Following is a short(ish) video taken around my HO layout. It is filmed from a moving loco and shows the view from the main line and down the main branch line to a waiting steam loco. It then returns to…

Recently I had the opportunity to travel between Kyoto and Tokyo by Bullet Train or Shinkansen, over a distance of 476+ km. To say that these trains a smooth is an understatement. The journey is smoother and quieter than an…