The remains of the former Partick Central Station (later known as Kelvin Hall Station) under Benalder Street in Glasgow. It was built around 1896 for the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway, and closed in 1965. The station buildings were demolished in 1968.
It's still dark when #Sounder Train 1502 rushes to the platform at Seattle's King Street Station with cab car 304 leading. This Sounder is inbound from Lakewood, Washington with morning commuters. Once this train is emptied, it will quickly return south to Tacoma as Sounder 1503. Meanwhile, #Amtrak Cascades 505 is readied for its run to Eugene, Oregon. #TrainTuesday#Railfan#Railway#Train
A small #CrossBorderRail linguistic observation - I was initially confused by the Polish signage for both 'platform' and 'track' numbers.
Most platforms have 2 tracks !
The British don't distinguish between the two, the Dutch consistently use 'spoor' which is a track - but never talk about platforms.
What can I expect in Italy / Switzerland next week?
@steely_glint Hello there! Italian railway-enthusiast traveler here.
In #Italy we number the railtracks (𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰) as someone already mentioned, but the PA announcer translation may be confusing because - in the English version - they translate "binario" as "platform", which is obviously not exactly the same thing. #train#railway
At last a major Labour Party promise that most of us can get behind: Labour have committed to a full-scale (re)nationalisation of the UK rail system (with some allowance for small scale focussed private services on the nationalised system).
Lobbying by rail firms seems to have finally been unable to halt the realisation that for Labour this is a major & well-supported popular policy.
Now what would be good would them to apply the same logic to their economic/fiscal policy!
Today's historic #photo of the day: Exactly 36 years ago today, the interior of the sub-surface station looking towards the original 1863 Metropolitan and Circle Line platforms at Baker Street station, London, UK, April 19 1988.
The world's first underground #railway the Metropolitan, opened between Paddington and Farringdon in 1863, with Baker Street being a major intermediate station. The platforms just visible in the background beyond the gates and tiled columns, are the originals of 1863.
On Thursday I was pleased to be at the launch of the UK Railway Industry Association's much-needed strategy for cost reduction and decarbonisation of the UK rail network. The strategy would deliver a sustainable and affordable railway and support the UK rolling stock market at a critical time, by delivering new low-carbon trains and further electrification of passenger and freight services.
For today's #AtoZChallenge, the letter is "i", the country is: India, home to the world's most frequent #rail travellers. Let's explore the #Delhi#Metro, which moves people around the #largest#city in #India and second-largest city in the world:
Wonderful day out on the Avon Valley Railway, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this weekend... took a yard tour courtesy of volunteer Doug, who seemed to know everything about the line. #railway#photography#RailPhotography