tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2535602466580446363..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Railways I have loved - Dennis HamleyKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-63611202646006552362016-01-16T07:58:15.568+00:002016-01-16T07:58:15.568+00:00No wifi for four days so I'm only able to comm...No wifi for four days so I'm only able to comment now. Thanks all for lovely comments. Wendy, the NZ engine you drove wasn't at Pleasant Point by any chance? It was closed the day we passed by but I got a photo of me on an engine footplate which I nearly used on the blog. Or was it at Ferrymead? Valerie, that Virgin have the ECML is a crime. It was great during its all too short public ownership. By the way, thanks for your Darkest Secret review on EE. Just read it. BRILLIANT. Sue, you are right about preserved railways, they are indeed vital still, not just playthings. The Chinnor Railway near us is as much a commuter line to London as it is a good day out. Jan, thank you for spelling ffestiniog properly. Reb, enjoy your railtour. 7 days - half the time of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Not bad! And to all others, thanks for some great insights.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003209263201885118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30623858482295640162016-01-14T21:51:16.763+00:002016-01-14T21:51:16.763+00:00Lovely post Dennis, the railways should be places ...Lovely post Dennis, the railways should be places of romance, excitement, even danger, settings for meetings, partings and murders, and your post is as they should be - sadly, now virgin have taken over the East Coast line and mucked it up the way they have Cross Country, the reality has been uncoupled from the ideal.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-6020967598840029112016-01-14T14:05:32.644+00:002016-01-14T14:05:32.644+00:00You've fueled my sense of anticipation, Dennis...You've fueled my sense of anticipation, Dennis, for my spring cross-country round-trip by train. Splurged for my own cabin and will savor every minute of the 7 days on the rails. Well done.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24602583570651839922016-01-14T12:55:32.311+00:002016-01-14T12:55:32.311+00:00A lovely post, Dennis. I've always loved the r...A lovely post, Dennis. I've always loved the romance of railways: the feeling that you're in a world apart where anything might happen, the pleasure of just being able to sit still and watch the countryside slip by outside. It's not surprising that the railway has been such a rich source of inspiration for writers.Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67246726971820249932016-01-14T12:25:26.304+00:002016-01-14T12:25:26.304+00:00Lovely nostalgic post, Dennis. I have the delight...Lovely nostalgic post, Dennis. I have the delight to live at one of the stops on the Leeds - Settle - Carlisle line. It's one of the most scenic rail journeys in Britain. And I use it all the time - once you get to Leeds to you can get anywhere. But it's all thanks to volunteers, or Dr Beeching would have got his wicked way. <br />Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-16755756739116384552016-01-14T12:10:19.130+00:002016-01-14T12:10:19.130+00:00Dennis, what a wonderful post, full of fascinating...Dennis, what a wonderful post, full of fascinating information and insight - even for someone like me, who's come to hate railways and trains more and more over the years. (But I think my hatred is really for the people who run them and what they've done to them.)<br /><br />Isn't it ridiculous that rail-lines which were closed as being 'unnecessary' have now been restored and, run by volunteers, are doing that 'unnecessary' job?<br /><br />I know a few people, for instance, who use the Severn Valley, not as a day-out, but as a passenger line. One friend often leaves his car at Bridgenorth, takes his inflatable canoe down the river to Arley, packs the canoe up in a rucksack and catches a steam train back to Bridgenorth to pick up his car. The canoe trip is the day out for him - the steam train is the transport that makes it possible.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-10918762454374076542016-01-14T10:51:55.654+00:002016-01-14T10:51:55.654+00:00Diolch yn fawr. Dennis. Ah, how many times have I ...Diolch yn fawr. Dennis. Ah, how many times have I ridden the ffestiniog! When my son Hugh finally forced me to have a mobile phone, I took it out of my pocket as we approached Blaenau and said loudly 'Just pulling into Euston' which is what I believe everybody says these days. Happily, I was totally ignored!Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55158763607844764322016-01-14T10:06:25.205+00:002016-01-14T10:06:25.205+00:00What a fascinating insight. I've learned all s...What a fascinating insight. I've learned all sorts here. I once got to ride up front and drive a steam train in New Zealand. I've never forgotten the experience Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com