🐈 Railroad Felines and RR Winter Equipment Mini Series of 2022
Railroad Feline Mini Series (Thur 12/1-Tues 12/13)
🐈 Station Cat Mini-series Stop #1: Tama: ‘Station Master’ at Kishi Station in Japan (Thurs 12.1.22)
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| Tama on Duty July 2011 |
Greetings all,
- January 5,2007 Tama was officially awarded the title of station master by the railway officials.
- January 5 2008, Tama was promoted to "super station master" in a ceremony attended by the president of the company, the mayor, and approximately 300 spectators.
- October 28, 2008, Tama was knighted and awarded the title of "Wakayama de Knight"
- January 2010, railway officials promoted Tama to the post of "Operating Officer" in recognition of her contribution to expanding the customer base.
- Her staff consisted of two feline assistant station masters: Tama's sister, Chibi (ちび, born May 12, 2000), and Tama's mother, an orange tabby cat named Miiko (ミーコ, October 3, 1998 – July 20, 2009).
- 3rd year of Station master: Station rebuilt into a shape of a cat’s face after 2009’s inauguration of Tama’s Train that was painted white with a cat face on the front and cartoon pics of Tama on the sides.
- 4th year of Station master: celebrated with a ceremony and her promotion to "Managing Executive Officer", third in line in management after the company president and the managing director.
- On January 5 2013, at the ceremony celebrating her sixth year as stationmaster, Tama was elevated to Honorary President of Wakayama Electric Rail for life.[citation needed] In April 2013, it was announced that due to Tama's increasing age, her work hours would be reduced and she would only be on view in the station office Tuesday through Friday, a reduction of two days from her original Monday through Saturday hours.
Station Cat Mini-series Stop #2: Felix the Huddersfield Train Station Cat with his apprentice Bolt (Friday 12.2.22)
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| Felix Bolt |
Welcome all, to our 2nd stop
Welcome all to our 2nd stop in my "Station Cat" mini series where I focus on eight different felines that are from Japan, seven felines from the United Kingdom and one feline from the United States. At this stop we travel from Japan to our first stop in the United Kingdom. To start off our mini trip in the UK, we travel to to the famous Huddersfield railway station in Yorkshire, England to visit Felix and her apprentice Bolt who are on pest patrol.
Please note: This is my notes that I wanted to share. 🐈
I do hope you all enjoyed my post about Tama in Japan and learning about her role along with her successors. So I hope you enjoy learning about Felix and Bolt.
Felix & Bolt Huddersfield Train station Cats Tidbits I've learned. These kitties look pretty but were born to work. Started in 2011 with Felix, a gorgeous long-haired tuxedo cat. Then in 2018, she was joined by a younger Bolt, a strapping black kitty.In 2015 Felix was finally recognized as she deserved to be awarded the coveted title of ‘Pest Control Manager’ which is a job that is highly sought after in the feline world. Felix’s star rose more after having a Facebook page was created in her honor by a commuter. Both Bolt and Felix are adored by commuters who either travel to or through Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire,England Both are loved by both their online patrons that follow their Facebook and by commuters.
Interesting Facts about Felix:
- Her new colleagues named her Felix thinking that she was actually a he. But after an initial trip the vet confirmed her gender, they decided to “heck with it” and kept the name that she was already used to and fond of.
- Felix has two books in her honor by writer Kate Moore
- Felix has a Hi-visible vest that marks her in her job as senior pest controller
Interesting Facts about Bolt:
- Bolt is a cool black mini panther who stepped right in as her right hand cat and apprentice.
- Became Felix's sidekick and apprentice in 2018
Interesting Facts about both Felix & Bolt
- Felix and Bolt used their appearances to also support their causes that they are involved in at the station
- But as good as Felix may be at impressing the masses and culling the pests, she needed a sidekick.
- Both love being petted by commuters who see him and being loved on their Facebook page by their Facebook followers.
- Huddersfield Station Cats-Felix & Bolt's Facebook page (Check it out-They are adorable)
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Station Cat Mini-series Stop #3: Hector: Redruth Train Station Cat (Cornwall) and Surprise Bonus to start the Weekend (Sat 12.3.22)
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| Hector: Redruth Train Station Cat (image from Facebook page link below) |
I do hope you enjoy Felix and Bolt who worked at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire,England. On this trip, we traveled from Yorkshire to Redruth, England to visit the Redruth train station to see Hector. Read all the way through the post to see the surprise bonus that shared the same source that I used to research about Hector.
- 2013 saw Hector walking onto a Cornish train station by making regular visits to the ticket office for naps and making his presence known in the surrounding streets of the town.
- Presently: He can now be seen regularly relaxing about his days in the station waiting room and is known by many as the train station mascot. He even has his own piggy bank that goes towards food and care.
- Just shy of a decade, a group of commuters saw Hector and created a Facebook page with his name on it that has thousands of followers
Interesting facts of Hector:
- Been dubbed "the next manager of Great Western Railway in the making" due to his "impressive management skills" and amusing "quality control" tests of the station furniture.
- Been used for Great Western Railway as a safety message on October 18th 2022 (Copy from Link #2 at the bottom of this section)
- #1: "real-life Paddington Bear"
- #2: "trademark of Redruth station"
- Hector The Station Cat's Facebook page (link)
- Redruth's famous train station cat Hector has built up thousands of fans over a decade (Article where information came from)
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To start off your weekend, I threw in a special surprise down below. Today's bonus is another cat that unfortunately ain't a railroad kitty but a supermarket cat that shares the same county of Cornwall with Hector.
Bonus: Harvey the Supermarket Cat
- Harvey, who was often dubbed the county's most famous cat of all, sadly passed away following a dog attack in St Ives in September 2020.
- Thousands of pounds were raised in his memory and a memorial put in place.
- Much adored Harvey - who was famous around the coastal town of St Ives - sadly passed away on August 28 after sustaining injuries from a dog attack.
- Link to read more: Harvey: St Ilves supermarket cat (Please read-very emotional but enjoyable)
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Station Cat Mini-series Stop #4:Jess: Andover Train Station Cat (Hampshire) & Steam Train Post #57 (Sun 12.4.22)
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| Image From SWR Help's Twitter Feed (Link below) |
I do hope you enjoy Our mini trip so far up to this point as we got to see Tama in Japan, Felix & Bolt at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire,England and Hector at Redruth Train Station Cat in Cornwall,England. On this trip, we traveled from Redruth to Hampshire England to visit the Andover train station to see Jess Read all the way through the post to see the last Steam Train Post #57 of 2022. But first back to Jess at Andover train station.
Jess is a fuzzy tuxedo resident cat at the Andover train station. Jess previously belonged to a family who lived close to the station but sadly when the family moved to a new house, Jess continued to make the long journey back to the platform. So after some purr-suasion, they agreed that the train station staff could adopt him and he now lives in his new purr-fect home. Passengers sometimes if they are lucky, can get a photo of him when they see him in the ticket office or out on the platform making his round with is very own ticket card and rail pass. Even the workers look for donations to help take care of Jess and he loves the attention from both in-person attention to his followers on his social media pages on Instagram,Twitter and Facebook.
Join us tomorrow (Monday 12/5) when we travel from Hampshire to Oxforshire,England to visit Charlbury Train Station Cat named Stan.
-Links to follow:
- Jess the Andover Train Station Cat's Facebook page link
- Train Station Cats of the UK-Cross Country Trains (Article I'm using in my research)
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| Norfolk and Western No. 475 conducting in-cab experiences in Leaman Place, Pennsylvania on August 16, 2020 |
57.Norfolk and Western 475
- Railroad/Basic: Norfolk and Western Railway/4-8-0 "Mastodon" type
- Engine: “M Class” type Tender Engine
- Designer: Norfolk and Western Railway
- Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Company
- Built (Year): June 1906 + Rebuilt 1991-1993
- Baldwin Locomotive Company
- June 1906 => 121 Locomotives
- Total: 121 locomotive was built
- N&W #475 Rebuilt: By Strasburg Railroad Company in November 1993
- Withdrawn:
- Retried from Mainline Duties to Branchline Duties in the 1920s
- Retired from revenue service in 1958
- Number of Wheels: 12 wheels
- Configuration: 4-8-0
- Top Speed: Unknown
- Preserved:
- September 1960
- Real life: 1 locomotive #475
Interesting Note
- No. 475 was featured in the 2000 movie, Thomas and the Magic Railroad. An interview with SRC's former Chief Mechanical Officer Linn Moedinger, who revealed that the film's producer Phil Fehrle called him looking for an American locomotive to use. When Moedinger inquired as to what exactly he was looking for, Fehrle told him that the film's director, Britt Allcroft liked the locomotives pictured in a book by O. Winston Link, in particular the M-Class locomotives (of which 475 is a member).
- During filming, 475 and three of Strasburg's coaches (of which only two were used) were lettered for the fictional Indian Valley Railroad. No. 475 ventured off SRC trackage to the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[17] The ferry move to Harrisburg from Leaman Place by Amtrak, as well as the filming, was unannounced so as not to attract a crowd.
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Station Cat Mini-series Stop #5:Stan: Charlbury Train Station Cat (Oxfordshire) (Mon 12.5.22)
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| Stan Charlbury Train Station Cat (Oxfordshire,England) |
I do hope you all are enjoying our mini trip up to this point as we got to see Tama in Japan, Felix & Bolt at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire, England and Hector at Redruth Train Station Cat in Cornwall, England and Jess at Andover train station in Hampshire, England. On this trip, we traveled from Hampshire England to Oxforshire, England to see Stan the Charlbury Train Station Cat.
At Charlbury Train Station in Oxforshire, England you get to see a relaxing station cat master named Stan. He loves to snuggle with people and can be often see sitting on passengers laps or in the ticket window's change well sleeping. Life as a train station cat for Stan is all about relaxing. When he’s not busy purring on passenger’s laps, the loveable tabby can be spotted watching the fish in the lily pond close to the platform. If he’s feeling unusually energetic, he may even attempt to play with his slippery fishy friends!
So its a relaxing station cat on duty unlike the other feline stationmasters who are energetic and happy with passengers that we have feature on this mini-trip around the railroads. Join us tomorrow (Tues 12/6) when we leave England and head up north to Scotland to see Hi-Vis: Inverness Train Station Cat. As always here is the link below that assist in the researching.
Link => https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/blog/days-out-uk/train-station-cats-of-the-uk
Station Cat Mini-series Stop #6: Hi-Vis: Inverness Train Station Cat (Scotland) (Tue 12.7.22)
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| Hi-Vis: Inverness Train Station Cat (Scotland) |
I do hope you all are enjoying our mini trip up to this point as we got to see the following feline stationmasters along with couple apperetiences:
- Tama in Japan
- Felix & Bolt at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire, England
- Hector at Redruth Train Station Cat in Cornwall, England
- Jess at Andover train station in Hampshire, England.
- Stan the Charlbury Train Station Cat.
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| Paul: South Parkway Station, Liverpool, England |
I do hope you enjoy our trip to Scotland yesterday to see Hi-Vis who is the fourth feline station master at Inverness Train Station. On today's trip we return to England and make our way over to South Parkway Station in Liverpool to see their feline stationmaster Paul. Up to this point as we come to the end, we got to see and share news about the following feline station cats.
- Tama in Japan
- Felix & Bolt at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire, England
- Hector at Redruth Train Station Cat in Cornwall, England
- Jess at Andover train station in Hampshire, England.
- Stan the Charlbury Train Station Cat.
- Hi-Vis the Inverness Train Station (Scotland)
That's all I got for Paul at South Parkway Station in Liverpool, England. Join us tomorrow (Thursday 12/8) when we take another trip out of England and travel across the Atlantic ocean to the United States to visit the once Chesapeake & Ohio railroad to learned about their happy feline named Chessie and how she became an iconic feline on American Railroad.
Links
- Paul The Liverpool South Parkway Cat Facebook Page Link
- Paul The Liverpool South Parkway Cat Instagram Page Link
- Cats on the Tracks: Train Station Moggies Around the UK-Blog site link (Cross Country Trains.co.uk link)
Station Cat Mini-series Stop #8: Chessie- Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Mascot + Bonus (Thurs 12.8.22)
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| Chessie-Cheseapeake & Ohio Railroad Mascot |
On today's trip we take another trip out of England from leaving Liverpool, England and travel across the Atlantic ocean to the United States to visit the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad society in Clifton Forge VA to learned about Chessie the feline mascot of C&O. As we come to today's feline spotlight, we have covered:
- Tama in Japan
- Felix & Bolt at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire, England
- Hector at Redruth Train Station Cat in Cornwall, England
- Jess at Andover train station in Hampshire, England.
- Stan the Charlbury Train Station Cat.
- Hi-Vis the Inverness Train Station (Scotland)
- Paul: South Parkway Station (Liverpool)
But that is not the end of the post. The part "Bonus" means that this mini-series would technically end today but I'm not and extend it two more days till Saturday December 10th 2022. So down below are two additional cats that will be spotlighted:
- Bluebell Railway in Sussex, England featuring Gizmo who was the latest cat in the line of feline station residents => Friday December 9th 2022
- Gipsy Hill Station in Lanbeth, South London, England to visit a truly community loved feline named Fanny and how she became a community mascot => Saturday December 10th 2022
Station Cat Mini-series Stop #9:Bluebell Railway in Sussex, England featuring Gizmo (Bonus #1 of 2 additional Station Cat's mini series) (Fri 12.9.22)
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| Gizmo |
Hi, All
I originally planned to end the station cat mini series yesterday but after some thinking, I decided to extend the series two more days. The reason is on the grounds of not ending a series on a Thursday when there is 7 days in a week and wanted to end the series on a Saturday instead of Thursday as a way to start off the weekend on a positive note. So today's station cat mini series bonus #1 is on Gizmo at the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, England.
So on today's special trip we take a trip from Virginia, United State and travel across the Atlantic ocean to Sussex,England to visit the Bluebell Railway to see Gizmo who has an interesting story with the Sussex train station.
Please note: I'll briefly discuss the story as you can read the full content on the website linked below under "Links" to enjoy and support.
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Post Link's
- Bluebell Railway Preservation (Support/learn)
- Purr-n-Fur UK:Working Felines: Rail Station Cats 4 (learning)
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Station Cat Mini-series Stop #10:Gipsy Hill Station in Lanbeth, South London, England featuring Fanny the community mascot (Bonus #2 of additional Station Cat's mini series) (Sat 12.10.22)
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| Fanny |
I originally planned to end the station cat mini series yesterday but after some thinking, I decided to extend the series two more days. The reason is on the grounds of not ending a series on a Thursday when there is 7 days in a week and wanted to end the series on a Saturday instead of Thursday as a way to start off the weekend on a positive note. So today's station cat mini series bonus #1 is on Gizmo at the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, England.
So on today's special trip we take a trip from Sussex,England to Lanbeth,South London,England to see Fanny the tuxedo cat at Gispy Hill Station. Like previously mentioned about Gizmo at Sussex Station, Fanny will be also getting a brief detailed spotlight on my blog due to the cited page used for research with the link posted below.
In late July 2016 she was hit by a car and sustained serious injury; the driver couldn't have avoided her and did stop, but she was able to run off. She was found and taken to an RSPCA hospital, but her humans were wondering how they would fund an expensive operation on her diaphragm. Thanks to the help of Fanny's twitter followers who stepped in to raise funds and, astonishingly, within just an hour the necessary cash had been raised on a Go fund me page. And within the hour, about £3000 (about 3900 US dollars) was raised to cover the costs. An interesting part was that the money raised was more than was needed, so the balance left over from paying the surgery bill was donated to other animal charities. It took a little while for Fanny to recover, as she developed a persistent cough after her surgery, but by mid-September she was back 'at work'. In late 2019 her Twitter page showed that she was still greeting her friends at the station. Hence her role of becoming a community mascot after the community came together to help Fanny's owners along with her followers on Twitter to paid the surgery.
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Station Cats Mini Series Cats and Signal Boxes (Mon 12.12.22)
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| Ashburton Junction Box |
Hi All,
First off, hope everyone is having a good Sunday Evening. I've decided to continue my station cat series with a change which is now that I cover 10 station cats, I've switch to signal box cats and other railway cats for the rest of the month. Below will be the name of the signal boxes with their cats today and will have to look them up as they are all real.
Railway Signal Boxes-Cats
- Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
- Rochdale Signal box- Cat name Kipper
- acquired Kipper in July 1989 who died in 2008 from illness
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Baguley Fold Junction signal box-Cat name Nelson
- Crowhill, Tameside Metropolitan Borough, England
- Ashton Moss North Signal Box-Cat name Amoss
- Diggle, Saddleworth, England
- Diggle Junction Box- Cat name Sewlyn
- Miles Platting, Manchester, England
- Brewery Sidings Signal Box- Cat name Marmalade
- Marmalade: resident signal-box cat at BREWERY SIDINGS when David Ingham started working there in the mid-1990s
I do hope you all like my list of 5 railroad junction boxes I found. Please enjoy. The locations above are linked to their sites that have phots of the station.
Links to enjoy
- Rochdale Signal box- Cat name Kipper
- acquired Kipper in July 1989 who died in 2008 from illness
- Baguley Fold Junction signal box-Cat name Nelson
- Ashton Moss North Signal Box-Cat name Amoss
- Diggle Junction Box- Cat name Sewlyn
- Brewery Sidings Signal Box- Cat name Marmalade
- Marmalade: resident signal-box cat at BREWERY SIDINGS when David Ingham started working there in the mid-1990s
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Railroad cat shout out: PC Tizer Of Kings Cross station (Tue 12.13.22)
Railroad Winter Equipment (Mon 12.19.22- Thur 12.22.22)
Railroad Winter Equipment #1: Rotary Snowplow (Mon 12.19.22)
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| Rotary Snowplow |
Hi Everyone,
First off a good evening on Monday Dec 19th,2022. I wanted to start this Railroad Winter mini series off with a rotary snowplow. So, lets hope into learning a little bit of the rotary snowplow with a link to learn more at the bottom of the post.
Definition: A rotary snowplow (American English) or rotary snowplough is a piece of railroad snow removal equipment with a large circular set of blades on its front end that rotate to cut through the snow on the track ahead of it. The precursor to the rotary snowplow was the wedge snowplow.
We'll be learning about the wedge snowplow tomorrow (Tuesday Dec 20th,2022) in this series.
In 1869 a gentleman dentist by the name of J.W. Elliot lived in Toronto, Canada, was the man who invented the rotary snowplow whose predecessor was the wedge snowplow. The only thing was that he only designed the rotary snowplow as he didn't make a model or prototype. So as a result in the winter of 1883-1884, Orange Jull of Orangeville, Ontario, expanded on Elliot's design, building working models he tested with sand before contracting Leslie Brothers of Toronto to build a full-size prototype that proved successful before selling his design rights to them.
The rotary snowplow was the mechanical version of the wedge snowplow to clear the deep snow drifts that the wedge snowplows couldn't deflect. They work best in the following areas during their operational time frame:
- California's Donner Pass
- White Pass and Yukon Route in Alaska
Railroad Winter Equipment #2: Wedge Snowplow (Tues 12.20.22)
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| Railroad Wedge plow |
Hi Everyone,
First off a good Afternoon. I want to continue my Railroad Winter mini series with a rotary snowplow's predecessor Wedge plow . So, lets hope into learning a little bit of the wedge snowplow with a link to learn more at the bottom of the post.
Definition: The wedge plow or Bucker plow was first developed by railroad companies to clear snow in the American West. The wedge plow forces snow to the sides of the tracks and therefore requires a large amount of force due to the compression of snow. The wedge plow is still in use today in combination with the high-maintenance rotary snowplow.
We'll be learning about the wedge snowplow a bit more today. Tomorrow (Weds 12/21) we'll take a dive into sharing some background on Jordan Spreader that is used on the railroad.
During the 1840s many railway companies began using Bucker plows to remove snow from railways. The first incarnation of the wedge plow was the Bucker plow which was made of wood. Due to the amount of capital invested in railroads, the railways were required to be functional year-round. Because of this, snow needed to be cleared from the railways in an efficient manner. As a result the wedge plow was patented by Charles Lowbaert to keep railways functional during the winter. Below are a few interesting moments in the wedge snowplow's history that are very interesting:
- A wedge plow typically required several locomotives to propel the plow with enough force to push through the snow. High speeds of up to 50 mph (80 km/h) were required to achieve an adequate propulsion for the removal of snow which sometimes had up to 14 locomotives handling the job of clearing snow.
- Where snow was tightly packed or frozen, manual labor might still be used to clear the tracks.
Preservation
- Canadian National Railway Company- 8 Wedge snowplows
- Canadian Pacific Railway- 3 Wedge snowplows
- Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad- 1 Wedge snowplow
- North Eastern Railway- 1 Wedge snowplow
- Pacific Great Eastern Railway (BC Canada rail)- 1 Wedge snowplow
- Schynige Platte Railway- 1 Wedge Snowplow
- Union Pacific Railroad- 1 Wedge snowplow
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78 Felines in Great Britain on British Railway network (Tues 12.20.22)
Hi All,
Good Morning on this Tuesday Morning (Dec 20th), on today's spotlight I want to share a total number of cats that I found according to the Purr-n-Fur UK website.
According to the Purr-n-Fur UK website, there are a total of 78 felines that currently work/ have worked on British Railway according to the Purr-n-Fur UK website that they have showcased on their site. Listed below are the locations where all 78 felines have worked/currently working on Britain's Railway.
Locations are based in Great Britain areas including Scotland & Wales
- ANDOVER STATION,Hampshire
- BLACKFRIARS STATION,London
- BLUEBELL RAILWAY Sussex
- BROMBOROUGH STATION,Wirral
- CHARLBURY STATION,Oxfordshire
- CLEETHORPES COAST LIGHT RAILWAY (CCLR),North East Lincolnshire
- DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE ,Oxfordshire
- EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY (ELR),Lancashire
- FISHGUARD & GOODWICK STATION,Pembrokeshire, Wales
- GIPSY HILL STATION,Lambeth, south London
- GRANTHAM STATION,Lincolnshire
- HUDDERSFIELD,West Yorkshire
- INVERNESS STATION,Scotland
- LIVERPOOL SOUTH PARKWAY STATION,Liverpool
- LIVERPOOL STREET STATION,Central London
- LIVINGSTON NORTH STATION,West Lothian, Scotland
- LLANDUDNO,Conwy, North Wales
- LONDON UNDERGROUND
- LOUGHBOROUGH,Leicestershire
- MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD STATION,Greater Manchester
- MIDDLETON RAILWAY,West Yorkshire
- NEWPORT STATION,Monmouthshire
- NORTHALLERTON STATION, North Yorkshire
- NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY (NYMR), North Yorkshire
- PERRYGROVE RAILWAY,Gloucestershire
- PULBOROUGH STATION,West Sussex
- REDRUTH STATION,Cornwall
- RUSHDEN HISTORICAL TRANSPORT SOCIETY (RHTS),Northamptonshire
- ST ALBANS STATION,Hertfordshire
- SIGNAL BOXES
- ROCHDALE box
- BAGULEY FOLD
- ASHTON MOSS NORTH
- DIGGLE
- BREWERY SIDINGS
- SOUTHEND VICTORIA STATION,Essex
- STAINMORE RAILWAY COMPANY,Cumbria
- SWANAGE RAILWAY,Dorset
- THIRSK STATION,North Yorkshire
- TODMORDEN STATION,West Yorkshire
- TONBRIDGE STATION,Kent
- WARMINSTER STATION,Wiltshire
- WATERLOO STATION,Central London
- WHITBY, North Yorkshire
- WHITTON STATION, Richmond-on-Thames, south London
- WIVENHOE STATION, Essex
- YEOVIL PEN MILL STATION & SIGNAL BOX,Somerset
Link to the website: https://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/featuring/wk-rail04a.html
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Railroad Winter Equipment #3: Railroad Jordan Spreader (Wed 12.21.22)
Hi Everyone,
First off a good Afternoon. I want to continue my Railroad Winter mini series with a railroad Jordan Spreader (see definition below to understand). So, lets hope into learning a little bit of the Jordan Spreader with a link to learn more at the bottom of the post.
Railroad Winter Equipment #4:Jet Snow Blowers (Thur 12.22.22)
First off a good Afternoon. I am ending my Railroad Winter mini series with a railroad Jet Snow Blower. (see definition below to understand). So, lets hope into learning a little bit of the Jordan Spreader with a link to learn more at the bottom of the post.
Definition: Jet Snow blower is a snow blower that uses powered aircraft size jets to power itself down the line in the winter time clearing ice and snow with heat and generated force.
Background:
Even though rotary snow plows at work are awesome, Jet snow blowers are way better because of their powered jets that are used to clear snow and ice from the railroad tracks through generated force and heat from the jets that move the machine down the tracks. The only problem is that due to using jet fuel,noise and o-zone pollution, resulting in absolutely necessary usage of them.
Author Note: Unfortunately there isn't enough researched information on them like the other three winter equipment I mention in these mini series. I recap an article on a website called "Popular Mechanics" and have attached the link to the article down below along with a YouTube Video I saw that was shot
Links:
Article => The World's Most Serious Snow Blowers Are Powered By Nothing Less than Jet Engines (by Popular Mechanics website) along with other video examples beside the link below.
Video Link => CSX Snow Jet Train Snowblower Video by Wide World of Trains on YouTube (Video is down below to view if you don't want to click the link above.)
Video Belongs to Wide World of Trains Channel on YouTube
