Tag Archives: trains

Travelling Time in the Navy.

Posted on February 3, 2016 by irishroverpei

This is Amy, my honorary Granddaughter, I have know her since she was a wee baby. In one photo you see her wearing her cloud PJs and my cap, even way back then she was destined to be a sailor … Continue reading →

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Gauge this for yourself!

Posted on November 17, 2015 by irishroverpei

Railroad  tracks. The  US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4  feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd  number. Why  was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in  England , and English expatriates designed … Continue reading →

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On The Rails

Posted on October 19, 2014 by irishroverpei

The photo of the old steam engine posted on FB by my nephew from Bristol spike a memory from my distant past. Sailors today can hop on a plane and be home an hour later. Heck! they can even get … Continue reading →

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Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted on March 18, 2014 by irishroverpei

The British canal system was an important waterway to transport goods around England in the 1950’s. The product was mostly coal on the nearby canal when I lived  along the Great Northern Road close to Hemel Hempstead. The road to … Continue reading →

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