@aj @lookitmychicken @eyebrowofdoom @nerd4cities Also, it's very interesting to hear why Melbourne is great from the perspective of an American urban planning expert like Ray Delahanty.
I think we can too often focus on the negatives about our cities, while overlooking the things that are great about them.
_The Evening Post_, 17 April 1925:
UNDER A LUCKY STAR
Some people are born under a lucky star. The express which left #Invercargill at 6.10 a.m. on Tuesday had a large complement of passengers, and the abrupt pulling up of the train at Mill road crossing, a short distance out of Invercargill, caused some consternation, states the “Otago Daily Times.” Windows were thrown up, and the passengers noticed in the dusk a bulky shape alongside the engine. A crowd soon gathered, and was much astonished to see a man arise from a motor-car and step on to the railway track, unhurt. Inquiries elicited the information that he had pulled up across the track earlier in the morning, and had gone to sleep. The impact of the train against his car made him realise that his place of rest was scarcely the most suitable. As the engine was jammed into the body of the motor-car, with the cow-catcher resting on the running board, it was found necessary to back the train. The car, which had been carried about 25 yards along the track, was then pushed to safety by a number of the passengers, and seemed little the worse for the collision. The train was able to proceed on its way after a delay of about 15 minutes
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250417.2.159
I’ve said before that Dutch trains are beautiful, but how about Dutch trains in a large field of blooming hyacinths?
As it's the Holborn Viaduct, the railway line is certainly the London Chatham and Dover Railway, amalgamated into the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899
I suspect Europa class from the painting
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCDR_Europa_class
On the green livery "... when taken over by the South Eastern and Chatham Railways Managing Committee (SE&CR), dark green was adopted with an elaborate lining scheme"
IF that train were green it would place this as being 1899 or later (but prior to 1909 as the Europas were scrapped 1907-9)
If black as it seems , it's ~1880-1899
Train testing has begun on the Sydney Metro Southwest line, ahead of its scheduled opening next year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eQnFPSnuU
#train #trains #nsw #nswpol #SydneyMetro #auspol
Can't wait for the new rail line under Melbourne's CBD to open, it's much needed. I keep boarding Elizabeth Street trams headed for the hospital precinct & Melbourne Uni which are absolutely packed, even in the middle of the day (I'm on one now). The new line should take away some of that traffic.
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/13/japan/issue-of-chikan-groping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sexualharassment #women039sissues #trains #mentalhealth
Train ride from St. Moritz, Switzerland to Tirano, Italy (Bernina pass, winter): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsVJ8PCV-0M&t=6191
Fire(fighting) Train!!!!
#trains #traaaaaaiiiins
https://mastodon.online/@rcr/114325393985468715
A few months ago I visited the Grand Canyon by train all the way from LA. I write about the experience for Traveller today in The Age or Sydney Morning Herald - pick up a copy of either newspaper to read the story (I'll share the online version here when it becomes available).
Without a good alternative it's hard to change travel habits.
"Train travel needs to be made more attractive. People worry about missed connections and getting stranded somewhere — and rightly so. You can't simply travel from Amsterdam to Spain on one ticket from one railway company. If you miss a connection, you're often stuck. Booking a flight is much easier than finding out which train connection works in #Europe."
A train station as an urban mobility hub.
Here rightfully treated as a cathedral.
: Antwerp, Belgium
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