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Lovely. 19/11 We managed to buy this picture, and it arrived earlier this week. It’s better than I hoped and will scrub up very well in a new frame.

In 1963, the US pop artist, Ed Ruscha published his Twentysic Gasoline Stations…this was a kind of photographic road trip with associated art works in print form. Someone should do the same with railroad stations and model railway layouts… In … Continue reading →

It’s October, and I visited the local model railway exhibition with my friend, Alan, at the weekend. You can imagine how pleased I was to see this model of the Granary Building at King’s Cross, with the new CSM…except that … Continue reading →

Here’s a picture of the station platform at Rannoch Moor. The photo is included in a book of the 100 best railway stations in Britain, compiled by Simon Jenkins. Rannoch is the high-point of the West Highland line between Glasgow … Continue reading →

Here is a picture of the railway staion at Canfranc in Spain…nothing is as grand as ruins, and nothing is as disconcerting and anxious making as a derelict railway… This station used to be one of the largest in Europe, … Continue reading →

Here’s a terrific photograph of passengers on an Indian railway journey…they’re sitting on the roof!  

My friend and colleague, Jaap, asked me for a list of favourite films…luckily I am the sort of person who  makes lists…and I had this to hand…I’ve added a note of any post that I’ve already made about the films. … Continue reading →

My friend and colleague, Jaap, just asked me to compile a list of my favourite film documentaries on youtube. Here’s the list I posted to him…they’re not all railway films, but there are a few…I’ve made a note against the … Continue reading →

Back in 2011, I bumped into Michael Portillo on the train at Folkestone…he was filming one of his journeys…they’re all on Box of Broadcasts…and also the later ones around Europe, and also the ones around the USA. Actually, that’s me … Continue reading →

Old-school concert poster for Led Zeppelin, circa 1975. Quite a nice steam loco too…