Monthly Archives: September 2016

This was my best find in Japan. It’s a modern sign, printed on plastic film, for display on the front of an engine. It’s usually back-lit for special effect. I believe that it is for the Kaiji Limited Express, a … Continue reading →

I found this in Japan…a hand-printed poster for some kind of railway event. The text seems to be the return ticket…who knows?

This is an image from a series of pictures of abandoned railway stations in Saudi Arabia… The picture is by the German artist photographer, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, who headed to Saudi Arabia to photograph former railway stations the Ottoman empire, lost … Continue reading →

This is from a small collection of black and white commercial illustration from Britain after WW2…it’s the kind of thing that went into newspapers and magazines. Here’s an image of the Midland Pullman.

I’ve already posted about the Japanese fast trains of the 1950s with their punchy paint-jobs and sleek body-work. Here are some pictures of the train in Tokyo Railway Museum. 1950s Streamlining • Japan + USA

We purchased a couple of these water bottles at Tokyo station before setting off.

Here’s an idea for an invisible train… The Japanese are at the forefront of tryig to develop technologies of opticl disturbance…in Star Trek, these would be called cloaking devices. It is literally the stuff of science-fiction, at the moment. In … Continue reading →

I recently posted a diagram of the Tokyo metro system…here’s an improved (eg rationalised) version. Still pretty amazing. Actually, the reality is pretty straightforward.

We’ve just returned from a trip to Japan…amazing. Needless to say, the trains were terrific. At the Railway Museum, Tokyo, we saw the original model Shinkansen (1964).