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衝門兩面睇3 comments

Yuuji wrote 1 week ago: http://yuuji.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/slidingdoors/ 幾天前,小的偶意看到<<緣份兩面睇>>的一部分。<<緣份兩面 … more →

Tags: 逸事, 膠港膠事, 1992 stock, ATO, crocs, 緊握扶手, 緣份兩面睇, E門, 英國國鐵

History of the Great Western Railway site – BPMA’s future new home

postalheritage wrote 2 weeks ago: Swindon is largest town in Wiltshire with a population over 170,000.  However, before 1840 Swindon w … more →

Tags: New Centre, Railway, BPMA, chain testing works, Swindon, Wiltshire, English Heritage, railway chain testing, Victorian

Train in vain

nickmalkoutzis wrote 3 weeks ago: Illustration by Manos Symeonakis There’s a bookshop in my neighborhood that’s always a treat to visi … more →

Tags: Greek politics, social issues, pasok, Nick Malkoutzis, Athens Plus, Trains, Railway, Kifissia-Piraeus electric railway, ISAP

A Word From Our Sponsors... British Rail

The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 1 month ago: Much-loved comedy actress Hattie Jacques, star of Carry On films and TV sitcom Sykes, races Scottish … more →

Tags: A word from our sponsors, Adverts, hattie jacques, Jackie Stewart, Sykes, carry on

Nodding Donkeys: Greater Manchester's Love/Hate Relationship with the Class 142 Pacer Unit

mancunian1001 wrote 1 month ago: An irreverent history of the much maligned lightweight DMU Few trains epitomise Greater Manchester … more →

Tags: Greater Manchester, manchester, North West, Trains, Transport, Travel

Route 53 Expert: Rebellious Mixtape #21 comment

mancunian1001 wrote 1 month ago: A special mixtape to celebrate 40 years since the formation of SELNEC PTE40 years ago came one of th … more →

Tags: Buses, Greater Manchester, humour, Music, Trains, Transport, Travel

This train is for profit via subsidy

Matt Doughty wrote 1 month ago: Network Fail I thought I’d start off with a subject that, as a lot of my friends will know, I … more →

Tags: Network Rail, Railways, re-nationalisation

No Time To Blog: Day 7 - Conclusions

sherby57 wrote 2 months ago: It’s finally time to bring No Time To Blog to an end (for now).  It’s been one of the lo … more →

Tags: No time to blog, Blogging, Television, Come Dine With Me, Dell, Bracknell, conclusions, Summary

A Nation of Sheep

freethinkeruk wrote 3 months ago: The energy Regulator Ofgem has called on the suppliers to reduce their charges to customers followin … more →

Tags: capitalism, Energy, British Gas, EDF, Edward R. Murrow, electricity, Energy Regulator, Gas, Offgem

No Time To Blog: Day 1 - On The Train & Bird Calls

sherby57 wrote 3 months ago: We’re finally on the train back home. Although, it somehow took us two hours of train journeys … more →

Tags: No time to blog, Warrington, Bracknell, train, northerner, bird calls

First Class etiquette with a serving of jelly!

jellylondon wrote 3 months ago: jelly hello! We’ve been helping Elvis Communications with their latest campaign for Virgin Tra … more →

Tags: Web, jelly house, advertising, Jelly, jellylondon, Elvis, typography, Carmichael, London

MBM - Jimmy Savile + News!12 comments

sherby57 wrote 3 months ago: Do you remember Jimmy Savile’s ‘The is the age of the train’ adverts? Great, weren … more →

Tags: Milk Bottle Manifesto, Milk, milk bottle, Label, jimmy savile, Adverts, trial separation

The Office of Postmaster General: Its holders in the Twentieth Century

postalheritage wrote 4 months ago: by Dr Adrian Steel, Acting CEO The office of Postmaster General (PMG) was abolished upon the creatio … more →

Tags: Archive, Talks, Postmaster General, Dr Beeching, Tony Benn, PMG, Post Office Act 1969, Clement Attlee, Labour Prime Ministers

The State of the Railway

theidlespectator wrote 5 months ago: Many a reader of The Idle Spectator has contacted this magazine with correspondence that, were it re … more →

Tags: Railways, national express, gordon brown, Socialism, public ownership, recession

TOPS - a decade a head of its time

logistical wrote 5 months ago: On his website Roger Ford lists 100 things that defined British Rail. At number 83 comes TOPS: … more →

Tags: Thailand, Transport, Railways, freight

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Stefan III wrote 5 months ago: The Titfield Thunderbolt There’s something a bit “Titfield Thunderbolt” about the current state of t … more →

Tags: Rant, Titfield Thunderbolt, Network Rail, ealing studios, French TGV

CJ on Rural Transport Issues in the UK 3 comments

Chris Jensen Romer wrote 6 months ago: A long time ago I got involved in a debate on a friends mailing list on rural transport issues, and … more →

Tags: Social commentary desecrated, uk politics, New Labour, rural life, rural transport issues, rural economy, railways in the UK, department of transport, rural bus services

Multimodal Travel

Dave wrote 6 months ago: Even trains are looking for alternative methods of travel during these days of the credit crunch! … more →

Tags: General, Rail Travel, train travel, multimodal transport, Multimodal

Mind the Gap

bodyprojectliverpool wrote 7 months ago: “…To the gentleman sporting the pin-striped suit trying to get in to the third carriage, … more →

Tags: Brand, Business, communications, Customer Service, Society, Announcements, Delays, lime street, Liverpool


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