Let's go back in time..

SuperSpeedMaglev

Wonderfully Old Fashioned
Let's share some Good old Fashioned Videos and Photos hey?
NOTE:They do not have to be photos you took/videos you made.

:)

It can be from anywhere, anytime, anything related to railways and trains!
 
How does 1878 - 1996 sound for back in time? Check out this topic I made with a bunch of links to pages on the website of the "Feijenoordse Meesters", covering a huge part of train history around the area I live in.

Showing just a few; check out that website / topic yourself for more.

Construction of the "Kijfhoek", the largest yard in the Netherlands:


Accidents happen:
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Iron ore shipment:
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Laying the track in the yard in the Netherlands looks just like laying track on a model railroad! Had me confused for a second:hehe:
 
Here we have the largest Art Deco railroad terminal ever built. Cincinnati Union Terminal.

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And for a special thanks to K&L Trainz.

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These are cool, but how about some captions so I can tell what the **** I'm looking at.... :D


Picture 1 - Spencer St Station, 1972 facing outwards

Picture 2 - Spencer St Station, 1930s facing towards the city (Melbourne)

Picture 3 - Spencer St Station, 1983 facing towards the city

Picture 4 - Flinders St Station, 1960s

Picture 5 - Flinders St Station, 1960 facing towards Spencer St

Picture 6 - Jolimont Workshops, 1930s facing towards Flinders St

Picture 7 - Flinders St trackwork facing towards Flinders St

Picture 8 - Flinders St aerial, 1920s facing away from Spencer St

Picture 9 - Melbourne Hump Yard and Passenger Terminal, 1970s (it was getting smaller)

Pics 1-3 focus on trackwork here (yes, two different gauges, our yards are a nightmare 60s onwards such as here)

Pics 4-8 focus on trackwork here

Pic 9 focuses on here and here
 
Thanks!! That plus track diagrams! You go the extra mile. :D

EDIT: Now you've done it... any place where I can find a Legend for the signal symbols?
 
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Thanks all of you, this topic started out better than I hoped! I give huge thanks to Oknotsen for REALLY starting it out with a bang! :)
 
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