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Comment on Back up again by admin

admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:09:44 +0000

So it is. Excellent news. That is some beast: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/72650015

Comment on Back up again by Barrie Hughes

Barrie Hughes — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:49:26 +0000

The Baghdad Zawra Park Children’s Railway is operational and photos on Google Earth clearly show it operational in 2012.

Comment on Remains of the Spurn Head railway by Keith Bainbridge

Keith Bainbridge — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:43:23 +0000

Dear Andrew
I was born in 1942. My mother was living in London at that time and my father who was in the Royal artillery was stationed at Spurn Head. She fell pregnant after the Blitz and was too nervous to live in London so she found accommodation with the boson of the lifeboat who lived in a small community at Spurn Head. The land was known as a “Spit of Yorkshire”.

The single line railway which linked a small community at Spurn Head with the village of Kilnsea was nicknamed the “doodlebug”. Probably because of the noise it made. I remember the carriages as being open and I read an article some years back that said that at one time it consisted of an old passenger carriage and a steam locomotive called the Kenyon. Later I believe they used a converted motorcar.

I visited from New Zealand about 1990 and saw the railway lines much as they are shown in the photographs. The small group of houses which numbered about five have all gone but the foot pring is still there. I have a photograph of the houses copied from an article. There is a small postwar village slightly closer to Kilnsea.

The old lifeboat which I remember was clinker built has been replaced by a much more modern vessel. However, the lifeboat house which is at the tip of the spit was still there. I remember fishing off the end when the tide was in with what was probalby a some string and a bent nail.

Comment on Remains of the Spurn Head railway by John E. Jinks

John E. Jinks — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:09:43 +0000

On my last visit to Kilnsea/Spurn about two weeks ago, I bought a copy of the book Sailing The Rails by Howard Frost from the visitor centre near the entrance to Spurn (The Warren), it was on special offer for £6. I can highly recommend it.

Comment on Narrow gauge military railway in York by Adam

Adam — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:11:37 +0000

This tramway surfaced a few years ago during some work on the river bank – its 18″ gauge horse worked and ran into the adjacent arsenal for Fulford barracks.

York library has some good maps showing the system at its full extent with turntables etc in place

Comment on Remains of the Spurn Head railway by Liz

Liz — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:13:33 +0000

Fascinating. I have family who were posted here during the 1920s and heard them talk about the railway. My Grandfather was in the army and was there with his wife and 3 small children. Grim I should think.

Comment on Railways in the United Arab Emirates by Andrew Grantham

Andrew Grantham — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:04:15 +0000

Some January 2011 pictures of the locomotive in Al Mushrif Park

Comment on Remains of the Spurn Head railway by john vince

john vince — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:36:39 +0000

Dear Andrew Graham,
Came across your website in my search for details of the Spurn Railway.
You mention Howard Frost’s book and I wonder if you can tell me where I may obtain a copy.

I write a column for THE COUNTRYMAN and a reader has asked us some questions about this unusual line.
I would be grateful for your help.

Thank you if you can assist.

John Vince.

PS I liked your presentation.

Comment on As the Vogel flies by SJ X2 + ICE x 2 | The Great Circular European Railway Challenge

SJ X2 + ICE x 2 | The Great Circular European Railway Challenge — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:58:13 +0000

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Comment on Kuala Lumpur monorails by baba

baba — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50:46 +0000

hello
dr
I am student in managenent course ,research about monorail systems and
organization structure(organization chart in this system opreating
&norm of staff number in per KM monorail line).
please help me