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This is a lovely model of the rural railway in Washington state (Twin Peaks), and with terrific trackside timber buildings and wonderful autumn trees…and a top logo on the freight.

Control panel

Vintage lego

These images come from a two-volume set of Railway Wonders of the World. I love the Becher style of straight-up front-on photography in the tradition of the new objectivity.

This is photograph of the stations at King’Cross and St Pancras in London, from about 1935. Both of the main stations have been comprehensively modernised: St Pancras has the Eurostar London terminus, and a huge new extension, KX has a … Continue reading →

From this week’s Guardian, the therapeutic value of watching trains online…I’ve posted before about this, in relation to the noises of distant trains passing in the night. It turns out that one of the best places to watch the live … Continue reading →