On Shed May 2013
"Preserving the steam locomotive legacy...and more..on film"
Black on home turf..... (C) Andrew Fowler
Contents:
Welcome, and site news.
Announcing a New Alliance!
Steam Tube Photographic Highlights
Steam Tube Video Highlights
NFSA Film Australia
Tornado- The Story So Far
Mallard75
Mainline Steam Schedule
New Build News.
Heritage Lines News and Events
Rail Tube...
On This Day in History.
Around the World in 80 Railways (No. 34.India & Gerry Troyna)
Christian Wolmar...
WATTRAIN
Huntley Film Archives
Memories of a Railway Man
Derelict London
Rail Freight Group Newsletter
Steam Tube Railwayana
Welcome, and site news.
Welcome to this May 2013 edition of On Shed, Steam Tubes online magazine.
As ever, we have been delighted to see so many additions to our membership (1,372)
the video archive (now at 5,171), and the image library (25,851).
Thank you to all for your unstinting and enthusiastic support of Steam Tube - The Home of Steam on the Net!
The challenge with each edition of "On Shed" is deciding what to leave out! There are the usual features (video and photo highlights, this month in history, new build news, heritage lines news, Christian Wolmars column) And then there are those items discovered through the month that are worthy of wider exposure.
So this month "Memories of a Railway Man", and "Derelict London" are included.
Do take a look......
And in an effort to keep up to date with news from the current railway, the RFG s newsletter is included.....
Perhaps also, membership of WATTRAIN might appeal to you......
Whilst every effort is made to be as global as possible in our coverage, it is true to say that the UK and Europe predominate. But we are very pleased to note the contributions from Steve Mitchell and Yard Goat Images for the great coverage of US steam activity.
And in this edition we also take a look at the legendary film maker Gerry Troyna, who has kindly given us permission to feature his excellent railway documentaries on the Indian Hill Railways, and the Bombay Railway(next month!).......award winning documentaries ...and its easy to see why....
Announcing a New Alliance!
Just this last week we have been able to partner with a US publisher....
Rail Magazine......
Their expertise is the US scene.....and the coverage they provide on all matters of transportation on rails is most impressive....and certainly widens our appreciation of railway matters world wide...Hopefully you will agree!
This is the announcement they made to their readers.......
Potomac Express
RAIL Magazine Editor Rich Sampson shares his perspective on the latest news, trends and ideas in passenger rail. Includes discussion on all forms of passenger rail: high-speed and intercity, commuter rail, heavy rail metros and subways, light rail, regional rail, streetcars, trolleys, monorails, people movers and airport rail systems, along with important topics such as rail-oriented development, intermodalism, station facilities, infrastructure and investment.
A New Partnership to Share Passenger Rail News
RAIL Magazine is proud to announce a new partnership with On-Shed and The Railway Chronicle – which fall under the Steam Tube umbrella – to bring readers of both outlets access to the latest and highest quality content on passenger rail around the world.
Youre already familiar with RAILs comprehensive coverage of passenger rail in North America – from high-speed rail to streetcars – through our quarterly digital and print editions, the @RAILMag handle on Twitter and this blog. Now, were excited to work with Steam Tube and their component platforms to share the latest development in passenger rail overseas and especially the United Kingdom through Steam Tubes myriad sources and links.
From our inception, RAIL has made a conscious decision to focus almost exclusively on the renaissance of passenger rail in North America for a few reasons (although, we have included a few feature-length pieces on individual elements of international rail, such as our profiles of the London Jubilee Line in RAIL #19 and Dublins Luas light-rail system in RAIL #26).
First, theres no shortage of fine publications and media outlets relaying the latest news on passenger rail elsewhere. Second, the passenger rail renaissance in the United States, Canada and Mexico encompasses a narrative unique to this continents transportation history, one that is not very similar to that of Europe and Asia, in particular. Lastly, our editorial offices and staff are located here in Washington, D.C., and journalism is at its best when it can observe and interact with its subjects as directly as possible.
By sharing content and resources with Steam Tubes portfolio of media, we can offer RAIL readers access to international passenger rail news thats developed, compiled and organized by those who know the trends, topics and issues the best. Well, in turn, share our knowledge and insights on whats happening here with our friends overseas.
So, stay tuned to posts on this blog, @RAILMag on Twitter and upcoming editions of RAIL – as well as Steam Tubes family of pages – to see this exciting new alliance in action!
Steam Tube looks forward to working together with Rich Sampson and his team, and would like to thank RAILMag for this great opportunity to work together and pool knowledge for the benefit of all our readers and supporters.
So, to this months edition of "On Shed"........
Steam Tube Photographic Highlights
Steam Tube Video Highlights
NFSA Film Australia
A Steam Train Passes(1974) is one of the most iconic of railway films.
The NFSA collection includes many other film clips showing railways in Australia through the years. We are grateful to Richard Carter (NFSA Film Australia Collection Archivist) for his kind consideration which makes it possible for us to see these historic films...
All Manner Of Trains
Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1962. Directed by Malcolm Otton. All Manner of Trains provides an overview of Australias railways in the early 1960s, before gauges across the country were standardised. The first section takes the form of a travelogue: from Cairns to Brisbane on the Sunlander, to Sydney on the Brisbane Limited then the Daylight Express to the border and the Spirit of Progress to Melbourne. The Overland to Adelaide is followed by the Port Pirie Express and the Transcontinental to Kalgoorlie before boarding the Westland for Perth. The second section looks at other significant lines and services - cross-country, interurban and suburban - and stresses the importance of the rail network to Australias rural areas and to the nations progress.
Tornado- The Story So Far
Read The Tornado Telegraph
Mallard75
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