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North Staffordshire Rly 0-4-4T No. 11, built 1907 at Stoke. Inspired by learning that 0-6-2T No.2 has been acquired by Foxfield Railway, just up the road; looking up details, I found this photo of a different loco and decided to have a go. (This engine no longer exists.) For anyone not au fait with UK steam railway classification, 0-4-4 refers to the wheel configuration: no leading wheels, four driving wheel, four trailing wheels; T stands for tank, the rectangular shape alongside the boiler holding water.

Great Western Railway (GWR) locomotive City of Truro. I had the pleasure of riding a train drawn by her in the 80s, and when I came across my photos again I thought she'd make a good subject. For the front view I looked up some original drawings on a GWR archive website, which avoided the problem of perspective; for the wheel, I had to make adjustments by guesswork. The colours are authentic GWR colours I found online on a model-makers' web page. The signal gantry is inspired by a magazine photo of a scene on the Severn valley Railway at Bewdley, England. And after I'd made the small lamps, I decided to do a big one. (Lamps or discs were fixed on the front of a loco to indicate what it was pulling, if anything. I used to have a book that explained the code, but I've forgotten what they were.) First draft, without shading. Driving wheel and maker's plate The small 'calling-on' signal, the lowest one, is upside-down! I have no idea why it was set up that way, nor why it's facing the wrong way (the track and turnout are to the left). And if you notice there are one or two small details missing . . . yes, they are! The 'distant' signals (yellow) are actually fixed at 'caution' (horizontal) and don't move. I thought I'd make them more interesting. 😊

Hey, here is a photo taken during a visit to Linz a few years ago. This is a historic car of the Pöstlingbergbahn (mountain tramway) ready for the departure. Taken at the terminal in the Linz city center. Most curious thing is the gauge — 900mm narrow gauge. It was adapted from meter gauge to enable it running on the streetcar system from the mountain to the city center. Feedback is appreciated 😃 Have a nice Monday ✌️ Chris

Hey guys =) I love making transit maps and diagrams in my spare time. That's my take on a transit diagram of the Tyne and Wear Metro. Have fun with it! Any feedback appreciated as well as corrections! Chris

Hey! I do transit maps and diagrams for in my spare time. Made them a while ago but now I think it's about right to show it to you :-) This one is a transit diagram inspired by from the era transit diagrams used be around in Wien (Vienna). This schematic shows the Stadtbahn lines G, DG, GD, W in 1975. Before the U-Bahn sections opened. This one is a transit diagram inspired by from the era transit diagrams used be around in Vienna. This schematic shows the remaining Stadtbahn lines G, GD, W and the then new two U-bahn lines U1, U4 in 1978. Any feedback is appreciated!