Latest updates
The most recent updates from my various webpages.
Railways of Afghanistan
- Tajik rail link offered February 8, 2010
Islamabad-Dushanbe flights will start by March: Tajik envoy [...] The ambassador [of Tajikistan to Pakistan, Zubaydullo N Zubaydov] said that he would like to acknowledge that at the London … - Russian discussion February 7, 2010
Russian language-discussion of Afghan railways, via Google Translate It looks like I need to find a copy of the book Выполняя Интернациональный Долг (and learn … - Uzbek bottleneck on the Northern Distribution Network February 3, 2010
AFGHANISTAN: WASHINGTON EXPLORING CHINESE RE-SUPPLY ROUTE Deirdre Tynan 2/02/10 [...] On land, the NDN also appears to be experiencing some problems. Although the US Department of Defense insists … - NATO transit traffic February 1, 2010
From Russian Transport Daily Report, 1 February 2010: NATO Cargo Transit through Russia May Start within Days Railway transit of non-lethal NATO freight through Russia and Central Asia to NATO … - Photos of the Bolan Pass line January 31, 2010
Some 1890 photographs of the Bolan Pass line in what is now Pakistan, at Railways of the Raj. On his return to India, William secured employment with the North Western Railway as Engineer, and was …
Sound mirrors
- Diagonal thoughts February 7, 2010
Sound Mirrors at Diagonal Thoughts, “some notes on seeing and being, sound and image, media and memory”. - Abbot’s Cliff photo January 31, 2010
Sound Mirror on cliffs above Dover at Exploring the Kent Coast (and a bit of E. Sussex) by Sally Swan. - Hidden Teesside November 8, 2009
The Hidden Teesside website has pictures of the Boulby and Redcar sound mirrors. Plus lots of interesting pictures of assorted industrial, military and other remains in the area. - Sonic Marshmallow interview October 7, 2009
Graphics.com has an interview with Troika Design Studios which discusses the “Sonic Marshmallows” sound mirror-inspired installation at Wat Tyler country park in Essex. We see Sonic … - Designing for Human Behavior September 27, 2009
Garrett G Jones on sound mirrors at the Designing for Human Behavior blog at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture: …. Microphones placed at foci the of the reflectors …
Railways of Iraq
- Perchance it is not dead, but sleepeth February 3, 2010
There has been a lack of updates in recent weeks months while I’ve concentrated on other things. But the website isn’t dead – there are updates to come. Thanks to people who keep … - Locos being delivered February 3, 2010
Phil Wormald has scanned some 5 July 1983 photos of IRR 2515 and 2516 on a delivery run in Germany. - Thomas Cook on Iraqi rail services July 8, 2009
World’s worst services: The night train to Basra Whenever you feel depressed about the state of the railways in Britain, just turn to the latest ‘Thomas Cook Overseas Timetable’. … - Steel tender June 21, 2009
Ministry of Transport Iraqi Republic Railways Co Dept / Central purchasing Ref / RBG / Steel Wire Date 17 / 6 / 2009 Tender Announcement The Iraqi railways company “IRR” Baghdad Iraq announces … - Streamliner modelled in O-gauge June 7, 2009
David Argent has built an O-scale model of one of the three PC class streamlined pacific locomotives supplied to Iraq by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns in 1941. There was a fourth, 504 Kirkuk …