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Germany – August 2011
The Netherlands was the Motherland; Germany is the Fatherland. It was time to visit where my Grandparents came from and check out Berlin and the Rhine at the same time. The trip had started from Venlo...
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Croatia – August 2011
Following Germany was a visit to Split, Dubrovnik and Zagreb. This was going to be another whirlwind tour with a total of 2 days spent in each location. Split I'd seen from Google Maps that Split had a...
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Istanbul – August 2011
Next on the list was Istanbul. Turkey is a huge country, but the 4 days inside its borders weren't to be enough to venture outside this amazing city. The city of Istanbul of two sides, separated by the...
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Athens – August 2011
The second last stop on the list of train-hunting was Athens. Greece, as we all know, has copped a beating globally over it's recent financial issues and this shows throughout the city. Many shops are...
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Spain – August/September 2011
The final country for the European leg of the world-tour was Spain. I'd previously purchased high-speed rail tickets from RENFE and was looking forward to using them. Time in Spain was to be shared...
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Eizan Dentetsu (Eiden) Kyoto, Japan
Was just travelling via Google Earth and decided to check out North Kyoto. The Eizan Electric Railway runs one and two-car EMUs from Demachiyanagi Station up to either Mount Kurama or Mount Hiei. I...
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Ex-Japanese Rolling Stock in Manila
Manila was nothing like I'd expected... I suppose I had no idea what to expect, but after hearing of kidnappings, dangerous weather and chaotic traffic I hadn't painted the best picture. Turns out it's...
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Project 6029 – Canberra
My old stomping ground... I'd spent a few late nights at the museum as a volunteer back in the day... great group of people (minimal infighting) and a great atmosphere of work getting done. We were...
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France: TGV La Poste
It's off to Europe for christmas and I intend on hunting down the odd train. The first on the research list is reminiscent of Dr Yellow from Japan: TGV La Poste. This service is an express freight EMU...
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Oigawa Railway’s Zoom Car 21000 Series
This has been my wallpaper for a few years now... was a complete fluke to get the shot and is prized as one of my favourites. If you're ever in Japan, then the Oigawa Railway is a must visit. Heritage...
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Battered EF66s at Suita, Osaka
Continuing the trend of top-rated pictures, here's a couple of EF66s (one of my favourite japanese locomotives) light-engine through Suita Depot in NE Osaka.
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My Favourite Shinkansen: 300 Series
This photo was taken with a second-hand (and then damaged by me) Fujitsu Finepix back in 2006. It was my first meeting with the 300 Series and it was love at first sight. I can't believe they've...
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EMU Staging Yards, NE Takatsuki
These photos were taken back in January 2008. I'd hired a bicycle and had been dawdling along the Tokaido Main Line from Shin-osaka through to Takatsuki. I'd made it all the way to the staging yards...
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JR West Thunderbird
I just happened across an eBay auction for a "Thunderbird" 7-Car consist in JNR red/beige livery which very much looked like a JR West Raichō or Kitakinki. After digging a little deeper, it turns out...
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Steamers in the UK (London 2014)
Have always loved the A4; specifically the Mallard: the fastest steam engine on record and simply put, a beautiful engine. I was over in the UK for NYE and was lucky enough to be there for The Bittern...
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Kyoto City Tram (WWII Era Japanese City Maps)
Did you know that Kyoto used to have an extensive street-car network? I sure-as-hell didn't and was very happy to find out. This all started due to the post: Early Showa period Kitakyushu tram on...
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Paris, January 2015
So, the goal was to see the TGV La Poste. I'd also been warned.. it'd be dark. Well, it was. Pitch-black. I got to Maisons Alfort-Alfortville early on two mornings and saw the TGV La Poste (two, on one...
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Osaka – Super Rail Cargo
I've tried before, but always failed. The Super Rail Cargo is an express EMU freight service that runs in the middle of the night and is a hard one to photograph. Turns out though, that Japan doesn't...
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For those who don't know, suburban Japanese passenger trains, more often than not, have front windows of which passengers can actually see out of. This is very unheard of in Australia, as the driver's...
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Tennoji, Osaka – July 2015
I'd forgotten to post about this, and I've been catching up lately on the 'airbnb apartments with railway views' theme... We stayed in an apartment just off Shin-Imamiya Station which had a terrific...
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