“In the right place at the right time” is an old saying that applies to many things in life – which for me, also includes railway photography.
Posts Tagged ‘railfan’
An Adelaide tram at a Melbourne bank
December 27th, 2016
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Welcome to Errol Street, North Melbourne. The route 57 tram runs down the middle, linking the city to West Maribyrnong.
Ten hours exploring Melbourne by private tram
December 11th, 2015
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Spending ten hours onboard a Melbourne tram might sound like a painful way to spend a day, crawling along in traffic and getting nowhere, all while stopping constantly to allow yet more passengers to cram onboard. However it don’t have to be that bad – if you have your own private tram!
Wikipedia and railfan rumours
June 19th, 2014
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There is an old railway saying that goes “If you haven’t heard a rumour by lunchtime, then start a new one”. This leads to all kinds of harebrained discussion threads wherever railfans congregate, as well as Wikipedia articles such as a one I found the other day. So how often is there truth to them?
Newspapers using the “wrong” train photos
June 17th, 2014
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If you are interested in trains like I am, then you probably spend a lot of time online discussing the latest rail related news stories with fellow railfans. Over the years I have discovered an extremely common thread of discussion – the “wrong photo” complaint.
