Tag Archives: Railways

The Six O’Clock Community: Transient Infrastructure

Posted on November 26, 2018 by julianstodd

It’s rare that i still find the Blue Frog setting up, but a particularly early start today meant that they were still hanging signs and fixing the tent. The coffee, when it landed, was perfect. A carefully choreographed start to … Continue reading →

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Commuter Communities

Posted on October 10, 2017 by julianstodd

I spend a lot of time on trains. As transport goes, trains are my favourite: mountainous Swiss railways, trundling and erratic rural English ones, the wonderful grandeur and quaintly outdated American system, they all give you both function and aesthetic: … Continue reading →

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Switzerland: Tunnels and Bridges

Posted on August 20, 2016 by julianstodd

I have an irrational fear of disused industrial spaces: large abandoned warehouses freak me out, especially when they have derelict, decaying doors. Don’t ask me why: i already caveated it with ‘irrational’. Once i stayed in Belgium at the end … Continue reading →

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Switzerland: Lost And Aimless

Posted on August 18, 2016 by julianstodd

There is something most wonderful about being both lost and aimless. Lost in a new world, a new space, exploring and questing, spontaneously discovering, roaming and wandering. With just a map and travel card, and an old-fashioned, old world, curled … Continue reading →

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Switzerland: Beauty Through Utility

Posted on August 16, 2016 by julianstodd

I do like a train: there’s something beautiful about utility and power, the simplistic design linked to function, the constrained and stripped back potential of the system. Cars show off, they are all about streamlined curves, lacquered wood, increasingly integrated … Continue reading →

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Dr Beeching’s Axe

Posted on September 3, 2014 by julianstodd

I love ticking along on the train: the carriage rocking, dappled light flashing across the table as the early autumn sun flickers through the trees. Villages, farms, towns, all passing by as my own little ecosystem remains constant. A slight … Continue reading →

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