Author: poshbakerloo

Your countries heavy rail maps…

This is for the UK

Here is a map for the Northern Rail network where I live. This just shows the local commuter lines as Northern Rail doesn’t run any intercity services…

What is the point of low height platforms at train stations…?

Something which I can never understand is why are the built like that. Here in the UK all the stations have high level platforms and that includes small rural stations, and the gap isn’t anywhere near as big as those in other countries. When ever I have taken the train in France, US, Spain or Russia in a lot of places you have to climb up into the train, even at some larger stations.

UK normal platform height…

Can you cook?

How well do you cook?

Are you a master cheff, or do you just burn stuff?

Which do you like more…cheesy 90s style, or this…

I remember many moons ago ‘back in the day’ on TV things like this…

Cheesy sax music and bright colours…

But now its all like ‘artyfarty’ current style urg

Which do you like more?

YOUR countries WORST train…

Don’t be shy people 🙂

I’ll start for the UK…

The mighty class 142 😆

Slow, noisy, VERY bad ride and generally look awful haha