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An isolated signal-box on a remote local line, and out of the mist and darkness, a stranger approaches... Read More

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The Beeching Report of 1963 in England (also known as the Beeching Axe) planned to close two thousand rural railway stations and five thousand miles of railway track, leaving villages without access to nearby towns and cities. One seaside line in South Devon managed to escape these cuts and thrives… Read More

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August 05, 2023

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The Booksie Classic House

Interesting stories and impressionistic snippets from my train journeys since childhood to retirement Read More

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Poem / Poetry

March 11, 2020

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Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

Well, it looks to me we have another Versailles, so I compared it to the Queen's London rail system. Read More

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Rita was waiting for her brother to pick up her from the railway station at night. But he could not arrive on time, then.... Read More

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My experience about the beauty of Railway stations. Read More

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i thought id write a story based on the poem 'from a railway carriage' and linked it to the father off the railway children as he returns from prison. Please read and let me know what you think and what i could add! mike Read More

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Next we found the Railway-Station and bought a Ticket to Melbourne. Our Train was full of People that had just finished work and were going home. Lots of the People had had these Bags that looked like the Doctors Bag in Germany Read More

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Imagine walking along the train tracks. something wrote long ago, edited recently. Read More

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On a mundane metro ride, the ruminations of two very different people soon seems to show more poignant and tragic implications. A story about how people's dreams and fears show themselves up in the most common place stream of thoughts. Read More

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The RHC attacks another book Read More

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