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October 1st 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen, the world’s first high speed line. To celebrate, I have created a few new posts for my blog – https://trainstobeyond.com/ The main one is about a trip I made along the line recently, getting off at all the...

Here is my latest post - on my recent walk along the wonderful Waverley Line. https://trainstobeyond.com/2023/07/03/walking-waverley/

Here is a blog I created back in January after a fascinating trip to Ireland (not all of it on railway themes - but visits to Whitehead and Cultra museums included) https://trainstobeyond.com/2023/01/05/2023-ireland-enterprise/

Here is my latest post on walking from Okehampton to Bude and Padstow on (or as close to as possible) the old track bed. Hope you like it - Feedback, comments and criticisms most welcome ! https://trainstobeyond.com/2022/07/29/2022-uk-in-the-footsteps-of-the-atlantic-coast-express/

Here is my latest post about walking on the track bed of the old Woodhead line (Manchester to Sheffield / Wath to Penistone) a few weeks ago, with some memories and a few photos of my first visit back in 1979. https://trainstobeyond.com/2021/06/14/2021-uk-pennine-rose/

I walked from Woodhead over the top to Dunford Bridge today. The OS map shows 3 vent shafts - the first one ( from the west) looked to be intact - it was a normal brick tower job. I am assuming that was from the 1845 / 53 bores. The easterly one was just a flat brick structure sealed over -...

This was my big staycation lockdown project (May 2020 - May 2021) visits to all the stations mentioned in the "Slow Train" song.... I recommend visiting them - some very interesting places..... https://trainstobeyond.com/2021/05/28/2021-uk-no-passenger-waits/

https://trainstobeyond.com/2021/05/26/2021-uk-walking-the-northern-heights/ A new post about walking over parts of the 1935-40 LPTB Northern Heights plan. Any comments really welcome.

The attached season ticket from St Annes-on-Sea to Blackpool Central (RIP) was issued to my father in late August 1955. I have it because it was kept as a family heirloom; during its validity my father met my mother at Blackpool's Tower ballroom (not far from Central). They married in 1956...

As we know, DP2 was involved in the Thirsk crash in 1967 and written off, with the power unit being used for a class 50. But consider two scenarios, the crash never happened or a Deltic was involved instead, what would have happened ? Would DP2 have been retained in a similar way as Falcon...

There is probably a simple answer to this but I seem to be missing something... Wikipedia seems to suggest that the old GNR line from Highgate (high level) to Finsbury Park was used (until 1970) for Underground stock transfers between Highgate depot and the Northern City line. The stock was...

I was looking at some photographs of the old Class 502 Liverpool to Southport EMUs recently and it made me recall that they were numbered M283XXM etc.. That second (suffix) "M" was part of a numbering system that denoted that they were pre-BR and originally owned by the LMS. That system was...

https://trainstobeyond.com/2020/08/26/2020-uk-on-the-trail-of-the-pines-express/ Just in case any one is interested in walking, and walking the track bed of old railways in particular, here is an account of my latest walk along the track bed of the Yate to Bath (S&DJR) to Bournemouth (Pines...

I see that the new model N700S has been launched on July 1st. The new train features are detailed in an article in Railway Gazette or can be found on the wikipedia page for the N700. I believe there are 4 initial sets in service excluding the prototype, with plans for up to 40 over the next...

Quick Question - My wife has an annual gold card between a station in Kent and London Terminals, - Is she entitled to make as many trips a day as she likes or is she limited to just one ? In other words - by the rules - can she go to London for work, come home and then go back again for a...