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I found a copy of Jonathan Glancey’s budget picture book about the cultrual history of the railways. It was put together by Carlton in 2004. Basically, the book is a large square format, with pictures throughout and captions. That’s all … Continue reading →

We had a snadwich in the sunshine yesterday at the RH+DR…lovely  

George Pullman was a 19C American industrialist who promoted luxury rail travel. He is remembered as combining both autocratic and paternalistic personality traits. He built a railway community at Pullman, IL, that semed like a form of utopia. However, all … Continue reading →

Here is the cover of a book, published by FranckH, of Stuttgart, during 1966. The book is a classic of the 1960s, with super contrasty black and white images, and with pictorial endpapers, front and back The images were taken … Continue reading →

Here is the cover of a book I found at the week-end. I was attracted by the square format. Like a spiral binding, a square format is a sign of modern design…and well worth looking for. As I suspected, the … Continue reading →

I’ve posted before about this sign…here Japanese Express Train Sign It came back from the framer today, and looks a million yen. Terrific.

Michael Portillo has just begun a new railroad adventure in the USA…and, this time, he’s following in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark’s famous expedition up the Missouri river. Amtrak’s (US railways) , Missouri River Runner, also follows the river … Continue reading →

I was watching University Challenge (BBC2TV iplayer) yesterday evening and was pleasantly surprised by a series of questions about music and trains. Actually, the questions were about orchestral music and trains…not easy for young people. The questions were about Berlioz … Continue reading →

Just found a terrific illustrated history of railway maps in Britain….and with a great discount. I’ll be posting about maps and trains then.

Here are two iterations of the famous French railway map by Gourdoux. This was a commercial map designed to help salesmen. Just click on the image for more detail. Quite apart from the intrinsic geographical interest of the map, these … Continue reading →