Tag Archives: transportation

Looking Back at the HSTs

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Rob

As a small boy, the new thing in British trains was the Intercity 125.  Known in the industry as the HST, this was a step forward in fast train travel for the UK.  When I started working in the rail … Continue reading →

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Heavy Lifter

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Rob

In a visit we made to Seattle in the mid 2000s, we took a boat tour around Elliott Bay.  One of the more impressive ships in the harbor was one that is designed to lift heavy loads and carry them … Continue reading →

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Cruising Out Under Lion’s Gate Bridge

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Rob

Cruise ships are a regular feature of Vancouver Harbour.  Pacific Place has a terminal where two ships can be berthed at any one time.  One evening, as I was hanging out on Stanley Park, one of the ships set sail … Continue reading →

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The Original Doctor Yellow

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Rob

The Tokaido Shinkansen service requires regular inspection of the track to ensure it is up to the high standards required of high speed service.  JRC operates an inspection train called Doctor Yellow.  It is a highly instrumented version of the … Continue reading →

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Ferries and Freighters from Above

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Rob

Our aerial adventure with Kenmore Air included a lot of time over the waters of Puget Sound.  Very little time was spent over land.  The waters were not very busy but there was enough boat traffic to see as we … Continue reading →

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Nissan IMS

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Rob

There was a Nissan showroom in the Ginza district of Tokyo and it had an interesting looking vehicle on display.  It was called the IMS.  I don’t know whether it is a concept car or something that they are actually … Continue reading →

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A Little Hovercraft Video

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Rob

I got a few stills of the hovercraft but I also decided to film some video.  For those that haven’t seen hovercraft in action, stills probably do not give a suitable impression of how they rise up above the surface … Continue reading →

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Island Flyer

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Rob

Regular readers know I like the hovercraft.  I didn’t make a specific visit to Ryde on our last trip to see them but I did get to see them on our two ferry crossings and we also stopped at Southsea … Continue reading →

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SC Maglev Museum

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Rob

Nagoya is home to a museum of Japanese rolling stock.  The museum name focuses on Maglev technology and there is a Maglev prototype in the museum.  However, the exhibits are really a cross section of the Japanese rail industry over … Continue reading →

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South Coast Trains

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Rob

There are a few readers of the blog that like trains so this is a quick view of some UK passenger trains.  We stayed in Chichester for a while and were very close to the station.  We had to walk … Continue reading →

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