A Series of Murders At “The Lodge” It is possible that collectors of the green-covered “Penguin Crime’ series of years gone by may not remember this particular Agatha Crustie tale, involving, of course, the irrepressible Miss Jane Marbles of St Mary Mead. That is because it was never written! The only murder in this blog is that of the public…
The Covid pandemic has had a lasting impact on Britain’s railways. Undoubtedly the most significant impact has been on changing travel patterns in general and, in particular, a reduction in commuting and other business travel which is not expected to ever fully return. Possibly the second most significant long-term impact is an acceleration in changes to ticketing. This was something…
• How London is trying to make public transport safer for women (CitiesToday) • Timepiece design competition launched for Britain’s railways (DesignWeek) • The glory of trams in Geneva & Armenia (LAReviewOfBooks) • US Feds gives NYC MTA blessing to enact Manhattan congestion pricing (Streetsblog) • In New York City you can now snitch on double parking offenders (Gothamist) •…
What Is It? It appears yo be made of slightly glossy plastic and has some decorative ribbing on the top. Maybe it is a model of a large cast ingot for conveyance by an OO gauge flat wagon. Answer at the bottom of this blog. Portland’s Pleasurable Printed Publicity A poster for the open top route from Weymouth to Portland…
Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen Thus sang David Daniel Kaminsky, better known as Danny Kaye. The City has an extensive Metro … … with new lines and extensions planned. It dates from as recently as 2002! It also has a substantial network of suburban full-sized train lines (S-bahn). The government of Denmark has recently announced a big stock replacement plan … ……
But First … Modellers’ Royal Aspirations According to the recent TV programme, Hornby sold the whole of their production of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee loco even before one single model arrived from the manufacturers’ in China. Oddly, their class 66 for today’s event is only available to members of the Hornby Collector Club. It is a bog-standard model, quite…
Where and When Our third Meetup at the Crosse Keys pub located at 9 Gracechurch Street in the City of London will be on Tuesday 9th May from 6.30 p.m. onwards. The second meeting went well which was helped by the pub being unusually quiet as it was the day after a statutory holiday. We hope this will be true…
Aztek Logistics, a Hertfordshire logistics specialist, is commending the hard work of its employees and loyalty of its customers for supporting it over two decades of trading. Letchworth Garden City-based Aztek Logistics was founded in 2003 following a long-awaited dream for managing director, Stuart Charter, who was working as a white goods and TV installer for electronics retailer Mastercare, the…
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Oadby, Oh Dear! Oadby was once a quaint little village clustered round the church settled on the road towards Leicester, part of the route from London and named, surprisingly, London Road. The picture above is looking towards Leicester! Below is the same location today. Only the church and the building just beyond the telegraph pole (above) remain. It is now…