'm travelling by train on a weekday later this month (October 2012) from Copenhagen to Hamburg. I thought there was a direct ICE Diesel Unit only taking 4-1/2 hours? However, for a weekday (Tuesday/Wednesday) there are only trains taking 5-3/4 hours via the Great Belt and changing from DSB to...

I've noticed in recent times that, on the GE from London to Colchester, there's a new-ish neutral section on the OHLE a short way north of Kelvedon Station. Why? There are already existing neutral sections just South of Witham plus, North of Colchester respectively that are only approx 15 miles...