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BBC Radio 4 Extra is running a season called Locomotive Special. You can get the details, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/ There are are all sorts scheduled…  

This is a post about railways and psychoanalysis. I’ve already posted about the close relationship between cinema and trains, And also about the films of Alfred Hitchcock (at least those that have trains in them). You can see my previous, … Continue reading →

I found this list of films with trains… You can see it, here http://mubi.com/lists/chuff-chuff-choo-choo-films-for-train-lovers  

Charles and Ray Eames are probably the best known US designers of the mid 20C . In addition to the architecture and furniture designs for which they are famous, they made short films as educational and moving image elements in … Continue reading →

Here’s a terrific poster from France. It’s in a combination of styles – there’s a bit of art deco (the cinema style lettering at the bottom) and a bit of more modernist photo and information design (the engine and the … Continue reading →

I was just sorting some postcards this morning, and found this one of Rouen station in France. So, this is a post about the art nouveau railway station in France. Anyone who has built a train set knows that, whatever … Continue reading →

Here is a photograph of a railway crossing. This is where two sets of track cross over each other. This is a bit unusual as there isn’t a junction in the cross-over. The result is that there the rails have … Continue reading →

This is  a post about art and trains. This is a post about Albert Brenet. He was a French artist who specialised in images of ships and trains and in a kind of graphic reportage throughout the 1950s and 1960s. … Continue reading →

It’s January, and we are beginning to plan our summer expedition. Karen and me only travel by train – no driving or flying…So, the choice is limited. The plan, this year, is to go to Istanbul by train. Not on … Continue reading →