#tramroads

[abercynonhistoryblog]

The 219th Anniversary of the Penydarren Locomotive

[wysteriaisapenguin]

Thomas Cafe Menu

Drinks

Tidmouth Milk Tea with Boba (Comes in Black, Taro, Brown Sugar, Matcha, and Rose)

Sodor Fog Latte

Henry’s Forest Latte

The Great Express-o (with steamed milk)

Splendid Red Strawberry Latte

Percy’s Hot Cocoa (with Whipped Cream)

Crovan’s Coffee

Meals

Billinton Burger

Frying Kipper and Chips

Galloping Sausage Breakfast Combo (Grilled sausages, eggs, tomatoes, and hashbrowns)

Steak and Pasta Goods Sets (Can come in Tomato and Steak, Alfredo and Chicken, and Pesto and Pork Cutlet)

Buzz Buzz Salisbury Steak (With Tomatoes)

Whirlybird Curry (Has egg in it)

Great Western Eggs Benedict

Deserts

Blueberry Puffball Scones

Tomfoolery Cupcakes (Vanilla flavored with blue, red, or green frosting)

Old Reliable Apple Pie

Shooting Star Sundae

Red Rocket Velvet Cake (comes with strawberries)

Chocolate Crunch Lava Cake

Tramroad Tiramisu

Great Western Waffles

Special Combos

Thomas Bento Box: Includes rice, scrambled eggs, sausages, a tomato and cabbage salad

Best Friends Snack Mix: Includes pretzels, popcorn, and small cakes. Based off of Thomas and Percy

Big Engine Surf and Turf Set: Includes fish and chips, steak, and tomato pasta. Based off of Gordon, Henry, and James.

Railway Afternoon Tea Set: Includes an afternoon tea set with two teas of your choice, small sandwiches, and various scones and desserts

[sparkarrestor]

Trust Thomas

Adapted By: SparkArrester

I suppose you could call this a "RWS" rewrite since it follows the RWS Quarry tramroad but meh

     Thomas the Tank Engine was having a great time. The sky shone, there were no delays, and that dratted policeman had been reassigned. Toby and Henrietta settled in well, and all were soon firm friends. Toby arrived to run the quarry tramway, but after the policeman left, Thomas still helped out from time to time. He much preferred to be with Annie & Clarabel.

“Me and the passengers have a special bond!”, He'd say, “They trust me to be at the station on time!”

One day, the Fat Controller visited Thomas and Toby.

“There are many new houses being built at Tidmouth, and a good portion of the stone shall come from the quarry here.”, He said, “There will have to be lots of extra stone runs, and straight to the big station as well!”

“That sounds like too much work for just one engine, sir…”, said Toby, “And Thomas is needed for the passengers!”

“That is right, which is why James shall come and help out.”, replied the Fat Controller, as he got in his car and left.

Toby rolled his eyes.

“James won’t like this very much…”

“Well!”, chirped Thomas, “I won’t let his sour attitude ruin anything!”

Toby was right. James didn’t like this very much.

“Being on a branchline is bad enough, but spending all my time hauling stone? Yuck!”, he groused, “How do you stomach being cooped up in here?”

“Quite easily!”, Smiled Thomas, “Trust me James, I’m sure you’ll grow to love it! The beautiful scenery, the people, the-”

James snorted and clanked off.

James seemingly ignored the scenery and people in favor of complaining about anything and everything. There were no turntables, the sheds were too cramped, the trucks were too dusty, the sidings were awkward, and that wasn’t even half of it. He seemed to be spreading the bad atmosphere, for the trucks complained at being bumped and Toby grumbled about James’s shunting. For every complaint, Thomas’s smile became a little more forced. 

A few days after he arrived, James was resting at the big sheds. He had just delivered a long line of stone trucks and was resting when Gordon pulled up alongside.

“So? How’s little Thomas’s branchline treating you?”

“Terribly.”, came the blunt reply, “I wish I didn’t have to go up there again…”

“Well…”, snickered Gordon, “If you were ill, you wouldn’t have to do the stone runs, would you?”

“That’s a great idea! I’ll try that now!”, smirked James, “Look, here comes Thomas!”

James put on a sick face as Thomas pulled up alongside.

“Hello Gordon! Hey James… What's wrong? It’s a gorgeous day! For some engines at least…”

“It is lovely, but not for James. He’s ill!”

“Yes he is, I mean, I am! I don’t feel well at all!”, James said quickly.

“That’s a shame…”, said Thomas, hoping to sound as sincere as possible, “Don’t worry, I’ll take your trucks for you.”

“That’d be a great help!”, replied James, and he watched Thomas puff away to collect the empty trucks.

“That was easier than I thought…”, he mused to himself.

Thomas collected the trucks from the yard and started off back to the quarry. His good mood seemed to be returning.

“Things will be far better without a big red nuisance ruining everyone’s day!”, He thought as he arrived at the quarry.

The workmen were surprised, but didn’t really make a fuss as Thomas was uncoupled and ran to collect the loaded trucks. The trucks, however, murmured to themselves.

“We were expecting the red monster, not Thomas!”, said one.

“What, did he enjoying getting ticketed?”, said another.

“Well…”, finished a third, “If we can’t pay James out, we’ll play tricks on Thomas instead! One engine’s as good as another…”.

And with that, the trucks began plotting their tricks as Thomas, blissfully unaware, coupled up to them.

James, being a bigger and stronger engine, was able to take longer trains. Thomas should have remembered this and left a few trucks behind, but he didn’t. As he was coming down the quarry line, the trucks surged into him.

“On! On! On!”, they cackled.

Thomas fought for control, but his wheels only skidded on the rails. The men at the crossing saw this and telephoned the signalman. Thomas shut his eyes as he was switched onto the runaway siding and ran off the end, into a muddy pond. Thomas opened his eyes as the trucks laughed like hyenas and a toad croaked angrily at him. Thomas just grit his teeth.

Edward arrived to help clear the mess, and James arrived to take away the trucks. He looked ashamed as he drew the trucks away.

“Er… are you alright?”, he asked.

“Am I alright?”, grunted Thomas, “No, I’m not. Things were going so well here, and then you had to come along and ruin it with your moaning, and I tried to be nice and I tried to help you see the bright side and now look! I’m-”

“That will do, Thomas”, said a voice.

The Fat Controller strode up to Thomas.

“The damage isn’t too severe, but you will still be at the works for a few days. James, you will do the stone runs and Thomas’s work while he’s away. Maybe you will learn not to tell lies in the future.”

“Yes sir…”, muttered James quietly.

He said nothing as he rolled away with the stone trucks.

The next day, Toby was dozing in the shed when he was woken up by James. He watched with surprise as James collected Annie & Clarabel and made his way to the station.

“That’s odd… I thought he’d grumble about getting up early…”, murmured Toby.

It was the same the rest of the day. Passengers, goods and stone, James hauled it all with no complaints. Soon afterwards, there seemed to be a stark change in the red engine. He began talking to passengers on the platform, as well as admiring the scenery. He even became good friends with Mrs. Kindley.

Thomas returned a few days later. He was waiting at the station by the river when James came in with Annie and Clarabel. He watched, gobsmacked as the passengers thanked him as they got out.

“I should have trusted you Thomas,”, Smiled James, “Branchlines aren’t so bad after all. I’m sorry for lying.”

“Don’t mention it.”, replied Thomas, “I’m just happy you finally had a change of heart.”

James smiled as he left, some of the passengers saying goodbye as they did so. Thomas thought nothing of it until he heard them talk about how charismatic and lovely James was to talk too. To say Thomas was jealous wouldn’t be too far from the truth.

[coolfancywitches]

Miners' Home again von std70040 Über Flickr: This time car no 711, (seen also in a recently posted pic following classmate no 717). This and no 717 appear to be devoid of passengers. Blackpool 1984.

[old-transport]

Tyneside tram crash, Nos 27 & 23, Oct 1913 by Frederick McLean Via Flickr: An old photograph of Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads Co. (TTT) tower and engineering car No. 27, and open top car No. 23, at Neptune Bank depot/repair shed, Wallsend, after their accident. The accident took place near Bentons Farm, when at approximately 07:00 on the 18 Oct 1913, in heavy fog and on a single track line, the works car ran straight into an empty passenger car coming in the opposite direction. The passenger car motorman and conductor (who was also on the front platform) both died, of the six people on the works car only one was not seriously injured. There are no details on the photo reverse, if anyone knows who the photographer was please message me and I will credit them. No. 27 was built in 1911/12 by the United Electric Car Co. running on a Preston/Brill 21E truck. It had a tower for overhead line work, a crew compartment, and an open area for equipment, etc. It was repaired after the accident and in 1920 was fitted with an English Electric passenger body seating 24/35, keeping the original truck, electrical equipment, and fleet number. No. 23 was built in 1903 by Brush seating 31/55 and running on Brill 27G trucks. After the accident it was repaired with reinforced platforms and put back into service. Both cars were burnt at South Gosforth by a scrap merchant when the tramway closed. The parts of the TTT tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Apr 1930. If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks. 📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷 -------------------------------------------------

[forestpines]

Possibly an 1830-era stone sleeper block from the Avon & Gloucestershire Railway, close to their Willsbridge Tunnel. #outdoors #railway #earlyrailways #wagonway #tramroad #dramway #england #bristol #willsbridge https://www.instagram.com/p/CAk0o7Xn4h6/?igshid=1fndp11ars293

[infrastructure-weeks]

Guided buses: Buses that can behave like a train

Guided buses use a specific technology, commonly a kerb guide wheel (seen in the first photo from below), to guide a bus and keep it on track, enabling it to drive similar to light rail or tram on a dedicated lane, evading traffic congestion, while also retaining the ability to use regular roads, so that passengers don’t have to change to a different mode of transportation. Furthermore, buses can be kept to more narrow pathways at a higher speed and get closer to platforms, making entrance easier.

Despite being something that can and is often described as combining elements of buses and railway systems, the principle of a guided bus actually predates both. The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad, a horse-drawn tram dating to 1809, already had a kerb-guidance system that can also be seen in the pictures above.

The first modern guided bus was first used in West Germany in the city of Essen, but one of the most prominent and most used guided bus systems is the O-Bahn in Adelaide (shown above in the first photo from above), where it replaced a planned expansion of a tram network.

Further reading:

Guided Bus Explained - London Guided Busway

“Guided Busway Development". Transit Australia. July 1997.

Wagonway Research Circle. "Plateways/tramways – overview and list of some available resources". Island Publishing.

D. E. Bick, The Gloucester and Cheltenham Railway and the Leckhampton Quarry Tramroads (1968)

Picture sources:

O-Bahn, first photo from above: Beneaththelandslide at English Wikipedia, Public Domain

Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit, second photo from above: Spsmiler on Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Kerb guide wheel: Martin Hawlisch (LosHawlos), CC BY-SA 3.0,  via Wikimedia Commons

[kentixen]

Well... I just almost broke both of my fucking wrists walking to work. Lace came undone and I couldn't be bothered to stop and tie them, stepped on them and fell forward onto the fucking stone and mud. Nice one, Rhi 👍👍 gotta sit in work covered in mud and in pain. Great.

[tedhomer]

Archive: 'Gloucestershire', Bixslade Valley, Forest of Dean, 2014. Bixslade is a short and steep sided valley which has been been mined and quarried for over 500 years. Because of this it has been described as a ‘one of the country’s finest areas of extractive industrial heritage’. Along the length of valley is a footpath that follows the old route of the Bicslade Tramroad, which opened in 1812 and continued to be in use until 1950 making it the last working horse powered tramroad in the forest. There are still three quarries and a freemine named ‘Monument Colliery’ operating in the valley. posted on Instagram - https://ift.tt/2lN9q6P

[calmgrove]

Two arches Bridge over Monmouthshire and Brecon canal The disused arch was originally for a tramroad with horse-pulled trucks

[mtbcymru]

Topping out on the Brinore Tramroad in the Brecon Beacons, absolutely stunning! #breconbeacons _________________________ #Wales #FindYourEpic #mtb #adventure #justride #mountainbiking #mountainbike #mbwales #mtbwales #bike #ride #ridemore #biking #enduro #explore #ridetolive #livetoride #ridemadison #mtbguide #livelife #outdoors #picoftheday #bikestagram #bikelife #instadaily #cycling #outdoors #photooftheday #beautiful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 _________________________ Thanks to: 🚵🏻‍♂️ @madisonclothinguk 🇬🇧 @saracenbikes 🇸🇪 @uswesports 🚴🏻‍♂️ @madison.cycles 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @kingudproducts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mountainbikewales 🧘‍♀️ @mountainyogabreaks 🚐 @witter_towbars 🚵🏻‍♂️ @renthal_cycling (at Talybont Reservoir)

[historicalbookimages]

page 439 of "First series of Railway practice: a collection of working plans and practical details of construction in the public works of the most celebrated engineers comprising roads, tramroads and railroads, bridges, aqueducts, viaduct s, wha

[erush10]

Abandoned Railway Tunnel on a Mountain! 200 year old Tramroad tunnel. (4032 x 3024) (OC).

[nunoxaviermoreira]

RTM M1804 & SVA BBA 432 by peter.velthoen museum tramline RTM Ouddorp 5 augustus 2017 http://ift.tt/2xAWGDR

[galasic]

#buildings #post #czechpost #českápošta #postoffice #yellow #cars #chruch #road #tramroad #bricks #windows #praha #prague #českárepublika #czechrepublic (at Prague, Czech Republic)

[abercynonhistoryblog]

The World's First Steam Train.

The World’s First Steam Train.

In 1802 the Cornishman Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) was engaged by the Penydarren Ironworks to build a high-pressure steam engine.

The Penydarren Ironworks in a state of decay, 16 years after their closure. The photograph was taken by Robert Crawshay in 1875.

Aided by Rees Jones, an employee at the ironworks, Trevitchick was able to mount this engine onto a set of wheels transforming it into a…