Author Archives: Paul Rennie

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/mar/23/im-proud-to-be-called-a-nerd-the-pop-and-rock-greats-who-love-model-railways Of course, the link between railways and popular music is in the noise of the machine system. I’ve posted before about this kit of parts, just search for Music of the Rails…

The new Elizabeth Line, also called Crossrail, will open shortly. You can read about it here https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/13/elizabeth-line-crossrail-opening-london This is a new extended underground line, from east to west, and from Chelmsford to Reading. The scale of system is several orders … Continue reading →

The Mubi streaming service are showing the short experimental film, Train Again (2021) by Peter Tscherkassky. The film revisits, in accelerated form, his earlier film referencing the famous railway film of the Lumiere brothers… I’ve posted before about the railway … Continue reading →

Japan House, London, have just me a wonderful post about the history of Japan’s high-speed bullet train. Now, on the verge of super-high-speed maglev (magnetic levitation) trains. You can see their original post, here https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/discover/stories/shinkansen/?utm_campaign=1056931_JHL%20Newsletter%20-%20February%202022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&dm_i=4RMY,MNJ7,2JB08B,2QQSP,1 I’ve posted before about Japanese … Continue reading →

This short film combines a few of the sounds I’ve been posting about in my Music of the Rails thread – Bells, doppler effects and train noises all together. It’s not really music yet, but it could be… This is … Continue reading →