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![(first posted 7/8/2017) Don’t let people tell you British Rail was a slow, stodgy and conservative organisation, unable to adapt and change with the times. Well, not all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/01-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1979 British Rail Advanced Passenger Train – So Near, Yet So Far")
1979 British Rail Advanced Passenger Train – So Near, Yet So Far
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 22 Comments(first posted 7/8/2017) Don’t let people tell you British Rail was a slow, stodgy and conservative organisation, unable to adapt and change with the times. Well, not all […] -
![Originally posted 9 June 2023 Over 250 years ago, hauling coal in northeast England was the raison d’être of the first railways, and Britain’s railways have made a decent living […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways 9F № 92220 Evening Star · Steam Ends On A High Note")
Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways 9F № 92220 Evening Star · Steam Ends On A High Note
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 19 CommentsOriginally posted 9 June 2023 Over 250 years ago, hauling coal in northeast England was the raison d’être of the first railways, and Britain’s railways have made a decent living […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride")
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 13 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2017) When asked about early railway electrification in Britain, most will think of the Southern Railway’s commuter network fanning out from London. It seems that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1150_DE718_26000_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways EM1 No 26020 – Forgotten Progress")
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways EM1 No 26020 – Forgotten Progress
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 4/17/2017) When asked about early railway electrification in Britain, most will think of the Southern Railway’s commuter network fanning out from London. It seems that the […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The Pennsylvania Railroad was a great railroad, with a high opinion of itself; nowhere was that more evident than in what was (and is) perhaps the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/00-4935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1934 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 – Power Meets Style")
Trackside Classic: 1934 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 – Power Meets Style
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The Pennsylvania Railroad was a great railroad, with a high opinion of itself; nowhere was that more evident than in what was (and is) perhaps the most […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2017) Driving a steam locomotive may look glamourous, but the environment isn’t. You’re either too hot or too cold, depending on the season; you get choked by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/00-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Southern Pacific AC12 Class 4-8-8-2 – A Different Way Forward")
Trackside Classic: Southern Pacific AC12 Class 4-8-8-2 – A Different Way Forward
Posted on January 3, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 1/3/2017) Driving a steam locomotive may look glamourous, but the environment isn’t. You’re either too hot or too cold, depending on the season; you get choked by […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/36-bell-P1059095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition")
Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 21 Comments(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […] -
![(first posted 11/18/2016) The postwar era presented America’s railroads with a dilemma. Wartime traffic swelled profits but wore out prewar equipment. But faced with new cars, new roads, unlimited gas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/BM-RDC-e1460946035470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: The Budd RDC – Self-Propelled Railcars To The Rescue")
Trackside Classics: The Budd RDC – Self-Propelled Railcars To The Rescue
Posted on November 18, 2022 | 52 Comments(first posted 11/18/2016) The postwar era presented America’s railroads with a dilemma. Wartime traffic swelled profits but wore out prewar equipment. But faced with new cars, new roads, unlimited gas […] -
![Welcome to another edition of this ongoing series about various vehicles found in Israel. This particular post might be low on videoed captures, but I’ve compensated with many photographs, some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/14391714058_4cd378639c_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CCs in Israel: September-October 2022: Cars, Tanks, Trains – The Lot")
CCs in Israel: September-October 2022: Cars, Tanks, Trains – The Lot
Posted on November 11, 2022 | 9 CommentsWelcome to another edition of this ongoing series about various vehicles found in Israel. This particular post might be low on videoed captures, but I’ve compensated with many photographs, some […] -
![(first posted 8/21/2016) Late nineteenth century Switzerland had an opportunity, but also a problem. Some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe in the great Alpine mountain ranges were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mountainside Classics – The Bergbahnen of the Berner Oberland")
Mountainside Classics – The Bergbahnen of the Berner Oberland
Posted on August 21, 2022 | 16 Comments(first posted 8/21/2016) Late nineteenth century Switzerland had an opportunity, but also a problem. Some of the most spectacular scenery in Europe in the great Alpine mountain ranges were […] -
![(click on all images for full-sized viewing pleasure) (first posted 7/16/2012) It’s been a long, hot day, and I need to cool off – time to take a bike ride […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e9.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1955 Union Pacific EMD E9 – The Last Of The Classic Diesel Streamliners")
Trackside Classic: 1955 Union Pacific EMD E9 – The Last Of The Classic Diesel Streamliners
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 91 Comments(click on all images for full-sized viewing pleasure) (first posted 7/16/2012) It’s been a long, hot day, and I need to cool off – time to take a bike ride […] -
![(first posted 6/16/2016) CC has already seen Flying Scotsman and Mallard of the London and North Eastern Railway, perhaps the most graceful and stylish steam locomotives in British history. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/00-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic – 1938 LMS Princess-Coronation Pacific No 6229 Duchess Of Hamilton – Greatness Out Of Chaos")
Trackside Classic – 1938 LMS Princess-Coronation Pacific No 6229 Duchess Of Hamilton – Greatness Out Of Chaos
Posted on June 16, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 6/16/2016) CC has already seen Flying Scotsman and Mallard of the London and North Eastern Railway, perhaps the most graceful and stylish steam locomotives in British history. But […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2016) We know Snowdonia, the great mountain range in north Wales, as the land of dragons, but how many know of the curious two headed dragons of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ffestiniog-21-grey.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic – 1992 Ffestiniog Railway ‘Double Fairlie’ Dafydd Lloyd George / David Lloyd George – The Two Headed Dragon That Thinks It’s The Welsh Wizard")
Trackside Classic – 1992 Ffestiniog Railway ‘Double Fairlie’ Dafydd Lloyd George / David Lloyd George – The Two Headed Dragon That Thinks It’s The Welsh Wizard
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 20 Comments(first posted 4/3/2016) We know Snowdonia, the great mountain range in north Wales, as the land of dragons, but how many know of the curious two headed dragons of the […] -
![(first posted 3/13/2016) Streetcars are enjoying a resurgence across the USA, but throughout the CC era, the car above was America’s streetcar. The PCC Car burst on the scene […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pcccc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Streetcar Stop Classic: The PCC Car – A Timeless Classic")
Streetcar Stop Classic: The PCC Car – A Timeless Classic
Posted on March 13, 2022 | 66 Comments(first posted 3/13/2016) Streetcars are enjoying a resurgence across the USA, but throughout the CC era, the car above was America’s streetcar. The PCC Car burst on the scene […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2016) Everyone, surely, has heard of Flying Scotsman? But how many know the full story behind the elegant lines, evocative name and classic apple green livery? Now that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/P1020292.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1923 LNER A3 Class Pacific No 4472 Flying Scotsman – The Many Lives Of The People’s Engine")
Trackside Classic: 1923 LNER A3 Class Pacific No 4472 Flying Scotsman – The Many Lives Of The People’s Engine
Posted on March 6, 2022 | 39 Comments(first posted 3/6/2016) Everyone, surely, has heard of Flying Scotsman? But how many know the full story behind the elegant lines, evocative name and classic apple green livery? Now that […]
