C13 - Foreign railways

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Personal recollections of railways

Dec 29, 20212 min read

Some of the longest train journeys in the world..

Here are some of the longest train journeys from all over the globe. The Trans-Siberian Railway (5,772 miles) The longest railway line in...

Oct 9, 20211 min read

Did You Know that David Bowie was a train fan?

David Bowie - Station to Station. Live at the Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - December 12, 1978 One of his most successful albums in 1976...

Jul 3, 20211 min read

Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

The Sierra Leone National Railway Museum has been working with WAYout (West African Youth) Arts on the creation of a short film to...

May 12, 20211 min read

The Last Spike

"Cragellachie Station opened in 1863 - 22 years before the last spike was driven in 1875 at Craigellachie in British Colombia to complete...

May 10, 20214 min read

An Old Photograph

The last spike and the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. . . . . . . It’s an iconic photograph, though you may not know it. It...

Apr 27, 20211 min read

Happy Independence Day (27th April 2021)

ALL ABOARD! This is your ticket to a railway adventure – a legendary railway museum in a stunning country that needs the world's help...

Mar 1, 20213 min read

The Trans Mongolian: When the trains stop

In the latest Friends ‘Review’ journal Anthony Coulls makes passing mention of his work on the upcoming NRM exhibition on the Trans...

Feb 13, 20213 min read

Bits and Bobs – and where to put them.

Locomotive design featuring Chinese locomotives at Datong and German locos at Nordlingen museum. . . . . . . A previous post commented on...