Recent content by Hirn

Portrush. If it hasn't been mentioned before, Limerick Junction beater. Winter, platform facing West, strong cold wind with rain in it blowing at it from a Northerly angle, overhanging roof for "shelter" but pitched up to catch wind creating with no train at the platform funnelled frigidity...

Through Bath to come and discontinuous electrification will be put in the frame by proposal. Bath being a UNESCO World Heritage Site in general and any overhead would be through Sydney Gardens in particular. I would be prepared to settle for some delicate catenary and masts but not on any...

Quite correct the southern end of the Northern line.

Indeed it was and within the last few years. I can see the arguments for bull head rail: more flexible to curve, easier to change a rail as you could readily remove the keys have the rail out and then knock the keys back in to resecure, an easier section to roll without the wide thinner foot...

Wasn't the "Iron Rhine" from Rotterdam Rhurwards made capable for double stack containers? It seemed to have the necessary overhead clearance under 25kv and interesting pantographs on the locomotives to reach up to it. But it seemed to get off to a slow start and I don't know know what became...