The London Tube is celebrating its 150th Anniversary today. check out the Google doodle from across the pond and a few other fun links.
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Mind the gap.......
Here's a news report of the celebrations, and some of the steam train running last night. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20968919 I'm sure that more film will soon be available. 
Nicole
I learned something from that:
In the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, train drivers are known as "locomotive engineers". In the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia, they are known as "train drivers", "engine drivers", "locomotive drivers", or "locomotive operators".
I'm sheltered I guess. I never heard of the term Train Driver before.
Originally Posted by Larry Sr.:
Nicole
I learned something from that:
In the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, train drivers are known as "locomotive engineers". In the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia, they are known as "train drivers", "engine drivers", "locomotive drivers", or "locomotive operators".
I'm sheltered I guess. I never heard of the term Train Driver before.
I'm only surmising but it may be a collective thing whereby the engine and whatever behind it is regarded as a complete entity as opposed to just referring to the engine.
Originally Posted by Larry Sr.:
I'm sheltered I guess. I never heard of the term Train Driver before.
Yes, you have. Isn't it great to learn something new.
Cool! I've always liked the steam (and early electric) locomotives of the Metropolitan Railway/London Transport. Hope some day the Metropolitan Class A 4-4-0T returns to steam. Would love to see it double-heading with a Metropolitan B-B electric.
Aaron
Originally Posted by GCRailways:
Cool! I've always liked the steam (and early electric) locomotives of the Metropolitan Railway/London Transport. Hope some day the Metropolitan Class A 4-4-0T returns to steam. Would love to see it double-heading with a Metropolitan B-B electric.
Aaron
No double heading yet, but Metropolitan No. 1 has been running this weekend, with the electric No. 12 bringing up the rear. Here's a link to some pictures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21003259
Fellow Youtuber/trainspotter posted this video from today's event featuring the MET1 and electric No 12....above and underground..symply a superb consist and these wooden carriage are just plain awesome...
I'm glad the electric loco participated as well. I'm surprised the 0-4-4T (found out it's an E Class) isn't equipped with condensers.
Now, if only a Forney were available for the New York subway....
I saw a pgm. recently on the History Channel on the NY subway system system (with 744 miles of track), & the discovery of a short section of the first subway line built in the 1840s by Vanderbilt, thought to be the oldest subway in the world. The tunnel was blocked off years ago, but the camera crew gained access thru a manhole in a city street & the guys walked in the bore, which had a brick ceiling & you could see where the construction crews dug away the rock sides.
Originally Posted by niedntwant:
The London Tube is celebrating its 150th Anniversary today. check out the Google doodle from across the pond and a few other fun links.
google.co.uk
Originally Posted by Dick Kuehnemund:
I saw a pgm. recently on the History Channel on the NY subway system system (with 744 miles of track), & the discovery of a short section of the first subway line built in the 1840s by Vanderbilt, thought to be the oldest subway in the world ...
I would be interested in a clarification of that information. I understood that the Beach Pneumatic subway was the first operating subway in New York City, although it was only a demonstration project that failed to receive backing for a full-scale commercial venture.
http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Beach_Pneumatic_Transit
This was the beginning of the first subway ever constructed in New York City ... the Beach Pneumatic Transit Company ... received a franchise in 1868 ... The charter was amended in 1873 ... "to construct, maintain, and operate an underground railway for the transportation of passengers and property."
"Early in 1870 the tunnel was thrown open for inspection, and a car was run from one end to the other, the object being to convince the public that the plans were safe and practical. But all of the work done failed of successful issue. Engineers of prominence were divided in their opinion as to the possibility of building an underground road through narrow streets lined with heavy buildings. Even in the seventies the Beach plans were condemned because it was thought that the tube could not be constructed under the street in front of such a massive structure as the Astor House ...
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