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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 7 May 25

I wrote about the tea and sugar train which carried supplies to those working on the Trans-Australian Railway. Railways have played a very important role in Australia but there have been a number of problems over the decades,...

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A glimpse at the past

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Aug 24

On Sunday, we took Vince’s older brother and his wife to our old home town. Vince’s family grew up in the town and three of the five brothers worked with the railways. His father was a railway guard and they lived across the road...

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A crowded railway station at 5.30 am

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 28 Apr 23

We had to catch an early morning train a couple of weeks ago. We reached the railway station well before 6 am and it was still so crowded. There were trains coming in every 5 minutes and lots of people getting on and off them. I...

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The price for acts by irresponsible humans is paid by others

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 19 Apr 23

Irresponsible humans litter without a second thought. ?? After many years, I have taken a few train trips this month. Although the trains are quite clean, I have observed irresponsible people dumping food, cups, etc out of the...

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Old-time railway guards and their kits

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Sep 20

I grew up on a farm in Western Australia and our nearest town was Narrogin. It was a centre for a number of railway tracks and the railways played a huge role in the area, carting all manner of goods to towns further out and in...

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A memento from the past

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug 20

Vince is one of seven children, of which he is the second youngest. His father was a railway guard in Western Australia and the railways played a large part in the lives of the family. His oldest brother is ten years older than...

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Indian Railways Update

Avinash @avi256 (8515) • Pune, India 11 Aug 20

Indian railways confirmed today, that all regular passenger trains including interstate and intercity express/mail trains which were earlier suspended till 12 August in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic in the country, are...

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When the Steam-Belching 'Shaitan' (Satan) Came to the Indian Countryside...

DJ @Daljinder (23193) • Bangalore, India 16 Sep 19

I thought you might find this interesting. It was interesting and amusing to read how the people reacted to this large machine barreling down the tracks with some magical force. I can almost...

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Haiku 16th January 2019

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 16 Jan 19

1/.Speed Writing Haiku How quickly can I do this? Less than a minute 2/. Premature blue sky Better than dark cloud Winter Doubt if it will last 3/. Icarus plummets At least he got off the ground My wings never stretch 4/....

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Let's Play - Ticket to Ride!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Oct 17

While we were staying at our son’s place in Ireland, he introduced us to a number of board games. One that we ended up buying was Ticket To Ride. There are a number of versions of this but we have the version which uses a map of...

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TV Review Electric Dreams Episode Three The Commuter

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 2 Oct 17

2017 - Spoiler alerts The third of ten short stories based on the work of Philip K Dick, and the best of the series so far, thanks especially to the lovely performance by Timothy Spall. He is a railway station porter, station...

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Preston Pub Sign The Gamull

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 20 Oct 16

The sign depicts a classic steam train emerging from a tunnel. The sign is actually named after a railway station rather than the train. The station was actually misnamed Gammer Lane though it was located on Gammul Lane. The...

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Glass doomed coaches for travel

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 1 Apr 16

Hi Mylot Friends, South Central railways is launching first glass doomed coaches for scenic routes, the first train starting from Visakhapatnam to Araku Valley. Now the travelers enjoy the entire ride with scenic spots, caves,...

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Have you ever helped a poor person? are you kind enough?

Justin Leander Quigley @Leanderjustin24 (111) • Kolkata, India 8 Jan 16

So I was on my way to work this morning and it's really cold in the morning. I happened to find a old man just sit by the railway station like covered with rags and probably hadn't eaten or such since last night, he looked in a...

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French Holiday

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 15 Aug 15

No folks, this isn't a travelogue about the p1ke family's Summer holiday in La Belle France - in fact we haven't been on a holiday this Summer although we did manage a week in Pisa and Florence earlier in the year. No, this...

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Are You Satisfied To Mamta's Railpolitik?

pankaj_taura @pankaj_taura (243) • India 25 Feb 10

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee kept not only her own political goals in mind while presenting the rail budget on Wednesday,but also those of her's UPA's allies especially the Congress and DMK.so there will be no change in...

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High-speed train

zenith2007 @zenith2007 (241) • Italy 14 Dec 08

In Italy yesterday was inaugurated a new rail service at high speed. According to those who attended the inaugural trip between Milan and Bologna, crossed in 65 minutes, the train reached a maximum speed of 355 km/ h. The same...

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Your Mode of Transportation To Work and Holiday........???

nupats @nupats (3564) • India 25 Aug 08

well my husband used to take his car to work but with the rise in petrol cost he has shifted to his bike and sometimes he does car pool that is much cost effective...we mostly use the bike and when we travel to another city on...

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Nobody is saying about public transportation in their issues politically

sweetlady10 @sweetlady10 (3611) • United States 14 Jul 08

If we could have a strong public transportation system like Europe or some of Asian countries, we would not have faced this problem today of high gas price. But no one is proposing for a good public transportation system yet in...

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When fans in the trains are stolen..

saivenkaat802003 @saivenkaat802003 (4823) • India 13 Jul 08

This is really disgusting to read. What new ways does the miscreants find to earn money.. Stealing fans from the trains.. I wonder how they miscreants could do such a things publicly without getting noticed. Suppose if i...

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