mrundkvist, 4 days ago to Travel

Travelling Stockholm - Hamburg - Cologne - Brussels for a two-day conference about public metal detecting. It'll take 24 hours, one third of which I'll spend asleep. It's the 2024 way to #travel.

#trains #railways #academia

timrichards, 16 days ago to Trains

For Traveller's 'Next great journeys' special feature, I wrote about five trains that are new or have new itineraries coming up.

Here's the piece, covering La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the Indian Pacific, the Arctic Circle Express, SpaciaX, and the Laos-China railway...

Spectacular scenery is just a part of these five new stylish rail journeys

https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/spectacular-scenery-is-just-a-part-of-these-five-new-stylish-rail-journeys-20240430-p5fnsa.html

#Train #Trains #RailTravel #TrainTravel #Railways

booksontheline, 20 days ago to cymru

A very readable history of the railways of South Wales, focusing on the lines which have closed.

A handy gazeteer presents essential historical information about each line; opening dates, closing dates etc

See our ‘retro review’ online (text or audio available): ‘Forgotten Railways: South Wales’ by James Page

https://booksontheline.com/?p=2322

#Wales #BookReview #Railways #RailwayHistory #History

booksontheline, 23 days ago to cymru

Reservoir builders in South Wales used an astonishing array of railways, gauges and engines!

This is a book for the devotee of industrial locos and the systems which they worked

It includes huge variety of machines - in an industry beset with problems!

See our latest review online (text/audio): ‘Reservoir Builders of South Wales’ by Harold D. Bowtell & Geoffrey Hill from The Industrial Locomotive Society

https://booksontheline.com/?p=2353

#Wales #Railways #Engines #BookReview #RailwayHistory #History