Futtocks 13,034 Report post Posted September 17, 2019 Just a general transport-related thread. If you've used the East Coast railway line, you may have spotted an odd red, white and blue object, perched on a length of concrete, by the river in Peterborough. Here is the story of the "tracked hovercraft"; a cancelled maglev project. 3 Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 I have travelled by foot, bicycle, motorbike, car, coach/bus, train (electric, diesel and steam), helicopter, airplane (prop and jet), hovercraft, hot air balloon and all manner of boats. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilsontown 425 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 For anyone travelling between Scarborough and Liverpool via York, Leeds and Huddersfield, the new loco-hauled Transpennine Express trains have finally started running. Haven't managed to try one yet but they certainly look (and sound) impressive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 5,484 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Padge said: I have travelled by foot, bicycle, motorbike, car, coach/bus, train (electric, diesel and steam), helicopter, airplane (prop and jet), hovercraft, hot air balloon and all manner of boats. I have never been in a hot air balloon, and no intention of ever doing so. I have however been in a Glider. I can't say I travelled because we landed on the same runway we took off from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 28 minutes ago, Shadow said: I have never been in a hot air balloon, and no intention of ever doing so. I have however been in a Glider. I can't say I travelled because we landed on the same runway we took off from. Hot air balloon is great way to travel, only thing is you don't know where you will be going. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonM 2,413 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Padge said: I have travelled by foot, bicycle, motorbike, car, coach/bus, train (electric, diesel and steam), helicopter, airplane (prop and jet), hovercraft, hot air balloon and all manner of boats. Me too. I have also been on a maglev train. I have been travel sick only on the car, coach/bus, train, airplane and boat though. Antarctica is the only continent where I have yet to be travel sick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 I have now crossed the Corinth Canal by train and sailed through the Corinth Canal twice going under the bridge I went over on. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 18, 2019 This is a photo of an hot air balloon taken from the hot air balloon I was in. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copa 4,054 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 For non-tourist transport I’ve travelled by ferry, train (diesel, standard electric, rack and steam), bus, monorail, horse and carriage, elephant, bicycle, plane, car, motorbike, bicycle taxi, tuk tuk, tram, cable car and possibly a few others. It’s all good fun. I like this experimental line that was also used in the original Fahrenheit 451 movie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Copa just reminded me, I have also travelled by horse, horse & cart and by donkey. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 5,484 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Padge said: Copa just reminded me, I have also travelled by horse, horse & cart and by donkey. I’ll see your horse, horse and cart and donkey and raise you camel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff9of13 6,527 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 When I was in my teens I often traveled by steam roller, crewing on it taking it to and from shows. It would take two days to cover around 50 miles. 1 Quote "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shadow said: I’ll see your horse, horse and cart and donkey and raise you camel Done a camel as well, scarery than ballooning. Edited September 19, 2019 by Padge Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Also done Vernacular railway and cable car. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 5,484 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, Padge said: Also done Vernacular railway and cable car. Chain ferry and zip wire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Shadow said: Chain ferry and zip wire Done chain ferry but never done zip wire. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Mustn't forget tram. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 5,484 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Narrow boat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, Shadow said: Narrow boat Tick. Hydrofoil done a few times. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Hallucinating Goose 1,786 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 It's my ultimate life's dream to get my pilots license but unfortunately a few years ago I had a diagnosis that means I can't even drive a car. I am determined to learn one day. I wish I had been around in the 50s and had a chance to take a flight on that great line of planes, the Lockheed constellations, what a beautiful plane that was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaun mc 1,192 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Currently on my way to Austria and Slovakia by train, with an overnight in London. Hope to get a few forms of transport in just on this trip. There's a funicular railway in the Tatras. Bike around Bratislava. Trams, Tube, car, foot, cable car, and possibly a boat between Vienna and Bratislava. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 13,034 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 1 minute ago, shaun mc said: Currently on my way to Austria and Slovakia by train, with an overnight in London. Hope to get a few forms of transport in just on this trip. There's a funicular railway in the Tatras. Bike around Bratislava. Trams, Tube, car, foot, cable car, and possibly a boat between Vienna and Bratislava. Tatra was also the name of the makers of a very advanced streamlined car for its time, and one that Volkswagen's Ferdinand Porsche looked to for quite a few design ideas. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Tonight and last night and hopefully tomorrow night I have been watching the ultimate in high speed travel as the international space station passed overhead. Visible quite clearly speeding across the evening sky. 1 Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bleep1673 1,445 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 Best cycle: Penzance to Lands End Best motor bike: Scooter to Tyne cot Best rail: Barcelona > Madrid or Paris >Perpignan or Manchester to Norwich (A whole new life..) Best Air: London>Sydney with 3 stops (yeah, I know...). It was cheap..... Best walk: Penzance to Lizard Point, and discovering something my Dad might have had a hand in. Quote Sex and Money are like Oxygen They're not important until you're not getting enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,519 Report post Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: Best cycle: Penzance to Lands End Best motor bike: Scooter to Tyne cot Best rail: Barcelona > Madrid or Paris >Perpignan or Manchester to Norwich (A whole new life..) Best Air: London>Sydney with 3 stops (yeah, I know...). It was cheap..... Best walk: Penzance to Lizard Point, and discovering something my Dad might have had a hand in. Penzance to St.Ives is a great walk going straight across Cornwall South to North. The St. Erth to St.Ives is a magnificent train journey. Alas the Penzance to Scilly Isles helicopter is no longer an option but was superb. Edited September 19, 2019 by Padge 1 Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
