Latest updates
The most recent updates from my various webpages.
Railways of Afghanistan
- Kabul railway coach photo March 7, 2010
Google’s archive of photos from Life has this one (above) captioned “Deserted Afghan railway car after failure to begin rail system”. Dated 1938 in the caption, the picture … - “The tribes were very restive and hostile” February 28, 2010
I’ve just been re-reading a fascinating book I found whilst browsing dusty shelves in a bookshop in Rawalpindi when I was last in Pakistan (1997). It is called “Adventure Through … - Cost of road transport February 23, 2010
Writing in Viewpoint: Measuring success in Afghanistan, Fotini Christia, a political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has recently spent time in Afghanistan researching … - Visit of their Majesties the King and Queen of Afghanistan to Swindon Works February 21, 2010
Swindon Local Studies Collection has an image of the commemorative booklet containing an illustrated history of Swindon works in Persian which was produced when King Amanullah visited the Great … - Mazar-i-Sharif line construction work February 16, 2010
Uzbekistan to build railway line in Afghanistan Uznews.net – A wage of $500 per month, poor living and working conditions and the lack of security – this is what Uzbek railway builders are …
Sound mirrors
- Warden Point sound mirror on YouTube February 18, 2010
- 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 …
Railways of Iraq
- Turkey to Iraq passenger revival February 16, 2010
Following a January 15 2010 agreement between the Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi railways, passenger services between Mosul in Iraq and Gaziantep in Turkey are restarting this week. The first train left … - 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 …