tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post3973582946778593084..comments2023-12-10T08:09:17.786+00:00Comments on Large blooming flower: When I grow up, I want to be an engine driverJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-33834006542060799112010-08-02T15:43:32.679+01:002010-08-02T15:43:32.679+01:00I love trains. I love just about anything on rail...I love trains. I love just about anything on rail. Have been on many subways around the world. Toured England by train. Been to many railroad and street car museums. Been on many excursion/antique trains.<br /><br />With that said, I just like them. Not obsessed with them. Don't know one from the other. Don't know the lines.<br /><br />OK, Jenny, I'm ready for the next "off-topic" topic!<br /><br />Calie xxxCaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280127011882954777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-51367200951869331832010-07-30T10:11:06.624+01:002010-07-30T10:11:06.624+01:00That's one I've not explored yet. My stomp...That's one I've not explored yet. My stomping ground has mostly been the Cotswolds. It's all coming out now! :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-84177241737215361892010-07-29T02:28:25.820+01:002010-07-29T02:28:25.820+01:00A lot of the old line near me is now cycle track a...A lot of the old line near me is now cycle track and its interesting to see the signs of its former use. The popularity of the nearby Blunsdon station shows there are many who are as interested.<br />Lucy xLucie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099506232447224949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-31775415551997236792010-07-20T21:58:12.003+01:002010-07-20T21:58:12.003+01:00You've led me to wonder where my copy is.You've led me to wonder where my copy is.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-63233406415091917082010-07-20T21:52:38.729+01:002010-07-20T21:52:38.729+01:00@Jenny - Definitely not. I'll send myself to C...@Jenny - Definitely not. I'll send myself to Coventry, then. Oh wait, I'm already there :-)<br /><br />@Rachel - I haven't read it in one session - yet. Maybe this time! I agree, it's a cracking page-turner, for the rainy afternoon etc. I've also been known to read technical manuals as bedtime reading - "Book Typography" being one of them :-)Josienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-14678881915249024112010-07-20T16:53:01.052+01:002010-07-20T16:53:01.052+01:00I love "The Cuckoo's Egg". I read i...I love "The Cuckoo's Egg". I read it again and again usually every 2-3 years and usually in one session. Once you start reading you can't put it down. Just the thing for a rainy Sunday afternoon or an evening sleeping under your desk :-) That and technical manuals and text books.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108824048813344322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-15961216080137275412010-07-20T13:17:07.925+01:002010-07-20T13:17:07.925+01:00You know what that means, don't you. I can'...You know what that means, don't you. I can't be seen talking to you if you're a social pariah! :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-39459810847684167872010-07-20T01:13:40.056+01:002010-07-20T01:13:40.056+01:00I've just read most of the High Speed Train wi...I've just read most of the High Speed Train wiki page you linked to, and enjoyed it - ta. While I don't do the typical trainspotting thing, I do harbour a geek-ish fascination with trains, planes and lighthouses, multiple lock formations on a canal, and computers, especially supercomputers, networking and mainframes. I'm about to re-read, for the umpteenth time, Cliff Stoll's computer-espionage true story, The Cuckoo's Egg. I'm also known to enjoy a spot of country music now & again. There y'go, I've just made myself into a social pariah ;-)Josienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-6022075653910784782010-07-19T09:57:52.186+01:002010-07-19T09:57:52.186+01:00So I'm not the only one to spend far too much ...So I'm not the only one to spend far too much of my time trudging the countryside in search of crumbly brickwork!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-57691133578216220382010-07-18T13:14:36.292+01:002010-07-18T13:14:36.292+01:00.. and canals too. I my father and I love to ramb..... and canals too. I my father and I love to ramble along long forgotten railways and canals. He has a book on the lost canals and waterways of Britain and we have had plenty of fun hacking through the undergrowth to find their last remnants.<br /><br /> I have to admit to a fascination with decaying buildings and lost places. There are some excellent sites with some great pictures ...<br /><br /> http://www.abandoned-britain.com/index.html<br /><br />http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/<br /><br />Rachel XRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108824048813344322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-87935912191936587062010-07-18T08:48:25.824+01:002010-07-18T08:48:25.824+01:00Like you I love trains, but never did the train sp...Like you I love trains, but never did the train spotting. Going for trips on historic railways with steam locamotives was always my favorite. Until they let the whistle blow - I jumped at loud noises as a kid :)<br /><br />I never did the exploring on trains though - a trip on a train was quite a treat when I was growing up - but then it was an hours journey to the train station... My cousin an I did use to go exploring the old abandoned lines close to where she lived though, cycling down them to see where they stopped.<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-90437671239403784542010-07-18T08:19:46.749+01:002010-07-18T08:19:46.749+01:00I seem to have tapped a rich but hidden vein of un...I seem to have tapped a rich but hidden vein of undercover gricery :)<br /><br />I too misspent part of my youth roving the British railway system with a bunch of friends. We had a Family Railcard held by the oldest among us, it gave half price to the "adult" and a pound each fares to us "children" which meant that when the cost was shared you could go a hell of a long way for under a tenner. I never got the trainspotting bug my companions had though, like Caroline I went through the motions but it just wasn't me.<br /><br />Seeking out the unmolested history hiding in plain sight is what does it for me too. Funny the comment about cis women and geeky pursuits, a friend of mine is somewhat of an authority on the UndergrounD. Middle aged bloke with pebble glasses and a bobble hat? No, thirty-something petite and very girly woman. (I should hasten to add, rail geekery is not the reason I know her)<br /><br />Where's the modern Brunel? Snapped up as a graduate by financial services companies.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-19765799929925013582010-07-18T07:32:58.697+01:002010-07-18T07:32:58.697+01:00Ive always loved trains, and took some wonderful t...Ive always loved trains, and took some wonderful train rides in my youth. Unfortunately the passenger train has gone the way of the dodo, in all but the most productive rail routes. <br /><br />Melissa xxMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-46252704661921084302010-07-17T12:46:35.516+01:002010-07-17T12:46:35.516+01:00Unmediated historic places are the best.
I tried ...Unmediated historic places are the best.<br /><br />I tried to understand train-spotting to try and fit in a bit with the few other children who lived nearby. When I asked for a book on trains instead of my usual birds or nature even my parents were surprised. There is a magical something about the best engineering but i just could not do the spotting thing.<br /><br />Caroline xxxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-51384796473348563312010-07-17T12:31:40.634+01:002010-07-17T12:31:40.634+01:00The East Coast Mainline ran across the bottom of m...The East Coast Mainline ran across the bottom of my junior school playing field. I spent many a happy hours watching the Deltics and The HST's going past. So after having come out to my family as one kind of "T" I now have to come out as another! But thankfully I stopped taking numbers when I was 12 and discovered clothes and make-up. It was more about the freedom. The distances I travelled around the network with a friend at that age on rover tickets I couldn't imagine a parent would allow their child to do today. I still have my books and love all things engineering.<br /><br />I would recommend Christian Woolmars book "Fire and Steam" which is a good read.<br /><br />Rachel XRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108824048813344322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-50973167681323791242010-07-17T12:19:37.357+01:002010-07-17T12:19:37.357+01:00It's like the difference between twitchers and...It's like the difference between twitchers and birdwatchers, isn't it? -I can think of two (for starters) cis women friends who are as keen as me on aeroplanes, by the way...<br /><br />...I fondly recall cycling up the Taff Trail up by Quaker's Yard, along the old tramroad where Trevithick's engine first chugged. We went bumpity bumpity over the stone sleepers. The track was overhung by trees and ran alongside the river. It was a beautiful spot. And history- big history- just lying there, unmediated by interpretation boards and guidesDru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-58265454623777148142010-07-17T11:38:07.197+01:002010-07-17T11:38:07.197+01:00Where is the modern Brunel when you need him?
Car...Where is the modern Brunel when you need him?<br /><br />Caroline xxxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.com