Train porn

tabbey wrote: »

I take it that this is in Toronto?

Yes - Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail being tunnelled under the Toronto Transit Commission Yonge/Line 1 Subway.

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

I take it what they call light rail is a lot closer to an S-Bahn than a Luas?

I think so. S- Bahn from german means StadtschnellBahn which roughly means city fast/quick railway.

Nah, tube would be a U-bahn, an S-bahn is more like Crossrail

Del.Monte wrote: »

I was doing a bit of spring cleaning today and discovered this thing.

I think I bought it in Bray and it was used over the 8-day period as a valid Rambler ticket despite having only one hole punched in it. There can't be many of these about.

My first rambler in 1968 was thread reinforced card, by the end of the 8 days, over- enthusiastic checkers had punched it to shreds.

30th Feb, eh!

Del.Monte wrote: »

From the Cork Examiner of 11th October 1997 - note the high standard of journalism.

Newspaper coverage of railways has gone downhill, but this piece is truly appalling. The C class (B201) locos which were sold to NIR went north in the mid 80s, a quarter century after the branch closed.
As for mistaking a diesel loco for a steam one, one can only assume that the journalist writing the article had not seen the accompanying photo.

Not what one expected from "de paper".

Nice 2009 oil painting of Navan station in the snow by James McGrane which failed to sell at Morgan O'Driscoll's yesterday.

Here's some nostalgia for those of you who don't follow the Irish Railway Modeller site: https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi1542102297

roundymac wrote: »

Brings a tear to my eye watching it, my father brought me and my cousin for a spin on it weeks before it closed. Wonderful memories.

Lucky blighter, I was never even lucky enough to see a freight train cross the city from Glanmire Road to Albert Quay!

Sorry if this is the wrong thread but can anyone tell me this information please?
I was passing through Thurles last week and saw a navy coloured train passing through called the Great Hibernian.
Where is that from?

Del.Monte wrote: »

Here's some nostalgia for those of you who don't follow the Irish Railway Modeller site: https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi1542102297

Ah here I'll have to watch that later. I know my posts in the thread about youghal aren't very positive but it's because of stuff like this. The west cork railway is gone but damn it the east cork one is still saveable from Midleton to youghal.

Itssoeasy wrote: »

The west cork railway is gone but damn it the east cork one is still saveable from Midleton to youghal.

And the East Cork route goes straight to Youghal, unlike the West Cork which would never have survived the age of the motor car, given its slow meandering route.

this would be great on some routes here

https://twitter.com/ScotRail/status/1186952483941298176

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

In an ideal world where we didn't have a unique rail gauge and a massive shortage of rolling stock, then maybe you could justify providing space for bikes not people...

our gauge does not prevent the carrying of bikes, or the procurement of stock. it makes it a tiny bit more difficult but it's not that much of an issue.

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Is the fare charged commensurate with the space taken up? Doubt it.

if the service attracts extra patronage to the train then job done. fares in the uk are expensive as it is so i would imagine the passenger fare more then covers the cost of carrying the bike.
these are conversions from old single car diesel units which would be scrapped otherwise. they are then being added to the existing trains as extra, so this is extra space, which would not be created but for these.

Another nice SLNCR Pass, with interesting provenance, sold on eBay last night for £46 - I was slightly more enthusiastic in my bidding but not enough.

Del.Monte wrote: »

Left me wanting more - where's the rest of it? Saw quite a few familiar faces there including the one armed ticket inspector. No Christy Maher in the Dining Car but I'm sure he features in the remaining footage. Thanks for posting.

084 was getting ready, but 083 operated the train.:D Nice footage. Times change. I was eating a bag of chips in the Kildare station waiting room last Monday afternoon and 084 came in and paused light engine, then headed back from whence she came.

Rory (since deceased) serving in the dining car on the Galway/Westport route never failed to serve up a can of Guinness draught with a real glass and a portion of real deep fried chips.

From Irish Railway Modeller - a sight to warm the heart of diesel fans.


Turn up the volume.


https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/8147-rpsi-b141/

A couple of videos from tom Ryan of the past on the cork to youghal line.

this would be the BDSM end of porn

https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/1234075266965786626

School tour: Ostend 1976.




Fantastic coastal tramway with ancient pre.WW.II. vehicles with wood panelled interiors. They were a big deal for me never having seen a tram of any description before save for photographs. All modernised now and I haven't been back so will retain the memory.