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1. The Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution was a period in Britain from mid-1700s to the mid-1800s in which power-driven machines in factories replaced manual labor. The industrial revolution resulted from advances in applied science and engineering, such as the deve...
2. Historic City of York, England York, the county of Yorkshire's major city and a magnet for visitors from all over the world. They are attracted by the quaintness of the streets, the city's beauty, York Minster and the city's long history which includes Romans, Angles, Vikings and...
3. Model Railroad Track Plans I like model railroading, and I have built several model railroad layouts so far. Here is my little trackplan collection. Themes and ideas, for inspiration, or just for fun!
4. The Mallard - the fastest steam engine An A4 Pacific class engine, built for speed and efficiency, the Mallard holds an unbroken record as the fastest steam engine in the world. She achieved the feat amid much publicity in 1936, and her record has stood ever since. Retiring from the high...
5. Vintage glass negatives I have owned these glass negatives for around 30 years, but only recently got a scanner, an Epson Perfection 4490 Photo, which is capable of scanning them. Many of the negatives are too large to fit my scanners negative holder, so some of them are on...
6. The Great Train Robbery One was a real life robbery in 1963 that took place in the UK and the other was a film released in 1903. Perhaps the more famous of the two was the 1963 Great Train Robbery in the UK, in which one of the criminals was the infamous Ronnie Biggs...
7. Model railroads - sweet, cute and tiny! A model railway scenery with a dead end railroad terminus station and a nice trackplan that fits the size of a bed mattress? Impossible, you might say. Nevertheless, I tried it.
8. Local Time and Railway Time Throughout the ages, the way to measure time was usually by the movement of sun - daily, monthly and annually. Right up to the 19th century the majority of people didn't need a more precise measurement of time in their daily lives. It was the spread...
9. Railway Enthusiasts Headquarters Model railways (railroads) or the real thing, steam or diesel, and model villages. Lenses relevant to Rail travel, Model Railways or Model Villages are welcome to join and participate in this group. Squidoo Vistors also welcome to join in the group...
10. Trains Trains can be toys for children or hobbies for adults. Have you considered building a train park? Or a tiny train town and country side museum? Come, look and browse, then decide.
11. Old Railroad Dining Cars Railroads used to be a common way for people to travel across the country to visit family, vacation, or for business reasons. Some routes were long and took days to reach your destination. Passengers had to eat and the railroads began to use dining c...
12. Railroad System Maps and Videos System maps of various types including those found in time tables.
13. TRAINS: Norfolk Southern Railway Investor information and great train facts of the history of a great rail system. [check the stock price history, you have a winner here for 2010 and beyond]
14. Brunel's Atmospheric Railway The South Devon Railway was one of Brunel's most famous innovations. The railway was powered by atmospheric pressure - drawing carriages along the rails by pnuematic pressure generated by stationary steam engines. Innovative and unusual, it was ulti...
15. Travel Europe by Train Being continental used to be the realm of the rich. Paris, Madrid, Prague, historically, have beckoned box car hoppers and socialites a like. Nowadays, the options for everyday people with an everyday budget to travel Europe have opened up tremendous...
16. Hornby Dublo on Ebay Ebay is a perfect place to buy Hornby Dublo. The main markets concerned are the UK and to some extent Australia. This site features Hornby Dublo available in the UK.  Hornby introduced its OO gauge trains in 1938 under the name 'Hornby Dublo'. Th...
17. Swanage - Dorset UK (under construction)
18. WEST WE GO STAGECOACH LINES Whether ya rode in on your horse, a stagecoach or even on the train, we're glad ya made it! Here at our depot and horse corral, you can find yerself a really good way to travel! Just check out our schedules and packages below and you'll soon have car...
19. A tram ride On a lovely sunny Saturday in June, a party from my church circuit took a ride on a tram from Seaton to Colyton up the Axe estuary. Here I share the adventure with you.
20. Model Train Sets Building a model train set is a fantastic process. You can choose to create an oval track and run a loco around your front room, or decide to go all out and build a complete model railway, with buildings, scenery and figurines. Building an entire mo...