While I haven't travelled much by trains, I like watching trains since childhood, and sporadically reading about them. I impulsively bought this 1000-piece puzzle titled 'History of Trains'. Completed assembling it today, loved it. Puzzle coming together.
Q: What is a draisine? A: A draisine (English: /dreɪˈziːn/) is a light auxiliary rail vehicle, driven by service personnel or own user, equipped to transport crew and material necessary for the maintenance of railway infrastructure. I have a fascination of abandoned railway tracks along the countryside. It was an amazing, idyllic, and perhaps a … Continue reading Draisine on an abandoned railway track.
Railway turntables are one of the less-covered components of the classic rail era. In the steam engine's days of glory, they were heavily used to turn(change the moving direction/face of the) locomotives. Two years ago, I got a chance to view(in-action) a hand-driven, nano-turntable. Near the end of the video, note the operator unlock the … Continue reading A (nano) turntable – LIVE
Railfanning/Trainspotting is a well-known hobby and one of it's subsets is photographing classic railways - steam locomotives and coaches, classic trams and so on. Being born and brought up in a town which doesn't have rail connectivity even today, the only glimpse of railways I got in childhood was when I visited my maternal grandparents … Continue reading Classic trainspotting: Prelude
Given its population and the geographical area, Sweden has a considerable railfanning population. I got a chance to take a ride in a vintage train pulled by a handsome steam engine named 'nummer 5 Thor'. Viewing 4-axle, 41 ton, 8 kg coal/km, water 100 litres/kmService years: 1909 - 1964 https://youtu.be/CAch5mY4Mv0 Taking a break. https://youtu.be/fA0l2WX4I0I Getting … Continue reading Steam Engines: ‘Thor’
Life is about being kinetic 