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It has to be 60098 'Charles Francis Brush' http://www.lafavre.us/brush/brushbio.htm The naming was not without some lobby from Brush Traction when it was pointed out that he fitted the class theme of social reformers. The locomotive should reside at the GCR along with the Class 31 and...

Agree about Barcelona Estacio de Franca but so very few trains to see. Also agree about Sants but at least there is plenty of trains to observe. I've often thought of trying to find a vantage point at Santa Eulalia to view the Sants approaches. Although the traffic is less at Vilanova...

I see no difference than those crimes against aviation, the aim is the same. Stick um in with the shoe bomber I say

If you get time the Railway Museum at Vilanova I la Geltru is worth a visit its next to the station. When I went in 2008 it was open every day except Mondays. Trains are regular from Barcelona Sants and serve the resort of Sitges and then onward to Vilanova where many of the services terminate...

With all the investment in St Pancras it would be a waste of resource to reinstate Waterloo. Its not just the trains but the infrastructure and staffing. Perhaps it could be used as an empty stock stabling point to reduce the contant drags to CJ.

Re Madrid Atocha Is there a vantage point east of the station to watch trains arriving and departing? Its hard tell from Google Earth. Valencia is another great Spanish Station love the architecture

Tarragona Spain and the Chicago approaches watching the morning METRA rush hour from Lake Street.

finally got a close up of the mock GWR Hall at the new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios. Pretty convincing until I tapped the cylinders that were fibre glass. A blast of steam (dry ice?) made me jump. The whole attraction is worth a visit but be early and make it your first stop in...

Share the observation of Oracle that the landing pad has been there for some time although I think the railtrack has only been in situ for the last few years. There are three helipads on International drive. (although the one near the Four Points at Sheraton looks to be closed). Here is a shot...

A Helicopter pad on International Drive Orlando Florida is surrounded by a railtrack with a drive through shed. Parked where the line meets the main road was a streetcar. This was not in use during my visit but was in use as an advertising media for the helicopters. Does anyone have info on this...

The MTA is a real fun ride. Some stations have through lines for routes not served by the station and the sight of non-stoppers flahing through between the girders is quitedramatic. Times Square is a good example. A few trips down line 1 will soon get you number crunching. My last visit was for...

Other than the two works shunters only 92046 and 37197 were noted at Brush Loughborough on the morning of 25/04 The passing of 5043 on the MML en route Tyseley - York made my day.

Re the West Country Class so strange that one was not named 'Bournemouth' !

I'll go for Rugby over and under the flyover Brum route and WCML.

Brush Loughborough. 92046 was the only loco on view at the back of Brush on 18/4/09

The precursor of GNER the LNER and Later BR Eastern region had a habit of going big on names: V2 2-6-2s : 60835 The Green Howard Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment and: 60809 The Snapper The East Yorkshire Regiment The Duke Of Yorks Own. They also had the shortest the B1...

The locomotive names post-steam never really had the same impact in the diesel/electric era as there was not such a class identity. I liked the early warships. The Class 50s, whilst continuing the theme, picked some really obscure ships. The Navy tradition of perpetuating the same name meant...

What is the reason for the 3 note high pitch alarm that is repeated three times in quick succession on board the East Midland Trains class 222. I have been travelling regular between Loughborough and Leicester, and return, and hear it on most journeys ?

I must admit I like the Stagecoach livery it seems to suit anything that gets it. On the MML I think the Meridians look really smart. The Wessex Electrics certainly looked slick in it.

Had a similar experience in Valencia. A policeman made me remove 5 digital pics off my camera I had taken on the platform but allowed me to keep two I had taken through the fence from outside the station.