Tasty » Adam Sampson's train bookmarks

NRK Bittorrent edit / delete

A selection of NRK shows available (mostly under CC licenses). This includes some really impressive stuff -- e.g. a 7.5 hour video of a long train journey in HD quality. Some links here are broken but a bit of exploration on their tracker will find fixed versions.

to bittorrent hd norway nrk train tv video ... on 25 May 2014

Website for Mike Horne author and researcher - Contents edit / delete

Railway history. The book on the history of London Underground's telecommunications is particularly interesting.

to history london rail retrotech telecom train underground ... on 28 May 2013

Realtime Trains edit / delete

Used to be less fancy. Now is considerably more fancy, with lots of detail on the "advanced" tab for individual trains.

to rail train travel uk ... on 11 February 2013

Open Train Times edit / delete

The live maps are pretty neat.

to rail train travel uk ... on 11 February 2013

Dean Forest Railway Telecoms edit / delete

A preserved railway with a period-appropriate telephone system (if you ignore the Asterisk server!).

to electronics phone retrotech telecom train ... on 28 September 2012

Hastings Diesels Limited - Home edit / delete

A very small train maintenance and hire company, running DEMUs designed for the Hastings-Tonbridge Wells line.

to mechanica rail retrotech train transport ... on 28 September 2012

Dewi's Railway, Trains & Trams Page edit / delete

I was wondering what London's trams looked like. (And chasing links to find that Dundee used to have a fairly extensive tram system...)

to history retrotech train tram transport ... on 23 August 2011

PSRM Frequently Asked Questions edit / delete

Notable for the article on how to start an oil-fired locomotive, should I ever need to do so.

to retrotech train ... on 30 January 2011

The Man in Seat Sixty-One... edit / delete

A guide to European (and British) rail travel. Pity about the hard sell, but lots of interesting information.

to train travel ... on 14 August 2010