@glenagalt.bsky.social
Big trains at work, then travel for small trains and tiny trains in the garden at home, shared with in-scale wifey. WARNING, may contain unprofessional opinions on other subjects: TTRPGs, Space, History &c
Wasn't that an episode of B5?
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Wasn't that an episode of B5?
A proud name...
July 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A proud name...
I don’t remember this particular Grimm fairy tale, but I’m sure it exists…
December 10, 2024 at 2:53 PM
I don’t remember this particular Grimm fairy tale, but I’m sure it exists…
Snow and steam on the top of the Brocken.
December 9, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Snow and steam on the top of the Brocken.
This was an old, OLD semi-official hand-signal at work. It meant "Draw ahead and await signal to set back onto wrong line via crossover". I didn't know it was so widespread in use.
(Pic: Work)
(Pic: Work)
August 13, 2024 at 8:42 AM
This was an old, OLD semi-official hand-signal at work. It meant "Draw ahead and await signal to set back onto wrong line via crossover". I didn't know it was so widespread in use.
(Pic: Work)
(Pic: Work)
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold, and she’s buying a…
June 21, 2024 at 1:08 PM
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold, and she’s buying a…
One careful owner. FSH. Good Runner despite high mileage...
January 6, 2024 at 8:47 PM
One careful owner. FSH. Good Runner despite high mileage...
ISTR something similar from a mid-80s "Janes All the World's Aircraft". The envelope was spherical, supported c90% of the craft's weight and was designed to rotate around a transverse horizontal axis, generating lift by "the Van Dusen Effect" IIRC, while the gondola hung from the main bearings
December 29, 2023 at 1:30 PM
ISTR something similar from a mid-80s "Janes All the World's Aircraft". The envelope was spherical, supported c90% of the craft's weight and was designed to rotate around a transverse horizontal axis, generating lift by "the Van Dusen Effect" IIRC, while the gondola hung from the main bearings
I don't actually know if this is true...but I certainly hope so.
December 18, 2023 at 5:55 PM
I don't actually know if this is true...but I certainly hope so.
The one that messes with my head is a certain TV sci-fi show, made in the 70s and set in the near future. It had the setting date in the title, and that date is now as far in the past as it was in the future when the show was made (IYSWIM)...
...and the ships still don't look dated.
...and the ships still don't look dated.
December 18, 2023 at 5:47 PM
The one that messes with my head is a certain TV sci-fi show, made in the 70s and set in the near future. It had the setting date in the title, and that date is now as far in the past as it was in the future when the show was made (IYSWIM)...
...and the ships still don't look dated.
...and the ships still don't look dated.
All the way home from Dresden by train: no sleepers, no redeye overnight and no flight. Been there many times, but this is the first time we've tried such an ambitious jaunt. It's amazing what you can do with a little planning, imagination, and of course some sensible high-speed rail infrastructure.
December 7, 2023 at 12:04 PM
All the way home from Dresden by train: no sleepers, no redeye overnight and no flight. Been there many times, but this is the first time we've tried such an ambitious jaunt. It's amazing what you can do with a little planning, imagination, and of course some sensible high-speed rail infrastructure.
If you see this, post a ship
Nostalgia for the future that wasn't....sigh. Wanted to use a pic of my own rather than a Google trawl.
Nostalgia for the future that wasn't....sigh. Wanted to use a pic of my own rather than a Google trawl.
December 6, 2023 at 11:18 AM
If you see this, post a ship
Nostalgia for the future that wasn't....sigh. Wanted to use a pic of my own rather than a Google trawl.
Nostalgia for the future that wasn't....sigh. Wanted to use a pic of my own rather than a Google trawl.
In the happy place today
December 1, 2023 at 6:21 PM
In the happy place today
I'm sure they have a signed certificate from Sir Isaac Newton exempting them from the laws of physics. Honest-to-goodness double deckers on 2'9" feels impossible even when you're riding one...
November 10, 2023 at 8:12 PM
I'm sure they have a signed certificate from Sir Isaac Newton exempting them from the laws of physics. Honest-to-goodness double deckers on 2'9" feels impossible even when you're riding one...
If you need instructions to use a "machine" this simple, perhaps you are not ready for the burden of the franchise.
November 7, 2023 at 5:52 PM
If you need instructions to use a "machine" this simple, perhaps you are not ready for the burden of the franchise.
No Northern Lights for me, thanks to low cloud. Best I could do at 2am is this…
November 6, 2023 at 2:48 AM
No Northern Lights for me, thanks to low cloud. Best I could do at 2am is this…
Slightly different view from the “office window”
November 3, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Slightly different view from the “office window”
Another day in the office
November 3, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Another day in the office
...it's all rather disheartening. Just the ones I've visited personally make too long a list; Seiont II, HMS Yarmouth, HMS Onyx & HMS Bronington at Birkenhead...and the one that strikes closest to home because I experienced her in service, the Lincoln Castle. 2/2
October 10, 2023 at 3:58 PM
...it's all rather disheartening. Just the ones I've visited personally make too long a list; Seiont II, HMS Yarmouth, HMS Onyx & HMS Bronington at Birkenhead...and the one that strikes closest to home because I experienced her in service, the Lincoln Castle. 2/2
What you like isn't necessarily all you have to do. I have a variety of interests reflected in my follows both here and at the Dead Parrot site. I often wonder what the TTRPG folks make of my HS2 and other rail ops rants, or narrow gauge natterings, or vice versa... Have a schmalspur dampflok or 2
October 6, 2023 at 2:11 PM
What you like isn't necessarily all you have to do. I have a variety of interests reflected in my follows both here and at the Dead Parrot site. I often wonder what the TTRPG folks make of my HS2 and other rail ops rants, or narrow gauge natterings, or vice versa... Have a schmalspur dampflok or 2
In a historic 4-3 majority decision, the judges have ruled that due to nominative determinism this subject IS on topic, so go ahead & knock yersel' out.
October 2, 2023 at 2:26 PM
In a historic 4-3 majority decision, the judges have ruled that due to nominative determinism this subject IS on topic, so go ahead & knock yersel' out.
I used to, but it's hard to get excited for the roughest time of year at work...
October 2, 2023 at 2:24 PM
I used to, but it's hard to get excited for the roughest time of year at work...
Most unlikely place to ride one now is Scunthorpe Steelworks. They will even let you have a drive if you cross their palm with PayPal...
www.afrps.co.uk
www.afrps.co.uk
September 28, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Most unlikely place to ride one now is Scunthorpe Steelworks. They will even let you have a drive if you cross their palm with PayPal...
www.afrps.co.uk
www.afrps.co.uk
But if a mere funicular railway doesn't do it for you, why not take a boat trip...along a funicular railway? The Elblag Canal in Poland doesn't hold with old-fashioned locks...
September 25, 2023 at 6:07 AM
But if a mere funicular railway doesn't do it for you, why not take a boat trip...along a funicular railway? The Elblag Canal in Poland doesn't hold with old-fashioned locks...
Arguably the funkiest funicular is the Dresden Standseil-schwebebahn, a funicular suspended monorail (danglebahn to some)
September 25, 2023 at 6:03 AM
Arguably the funkiest funicular is the Dresden Standseil-schwebebahn, a funicular suspended monorail (danglebahn to some)