
Oh no, a photo of a train on a bus blog.
I must confess, I did take the photo, so no copyright fringes here, but its still an offense
isn't it.
Find yourself on any train site these days & read between the lines, but a growing
cynicism is developing.
Here is a quote from a site I have just visited...(
opps, copying & pasting going on )
photography is now largely confined to continental Europe as the UK and Irish ( rail ) scene leaves me cold. It’s all some form of railcar and it’s all plasticIt seems that the huge investment at Irish Rail in the last 10 years has left the train enthusiasts a little lack lustre with all the new models. Mostly gone are the engines & indeed
personalities, replaced with clones or
railcars. Lets be honest when you look at the above photo, its a
railcar & they all look exactly the same. To the customers, well they have air con, the smoothest & fastest
journeys times, with loads of legroom & comfy seats & yes, plenty of plastic. Plastic is everywhere, even the can of Coke is on a plastic bottle these days.
So, why the rant about trains...well, buses are full of plastic these days too. Wood & metal framing has been replaced by oil in the form of hardened plastic, but thankfully bus design & appearance is slightly different to trains, its still interesting,
isn't it......
( at least buses have their company logos on the front )