Waiting room

Take your seats

Waiting room

Waiting room

17 Nov 2009 3 5 412
Thanonchira Jn waiting room and ticket booking office. Tue17Nov09
Token exchange

Token exchange

19 Nov 2009 1 2 363
Token exhange equipment at Thanonchira Jn. Used by Down trains. Up trains pass the token to a member of the station staff who then throws it up to the signalbox. Thu19Nov09
Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima

08 Nov 2009 6 10 354
Main platform. Sun8Nov09
Waiting to go

Waiting to go

17 Nov 2009 2 4 504
DMU No 14 awaiting the right away from Thanonchira Jn with a service to the North East. Tue17Nov09
Vegetating pachyderms

Vegetating pachyderms

20 Nov 2005 1 424
At Dream World. An amusement park near Bangkok. Sun20Nov05
The inside view

The inside view

18 Nov 2005 2 2 302
Interior of DMU 2520. The row of fans along the ceiling were brought into use when the air conditioning failed. Twice. A travelling fitter was part of the train crew. En route Thanonchira Jn to Bangkok. About 160 miles and 5 hours. And all for the premium fare of 247 Baht, about £4.00 at the time. Fri18Nov05
West Coast on the West Coast

West Coast on the West Coast

25 Mar 2011 7 6 476
Carnforth based West Coast Railways 47804 passes Ravenglass with 1Z18 Carlisle - Hereford charter. Fri25Mar11
Go compare

Go compare

27 Apr 2010 3 1 436
Front end design. From left to right... First Trans Pennine Express 185143 Northern Rail 158759 Grand Central Trains 180114 York. Tue27Apr10
Banyan Tree

Banyan Tree

10 Oct 2007 5 5 546
Banyan Tree, Sai Ngam. North East Thailand. Considered to be a holy tree, gifts are left hanging off the branches. Just below the water can be seen a paved walkway, and picnic tables and benches are found at intervals. The water level is not usually this high. Wed10Oct07
BR 4MT

BR 4MT

26 Apr 2010 6 1 366
Former BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-0 No 76079 runs round its train at Pickering. North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Mon26Apr10
Seascale

Seascale

11 Feb 2009 9 9 448
Looking south. Wed11Feb09
Big Buddha 05309

Big Buddha 05309

29 May 2005 1 2 285
Temple at foot of steps leading up to the Big Buddha. Koh Samui. Sun29May05
Big Buddha 05310

Big Buddha 05310

29 May 2005 2 3 317
Decoration at foot of steps leading up to Big Buddha. Koh Samui. Sun29May05
Fast

Fast

24 Apr 2010 5 393
Streamlined Stanier Coronation Pacific No 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton' at the National Railway Museum, York. Sat24Apr10
There's a Gronk at the bottom of my garden

There's a Gronk at the bottom of my garden

26 Apr 2010 6 10 493
A step up from the usual garden gnomes I suppose. 08556 at Newbridge. North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Mon26Apr10
Ferry from Si Racha to Ko Si Chang

Ferry from Si Racha to Ko Si Chang

29 Oct 2009 2 1 365
Ko/Koh = island. Waiting for departure time. Leaving every hour, the trip takes about 45 minutes for a price of 30 Baht, about 60p. Thu29Oct09
Roadside Restaurant

Roadside Restaurant

02 Nov 2009 2 4 485
Ko Si Chang. Just up the road from the chalet, we called here most mornings for a breakfast. The ham and eggs is highly recommended, washed down with a cup or two of industrial strength coffee. Mon2Nov09
Northern Rock 11499

Northern Rock 11499

20 Jul 2011 6 15 414
R&ER 2-6-2 'Northern Rock' runs light engine off the turntable and through Ravenglass station. Wed20Jul11
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