Category Archives: trains

Idling

Posted on May 22, 2023 by TanGental

My train stopped for a while in the City Thameslink station near St Paul’s. My attention was snagged by a sign directing the driver as to what he/she/they needed to do with their pantograph. What I mused is a pantograph? … Continue reading →

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Trains, Planes And, Er, More Trains

Posted on May 25, 2022 by TanGental

Dad talked about catching the new Victoria Line when it opened in the late 1960s. He kept one of the new tickets that you put in an automated barrier rather than gave to a guard. Only many people couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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It’s In The Post

Posted on Mar 9, 2018 by TanGental

I love trains. Both the real or the train-set variety. So when the Vet and the Pest Controller bought me a ticket to ride on the Mail Rail, I was in heaven. Do you remember the excitement of receiving a … Continue reading →