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Monthly Archives: February 2013
RIP Bob Godfrey – Great (1975) Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Bob Godfrey, the award winning animator, has passed away aged 91. I’ve posted a picture of the great Victorian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, to make the connection to his biographical film, Great (1975). Brunel is a larger-than-life figure who conceptualised … Continue reading
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Integrated Systems
There was an interesting story about American plans for a high-speed (HS) rail network. The chances of this happening any time soon are pretty remote. The vested-interests have the politicians in their pocket. The best thing would be to reconceptualise … Continue reading
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Best Grand Central?
Grand Central Station is one of the great stations of the world. But, I doubt that it is the loveliest, or even close. That claim was made by David Cannadine, historian, on BBC Radio 4s “Points of View.” You can … Continue reading
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Swiss Madness
Things are turning nasty on the Swiss Railways! Generally held up the paragon of service and efficiency; things have turned sour following new rules about validating tickets. The rules are being ruthlessly enforced by cheerless inspectors who are handing out … Continue reading
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Locomotion
Dan Snow has been presenting a short series of films about the history and development of railways in Britain…You can watch the films, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qh3z3/Locomotion_Dan_Snows_History_of_Railways_Episode_3/ Better still, there is a link to a whole archive of BBC films about steam … Continue reading
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