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I’m sure I once saw a tv program where they put down a temporary miniature railway on a disused main line viaduct - Somerset and Dorset maybe? Did I imagine this? Anyone………

Poor bus just wanted to go about its business. One would assume it may be spending some time out of service. https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/west-vale-bus-drama-dramatic-video-of-car-on-fire-crashing-into-bus-in-calderdale-village-today-4120893

I'm British but I live in Australia. I've always been fascinated by our XPTs over here, heavily reengineered for the climate and track standards, but still recognisably a HST. I was at the station the other day when one of our Endeavour DMU sets came past - great trains and have served NSW...

Opened in the 1940s with a lever frame that survived until demolition. I remember looking through the locked door of the box on my last visit to the UK before it was demolished (2007 from memory) and seeing all the white painted disused levers. Did anyone on here ever go in there? I’m wondering...

Some time ago on a YouTube trawl I found a video, I think one of the compilations of pennine steam. There was a brief portion filmed from the cab as it approached St. Paul’s on the Halifax High Level Line. I’m not imagining this - can anyone assist? Also - there is a real dearth of pictures...

I'm in Australia - trying to look up rail prices for either Leeds-London or Manchester-London on 02/01/2023. It's coming up as no fares available. Does that mean sold out, they can't plan that far ahead or user error? Genuinely stumped.

This is from the 1970 BR report. Trying to work out why Halifax appears as a dead end attached to Bradford. I'm assuming it's a through carriages to London thing that qualifies it for Inter City status. Probably the same applying to Barrow, Skegness and Heysham?

Given the subject matter I'm honestly not sure which forum this belongs in. Mods please move me around. I just noted again as I drove up the Blue Mountains here in NSW, that the line reminds me of Woodhead. 1500vDC, 1950s catenary, rusting in places and a a lot of stanchions standing guard over...

Driving recently alongside the Blue Mountains Line here in Australia (electrified in the 1950s at 1500vdc) the sight of the rusting, original catenary transported me back to my family train journeys through Penistone in the late 70s and early 80s. I got around to wondering if any Woodhead...

Noticed on another one of the excellent Don Coffey videos earlier that when you enter Summit Tunnel, you can see the pinprick of light 1.6miles away at the other end. What is the longest tunnel length in the UK where you can see one end from the other?

The first stage of Sydney’s light rail extension opened today, putting trams back onto the streets from which they were ejected 50 years ago. This is a view on George Street next to Bridge Street Station

Apologies but I had a nerd out moment earlier, and as I enjoyed the other line of sight thread figured this may have some traction. I live in the Northern suburbs of Sydney and driving home today was taken with a plane high above executing a turn. I stopped on the road and photographed it with...

On 19 October, my parents did a two leg trip on Northern, Southport-Rochdale and Rochdale-Halifax. Both pensioners, my father is alzheimers, and can cause my mother no end of issues when he becomes addled. Huge shout-out to the Northern guard on the Southport-Rochdale leg who noticed my mother...

I took this screenshot from the excellent cabview video from Don Coffey (and if you're on here Sir, I apologise for the theft and salute your excellent films). It's the "single lead junction" across Scarborough Bridge at York. It has me wondering if the section between the points qualifies as a...

This is a photo I don't own, so I hope I'm not breaching copyright. The picture is of West Vale goods yard, on the old L&Y Stainland and Holywell Green branch. Taken, one would imagine around tracklifting time in the early 1960s. I'd love to know what the wagon is in the immediate foreground...

This is the interior of a NSW V-set, 30 yr old EMUs reaching the end of their service lives. It is in fact the very carriage I’m sitting in whilst typing. Their last interior refit has caused some debate here but personally I love it. It’s also a smooth and quiet ride. I will be sad when they...

This grew out of a great thread on authorities that have the most stations on the infrastructure thread. I believe Glasgow is winning. I realise that boundaries have shifted a lot so let's keep it to (and I quote) "town or city, defined by local authority area, at the level of Borough or...

I can't find the info anywhere but does anyone know if a HST ever traversed the Woodhead Line? It would be great if anyone had the photo proof, or in fact pictures of any other exotica on the line. Thanks.

Hi all - I posted this on the Hornby site but I figure it can’t hurt here. I’ve recently started modelling with my 6yo. Built the layout etc, all going well. Someone gave me a Triang Jinty that had been boxed up since the late 1970s. Despite being technically challenged I’ve managed to clean...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-15/sydney-fire-video-captures-moment-train-drives-through-blaze/9659488 Just another day on Sydney’s suburban network