Thursday, June 30, 2011

Ten Local Foods of the Northern France

Dix repas locaux du Nord de la France
Ten Local Foods of Northen France

Carbonnade Flamande


Préparation : 30 mn
Cuisson : 3h
Ingrédients (pour 4 personnes) :- 1 kg de boeuf maigre à braiser (paleron, gîte, hampe, etc ...)
- 1 à 2 cuillères à soupe de cassonade
- 1 bouquet garni
- 1 litre de bière brune (Pelforth brune pour un goût délicat, ou Leffe Brune pour un goût plus sucré)
- 400 g d'oignon
- 250 g de lard fumé entier (pas des lardons sous vide)
- 5 à 7 tranches de pain d'épice (si possible maison)
- un morceau de beurre
- sel de Guérande
- un peu de moutarde
- 1 cocotte en inox ou en fonte émaillée avec couvercle
Préparation :
Couper la viande en cube de 2 à 3 centimètres de côté. Découper grossièrement les oignons et couper le lard en gros lardons. Faire fondre le beurre et faire suer les oignons dedans 10 minutes pour les
ramollir (feu au minimum à couvert). Ajouter le lard en augmentant légèrement le feu , remuer régulièrement en essayant de garder couvert le plus possible.

Une fois le lard bien rose, retirer le tout (sauf le jus) et le réserver dans un plat.

Mettre le feu au maximum et mettre la viande dans la cocotte, remuer régulièrement (ne pas couvrir).
La viande doit se colorer de tous les côtés, elle va finir par rendre pas mal de jus. Retirer la cocotte du feu, mettre la viande dans un plat en conservant le jus dans la cocotte.

Diluer la cassonade dans le jus de viande et mettre sur le feu à fond pour le réduire de moitié. Une fois réduit, mettre le feu au minimum et remettre le mélange lard-oignons en le mêlant au 'sirop', ajouter la viande et mélanger à nouveau, ajouter le bouquet garni et recouvrir de bière entre (80 cl et 1 litre), saler très légèrement.

Recouvrir délicatement toute la surface avec le pain d'épice 'moutardé'. Laisser mijoter à couvert 3 heures sans remuer, tant que le pain d'épice n'est pas fondu (retirer le bouquet après 1 heure ou 2 maximum).

En cours de 'mijotage', rectifier l'assaisonnement si besoin.

Si après trois heures, le jus est encore trop liquide, laisser encore mijoter en laissant le couvercle en partie ouvert, la sauce doit être légèrement collante en surface mais bien liquide en dessous et ne doit surtout pas brûler au fond.

Preparation: 30 min
Cooking time: 3 hours


Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 kg lean braising steak
- 1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 bouquet garni
- 1 litre of dark beer
- 400 g onions
- 250 g smoked bacon
- 5-7 slices of ginger bread
- Butter
- Sea salt
- A little mustard
- A pressure cooker with a stainless steel, enamel or cast iron lid

Preparation:
Cut the meat into 2-3cm cubes. Coarsely cut onions and cut the bacon into lardons. Melt the butter and sweat the onions for 10 minutes to soften. Add the bacon and slightly increase the heat, stirring regularly, trying to keep covered as much as possible.

Once the bacon is cooked, remove everything (except the sauce) and set aside in a dish.

Turn the heat up to maximum and put the steak in the pan, stir regularly (not covering), the meat should be brown on all sides.
Remove the pan from the heat, put the meat in a dish retaining the juices in the casserole dish.

Dissolve the sugar in the gravy and boil until it has reduced by half. Mix in the bacon and onion and stir, add the meat and the bouquet garni and cover with beer between (80 cl and 1 liter), salt slightly.

Gently cover the entire surface with spicy 'mustard'. Simmer, covered, for 3 hours without stirring, (remove the bouquet garni after 1 hour or 2 max).

Whilst it is simmering adjust the seasoning if necessary.

If after three hours, the juice is too liquid, allow to simmer, leaving the lid partially open, the sauce should be slightly sticky surface but liquid at the bottom and should definitely not burn the bottom

Coq à la bière

Préparation 20min

Cuisson 2h

Ingrédients (pour 6 personnes) :
- 1 coq de +/- 2 kg/2,5 kg (avec son foie - l'idéal un bon coq fermier)
- 350 g de champigons 
- 1 L de bière brune
- 3 belles échalotes émincées
- 3 cuillères à soupe d'huile
- 20 cl de crème épaisse
- 5 cl de genièvre
- sel et poivre noir du moulin
- 3 à 4 cuillères à soupe de farine tamisée


Préparation :
Débitez le coq en morceaux (éventuellement demandez-le à votre boucher).
Epicez les morceaux de volaille avec sel et poivre, les rouler dans la farine, tapotez-les pour enlever l'excédent de farine.
Mettez à chauffer l'huile dans une cocotte en fonte et faites-y dorer les morceaux de coq jusqu'à belle coloration de toutes les faces.
Mettez les morceaux en attente.
Dans la cocotte de cuisson de la viande, faites revenir les échalotes émincées sans les colorer (ajoutez 1 cuillère à soupe d'huile si nécessaire), ajoutez-y les champignons émincés et faites cuire le tout maximum 5 minutes en surveillant bien.
Ajoutez les morceaux de coq, arrosez-les de Genièvre et faites flamber.
Ajoutez la bière, la viande doit être recouverte complètement et laissez cuire 2 heures.
Retirez les morceaux de viande et champignons à l'aide d'une écumette, mettez en attente.
Faites réduire la sauce à découvert sur un feu vif.
Pendant ce temps faites cuire le foie (pas trop il doit garder son moelleux) et passez-le au hachoir.
Ajoutez le foie mouliné dans la sauce et ajoutez la crème, veillez à ne pas faire bouillir la sauce, remuez sans cesse afin qu'elle épaississe, ajoutez les champigons et rectifiez l'assaisonnement.
Dressez les morceaux de viande dans un plat de service et recouvir la volaille avec la sauce.
Servir avec des frites, ou pommes vapeur.


Preparation 20 min

2 hours cooking

Ingredients (serves 6):
- 1 cock - 2 kg / 2.5 kg (with its liver)
- 350 g mushrooms
- 1 L of beer
- 3 large shallots, minced
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 20 cl cream
- 5 cl Gin
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 to 4 tablespoons flour


Preparation:
Cut the cock into pieces


Rub chicken pieces with salt and pepper, roll in flour, tap them to remove excess flour.


Heat the oil in a cast iron pot and let it brown the chicken until golden brown all over.


Put the pieces to the side 


In the same pot , cook the chopped shallots without browning (add 1 tablespoon of oil if necessary), add the sliced mushrooms and cook 5 minutes max while monitoring well.


Add the chicken, and flambé everything in the gin 
Add the beer, the meat must be completely covered, and cook for 2 hours.
Remove the meat and mushrooms and put them to the side
Reduce the sauce, uncovered on a high heat.

Meanwhile cook the liver and pass it through a grinder.

Add the liver to the sauce and add the cream, do not boil the sauce, stir constantly so that it thickens, add the mushrooms and adjust seasoning.

Arrange the meat in a serving dish and cover the poultry with the sauce.
Serve with chips or boiled potatoes.



 
Ficelle Picarde
 


Préparation 30mn
Cuisson : 35 mn

Ingrédients (Pour 12 crêpes) :
- 180 g de farine
- 6 tranches de jambon cuit
- 250 g de champignons de Paris
- 3 échalotes
- 100 g de beurre
- 3 oeufs, 2 jaunes d’oeufs
- 75 cl de lait
- 25 cl de crème fraîche
- 75 g d’emmenthal râpé
- 1 pincée de noix de muscade râpée
- sel fin, poivre blanc du moulin

Préparation :
Préparez la pâte à crêpes avec 150 g de farine, les oeufs entiers, le jaune d’oeuf, la moitié du lait et 1 pincée de sel.
Laissez-la reposer un moment avant de faire cuire les crêpes et de les réserver.
Nettoyez et lavez les champignons. Coupez-les en fines lamelles. Pelez les échalotes et hachez-les menu. Faites fondre les échalotes dans 50 g de beurre. Ajoutez les champignons. Salez et poivrez


Ajoutez la noix de muscade.
Laissez cuire, à couvert, sur feu doux, pendant 20 minutes.
Confectionnez un roux avec 30 g de beurre et 30 g de farine. Laissez-le refroidir, puis incorporez-y le reste de lait, bouillant.
Ajoutez 10 cl de crème. Enfin, mélangez les champignons à la sauce obtenue.
Garnissez chaque crêpe de cette sauce. Déposez dessus une demi-tranche de jambon. Recouvrez de sauce.
Roulez ensuite la crêpe et déposez-la dans un plat beurré. Une fois toutes les crêpes garnies, nappez avec le reste de crème fraîche.


Saupoudrez de fromage râpé. Parsemez avec le reste de beurre, en noisettes.


Faites gratiner, sous le gril du four, pendant 8 minutes.
Servez aussitôt.

Preparation 30 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes


Ingredients (12 pancakes):
- 180 g flour
- 6 slices cooked ham
- 250 g mushrooms
- 3 shallots
- 100 g butter
- 3 eggs, 2 egg yolks
- 75 cl milk
- 25 cl cream
- 75 g grated Swiss cheese
- 1 pinch of grated nutmeg
- Salt, freshly ground white pepper




Preparation:


Prepare the batter with 150 g of flour, whole eggs, egg yolk, half the milk and a pinch of salt.


Let it rest a while before cooking the pancakes and set aside.


Clean and wash the mushrooms. Cut into thin slices. Peel shallots and chop. Melt 50 g butter and add the shallots. Add the mushrooms. Salt and pepper


Add the nutmeg.


Cook, covered, over low heat for 20 minutes.


Prepare a roux with butter 30 g and 30 g of flour. Let it cool, then mix in the remaining milk, boiling.


Add 10 cl of cream. Finally, combine the mushroom sauce.


Top each pancake with the sauce. Place top half a slice of ham. Cover with sauce.


Then roll the pancake and place it in a buttered dish. Once all the crepes filled, drizzle with remaining cream.


Sprinkle with grated cheese. Drizzle with the remaining butter and hazelnuts.


Put it all under the grill for 8 minutes.

Serve immediately.

 
Potjevleesch



Préparation 15mn

Cuisson : 3 h

Ingrédients (pour 6 personnes) :
- une terrine en terre haute
- 300 g de poulet
- 300 g de veau (flanchet)
- 300 g de lapin
- poitrine de lard
- oignons
- thym, laurier
- sel, poivre
- vin blanc ou vinaigre de vin
- eau

Préparation :

Coupez les oignons en rondelles.

Dans le fond de la terrine, diposez une couche de rondelles d'oignon, du sel, poivre, thym et laurier.

Alternez ensuite les couches de viande (poulet, lapin, veau ou poitrine de lard).

Remettez une couches d'oignon et de condiments. Continuez ainsi en alternant oignons/viande.

Versez un mélange eau et vin blanc ou eau et vinaigre en proportions égales (la viande doit être entièrement recouverte).

Portez à ébullition et laisser cuire à feu doux.

Si besoin est, ajouter un peu de mélange eau/vin blanc ou eau/vinaigre de vin. Laissez refroidir.

Placez ensuite la terrine au frigo pendant au minimum 12 h pour que la gelée puisse prendre convenablement.


Preparation 15 minutes

Cooking time: 3 h

Ingredients (serves 6):
- An earthenware dish
- 300 g chicken
- 300 g veal (flank)
- 300 g of rabbit
-  Bacon
- Onions
- Thyme, bay leaf 
- Salt, pepper
- White wine or white wine vinegar
- Water

Preparation :

Cut the onions into rings.


In the bottom of the bowl, put a layer of onion, salt, pepper, thyme and the bay leaf.


Then alternate layers of meat (chicken, rabbit, veal or pork breast).


Put another layer of onion and condiments. Continue alternating onion / meat.


Pour a mixture of water and white wine or water and vinegar in equal proportions (the meat must be completely covered).


Bring to boil and cook over low heat.


If necessary, add some water / white wine or water / vinegar. Let cool.


Then place the bowl in the fridge for at least 12 hours for the jelly to set completely.

Endives au gratin

photo de la recette Gratin d'Endives au Jambon et à la Béchamel
Ingrédients :
- 50 g de Beurre
- 1 cuillère à soupe de crème fraîche
- 4 endives
- 50 g de farine de blé
- 125 g de gruyère râpé
- 4 tranches de Jambon Blanc
- 75 cl de Lait
- Sel, poivre

Préparation :

Préparez les endives. Coupez la base avec un couteau. Lavez-les.

Laissez-les entières et faites-les cuire dans une cocotte minute à la vapeur pendant 8 minutes. Faites-les égoutter sur du papier absorbant.

Faites chauffer le four th. 8 (240°C).
Dans une casserole, faites fondre les 50 g de beurre.

Ajoutez la farine et remuez à la spatule jusqu'à l'obtention d'une pâte brun clair. Attention de ne pas laisser brûler !

Hors du feu, ajoutez petit à petit le lait en remuant vigoureusement à l'aide d'un fouet pour éviter les grumeaux.

 
Remettez sur le feu et continuez ainsi tout en remuant jusqu'à ce que le liquide épaississe.

Ajoutez la crème, salez et poivrez. Coupez le feu quand la béchamel a épaissi et a pris un aspect crèmeux.

Roulez les endives dans les tranches de jambon, disposez-les dans un plat à gratin et recouvrez de béchamel.

Parsemez de gruyère râpé.

Mettez à cuire au four pendant 20 minutes

Ingredients:

- 50 g butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh cream
- 4 Endive
- 50 g of wheat flour
- 125 g grated cheese
- 4 slices Ham
- 75 cl Milk
- Salt and Pepper


Preparation:


Prepare the chicory. Cut the base with a knife. Wash them.


Leave them whole and cook in a pressure cooker for 8 minutes. Let them dry on paper towels.


Heat the oven to 240 ° C.


In a saucepan, melt 50g butter.


Add flour and stir with a spatula until it is is light brown. Be careful not to burn it!


Remove from heat and gradually add milk, stirring vigorously with a whisk to avoid lumps.


Return to heat and keep stirring well until the liquid thickens.


Add cream, salt and pepper. Turn off the heat when thickened and took a creamy consistency.


Roll the endives in ham slices, place them in a baking dish and cover with the creamy sauce.


Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes
Tarte au sucre

Préparation : 20 min
Repos de la pâte : 40 + 15 min
Cuisson : 45 min

Ingrédients pour 6 personnes :
- 250 g de farine
- 80 g de
beurre
- 200 g de cassonade
- 3 jaunes d'oeuf et deux
oeufs
- 1/2 dl de lait
- une pincée de
sel
- une cuillerée à soupe de sucre
- 10 cl de crème fraîche
- 10 g de levure de boulanger

Préparation :
Faire dissoudre dans le lait tiédi la levure et le sucre .

Mélanger soigneusement, ajouter le beurre en pommade, la farine en pluie, le sel puis les jaunes d'oeufs.

Travailler énergiquement la pâte jusqu'à ce qu'elle se décolle du fond de la terrine lorsqu'on la soulève avec la main.

Recouvrir d'un torchon et laisser reposer la pâte pendant 40 minutes dans un ambiance tiède.

Etendre la pâte dans un moule à tarte bien beurré et la recouvrir de cassonade.

Laisser reposer un quart d'heure.

Battre les deux oeufs en omelette, ajouter la crème et verser sur la tarte pour masquer la cassonade.

Faire cuire à four chaud (220°C) pendant 15 minutes, puis abaisser la température (150°C) et laisser cuire encore 30 minutes.

Servir tiède.


Preparation: 20 min
Resting tiime for the dough: 40 + 15 min
Cooking time: 45 min

Ingredients for 6:
- 250 g flour
- 80 g butter
- 200 g brown sugar
- 3 egg yolks and two eggs
- 1 / 2 dl milk
- A pinch of salt
- One tablespoon of sugar
- 10 cl cream
- 10 g yeast


Preparation :


Dissolve the yeast and the sugqr in the warm milk.


Mix thoroughly, add the butter, flour, salt and egg yolks.


Work the dough vigorously until it comes off the bottom of the pan when lifted with by hand.


Cover with a cloth and let rest for 40 minutes in a warm place.


Spread the batter into a well buttered pie dish and top with brown sugar.


Let it stand for fifteen minutes.


Beat two eggs, add the cream and pour over the cake to cover the brown sugar.


Bake in hot oven (220 ° C) for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature (150 ° C) and cook for 30 minutes.


Serve warm
Tarte au li-bouilli

Préparation : 3 heures
Cuisson : 30 mn

Ingrédients :
Pâte à tarte :
- 250 g farine
- 100 g beurre
mou
- 2 oeufs

- 1 verre de lait tiède
- 1 cube de levure du boulanger
- 2 cuilleres à soupe de sucre

- sel


Libouli :
- 1 litre de lait (réserver 1 tasse de côté)
- 3 oeufs
- 250 g de sucre
- 80 g farine
- sel

Préparation :
Préparation de la pâte :

Délayez la levure dans le lait avec le sucre.
L'ajouter à la farine avec les autres ingrédients, pétrir pour former une boule élastique. Laisser reposer pendant 2 heures.

Abaisser la pâte et la diviser en 3 boules. Les faire reposer 1 heure.

Préparation du libouli :

Faire bouillir le lait avec la moitié du sucre. Battre les oeufs avec l'autre moitié du sucre, la farine, la tasse de lait restante et le sel.


L'ajouter au lait bouillant et faire épaissir sur feu doux en mélangeant en arrêtant 3 mn après ébullition.

Etaler les pates à tarte et y verser le libouli. Faire cuire au four à thermostat 7 ou 8, pendant 45 mn. Le dessus doit être alors marron et jaune. Si la couleur n'est pas atteinte, poursuivre la cuisson.

Prep Time: 3 hours

Cooking time: 30 minutes


Ingredients :


Pie Crust:
- 250 g flour
- 100 g soft butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 sachet of yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- salt

Libouli :
- 1 liter of milk (reserve 1 cup aside)
- 3 eggs
- 250 g sugar
- 80 g flour
- salt


Preparation :


Preparing the dough:


Dissolve yeast and the sugar in the warm milk.


Add it to the flour with the other ingredients, knead into a ball. Let it stand for 2 hours.


Roll out the dough and divide into 3 balls. Let them stand for 1 hour.



Preparation of libouli:


Boil the milk with half the sugar. Beat eggs and mix with the remaining sugar, flour, the other cup of milk and salt.

Add it to boiling milk and thicken over a low heat, stirring 3 minutes.


Bake at gas mark 7 or 8, for 45 minutes. The top should be brown and then yellow. If the color is not reached, continue cooking.
Pain Perdu

Ingrédients pour 3 à 4 personnes :

- 2,5 dl de lait
- 3 oeufs

- 75 g de sucre de canne
- 6 tranches épaisses de pain
paysan

Préparation :
Mixez les oeufs, le sucre
 et le lait.

Mouillez-y les tranches de pain
.

Deux solutions : -Soit passer à la poêle dans du beurre.

-Soit beurrer légèrement un plat à gratin, y répartir les tranches, verser le reste du mélange (rajouter du
sucre si envie), laisser cuire jusqu'à que les tranches soient dorées.

Ingredients for 3-4 people :

- 2.5 dl milk
- 3 eggs
- 75 g cane sugar
- 6 thick slices of bread

Preparation :
Mix eggs with the milk and sugar.
Coat the slices of bread with this mixture (do not use all the mixture)
Lightly butter a baking dish, arrange the slicesin the bottom, pour over the remaining mixture (add more sugar if wanted) and cook until the slices are golden.
Tarte aux maroilles
Temps de préparation : 25 min
Temps de cuisson : 10 min

Ingrédients (pour 3 à 4 personnes):

- 1 pâte levée (pâte à pizzaou à pain
 : possibilité de l'acheter chez le boulanger)
- 1 maroilles

- 1 petit pot de crème fraîche épaisse (20 cl)
- 1 jaune d'oeuf
- 1 peu de paprika


Préparation :
Etaler la pâte.

Gratter la croûte du maroilles
(ne pas la retirer). Le couper en tranches fines que l'on dépose sur la pâte.

Ajouter de la crème fraîche mélangée à un jaune d'oeuf. Ajouter un peu de paprika


Faire cuire environ 10 min, à four bien chaud (thermostat 8 / 240°C).


Preparation time: 25 min

Cooking time: 10 min

 
Ingredients (for 3-4 people):
- A yeasty dough (pizza dough or bread douch pre-bought at the bakery)
- 1 Maroilles cheese
- 1 small pot of double cream (20 cl)
- 1 egg yolk
- A little paprika

Preparation:

Roll out the dough.


Scrape clean the rind of the Maroilles (do not remove). Cut into thin slices, and place them on the dough.


Mix the cream with the egg yolk and add to the dough. Add a little paprika.


Bake for about 10 minutes in a hot oven (gas mark 8 / 240 ° C).


                                                              Crème Brulée à la chicorée

 Crème brûlée Chicorée Leroux
Ingrédients (6 personnes):
- 25 cl de lait
- 60 g de sucre en poudre
- 7 jaunes d'oeufs
- 3 cl de chicorée liquide Leroux
- 50 cl de crème liquide
- 6 cuillères à soupe  de cassonade (ou de Vergeoise brune)

Préparation:

Préchauffez le four th. 3/4 (100°C).

Dans un bol ou un batteur, mélangez le lait, le sucre, les jaunes d'oeufs, la chicorée Leroux Liquide et la crème liquide.

Versez la préparation dans des ramequins à ras bord puis enfournez. Laissez cuire 1h.

Sortez les ramequins du four et laissez-les refroidir.

Au moment de servir, parsemez de cassonade ou de Vergeoise brune et faites brûler au chalumeau, au fer ou sous le grill mais attention avec cette dernière méthode ca brûle vite j'en ai fait souvent l'expérience.


Ingredients (6 persons):

- 25 cl milk
- 60 g caster sugar
- 7 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons liquid chicory
- 50 cl whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar

Preparation :


Preheat the oven to gas mark 3 / 4 (100 ° C).

In a bowl or mixer, combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, liquid chicory and the cream.


Pour the mixture into ramekins and fill to the brim. Cook for 1 hour.


Remove the ramekins from the oven and leave cool.


Just before serving, sprinkle with brown sugar and brown aith a kitchen blow torch, or under the grill but be careful with this method as the sugar can burn very easily.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Potato Cakes from Ireland

We made potato cakes.  We used flour, eggs and mashed potato.  First we put the mashed potato in a bowl.  Then we stirred it.  Then we added one egg and stirred again.  We added some flour aswell and we stirred it again.  Then we put some flour on our hands and teacher gave us a spoonful of the mashed potatoe mixture and we had to flatten it into a flatish pancake shape.  We had to be careful not to make it too flat.  We put the potato cakes on a plate and teacher cooked them on the frying pan.  She melted some butter in the pan and then fried the potato cakes.  We waited until they cooled a little bit before we ate them.  They were delicious.  We were crying for more.  Everyone wanted more.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Eden Eternal - Classes Magician

Eden Eternal - Classes Magician


Eden Eternal allows players to easily swap between up to 15 unique classes (12 available during Beta). Choose from the Magician and Warrior classes at character creation. Once in-game, level up to unlock the rest. Glimpse Eden Eternals robust monsters and rich scenery as you watch a brief introduction to the Magicians buffs and attacks.


Facts about the Magician:
  •  Magic DPS The Magician is the first class in the Magic DPS branch. Magicians deal elemental damage, cast powerful buffs, teleport your party to safety, and can become invisible. 

  • Class & Branch Skills Choose from the Magicians eight class-specific skills or take advantage of the five branch skills available to all Magic DPS classes. 

  • Weapons Wield a staff for an attack bonus. Earn access to more powerful staffs as you level up. The Magician is one of only a few classes to share a preferred weapon. The Shaman class (part of the Heals branch) also receives an attack bonus when equipped with a staff.


Magician Class Skills :







Icon Function Icon Function
Lightning BoltIncreases M-ATK. Deals Lightning damage to a target. Also has a chance to knock down the target with Winter Chill effect. Hell FireInflicts Fire damage per second on the target area.
Snow StormIncreases M-ATK, dealing Ice damage on all nearby targets and immobilizing them. FogConceals you instantly. The invisible status recovers your MP by a certain amount of points per second. Cannot be cast in combat.
Resistance CollapseLowers a target's Fire, Ice and Lightning Resistance. Also reduces Healing done to the target. Element GuardianIncreases a target's Fire, Ice and Lightning Resistance. Also deals bonus Fire, Ice and Lightning damage.
Spatial ConversionInstantly teleports you and your party members in the same map back to your Checkpoint. Cannot be cast in combat. Ice Shield










Eden Eternal - Classes Magician

Eden Eternal - Classes Thief

Eden Eternal - Classes Thief

Transform anytime, anywhere! Reach Character Level 15 and you’ll unlock the nimble Thief.



Facts about the Thief : 
  • Melee DPS – The Thief is the first class in the Melee DPS branch. Melee DPS classes act quickly and fiercely in battle. The Thief especially excels and evasion and stealth maneuvers. 

  • Class & Branch Skills – Choose from the Thief’s seven class-specific skills or take advantage of the five branch skills available to all Melee DPS classes.  In addition to evasion and movement buffs, the Thief possesses two cloaking skills. Don’t underestimate the Thief’s willingness inflict lethal damage – activate the impressive attack skills to transform your Thief into a whirlwind of metal blades. 

  • Weapons –Equip your Thief with a dagger (or two) for an attack bonus. Like all classes in Eden Eternal, the thief can wield any available weapon, but is most proficient with their preferred choice.







Eden Eternal - Classes Thief

Eden Eternal - Aeria Games 2011


Eden Eternal is a fantasy MMORPG from the makers of Kitsu Saga and Grand Fantasia.
In the game you wander through the mystical continent of Eden to unearth the secrets of the mysterious Soul Stone. Aside from battling mischievous bouncing plants, fearsome rock creatures and angry Beast Men, you’ll face off against enormous, ferocious dragons and other massive NPC bosses. Take on solo, party, or guild quests throughout your adventure.  


Eden Eternal provides you 15 classes from warrior to healer, but that's not what Aeria Games really wants to give you. The game won't restrict your characters' classes, on the contrary, it allows you to switch between different classes, and all you need to do is to unlock as many classes as you can.






Eden Eternal - Aeria Games 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

"On Shed" - July 2011 Edition


                      "Preserving the steam locomotive legacy..and more..on film"

July 2011 Edition

FRONT PAGE

71000 Duke of Gloucester hauling the Cumbrian Mountain Express on 19 May 2011.(C) John Edkins


Welcome..site news
Steam Tube Video Highlights
Steam Tube Photographic Highlights
"The Man With A Gold Cap" - The Life of a Stationmaster - 1912
Khyber Pass Railway (All Things Pakistan)
India Train Ride (Best Of) India Railways Series-Nomadic Samuel
On This Day In Railway History
Blue Pullman (1960)
Nickel Plate Road - "The Nickel Plate Story" 1953 - American Trains & Railroad History
Southern Railway System "Via Sevier" - Historic American Trains
Around The World in 80 Railways: No 14: Shanghai to Hong Kong.
Where It All Began- The Rainhill Trials of 1829
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Welcome..site news
A warm welcome to this July 2011 edition of On Shed, the online monthly features magazine and newsletter of "Steam Tube(TM) - the Home of Steam on the Net"

Firstly. Steam Tube welcomes another 27 members...bringing our total membership world wide to 619. Additionally, 1,800 follow us on Facebook, and 550 follow on Twitter. Our page views total around 55,000 per month for our two sister channels, Steam Tube and the SMJ site.
Steam Tube News attracts a monthly page view of around 7,000, and On Shed has attracted twice as many views this last month as for the previous month, reaching almost 1,000 per month.
There is no explanation as to what it is that attracts people to view the site...apart, of course, from its friendly ambience and enlightened and educated content (thanks to all our contributors!)...but perhaps we are experiencing the "Tornado " effect..and add to that the "Flying Scotsman" effect, for that iconic locomotive has reappeared after a major overhaul, much to the delight of those associated with her.

In this month's edition, we take a look at railways in India, Pakistan, and the USA..
Our regular feature "On This Day In Railway History" examines events in this month down through the years....and we  have another excellent historical contribution from David Turner "The Man With A Gold Cap" - The Life of a Stationmaster - 1912.

New member Digby Caballero  unearthed some gems on "The Grand British Experimental Railway of 1830".....and you will notice the historical photograph- which is our end piece for this month- involves Rome....take a look...

If you have any special requests as to what we can include, please let us know..
In the meantime, enjoy this edition of "On Shed"
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Steam Tube Video Highlights
There are now 2,864 video clips in the Steam Tube library. This growing collection provides a
fascinating insight into all aspects of steam locomotion, both past and present.
The following selection is taken from the 206 newly added this last month.....
Farewell standard6201 Princess Elizabeth on The Red Dragon 19/06/2010WRC Video #6 - Looking at InjectorsRopley Loco Yard, MHR, 17 May 2011
Glos & Warks Ballast Train(HD)44871 45407 Acton Turville friday 13th May5Z32 Positioning Movement 45407 + 44871 Tyseley5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe steams through the Chilterns 21/5/11
Betjeman's Metro-land (1/5)Vintage Railroad VideosThe Great British Steam Locomotive Cavalcade 1980 (2/5)Tornado At Grosmont
Scarborough Flyer hauled by 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe at Kingsbury on 4 Jun 2011Steam Train Vatican City - Orte, 21 may 2011.mp460019 Bittern / 4492 Dominion of New Zealand Hadley Wood 4/6/1160163 TORNADO in brunswick green steaming out of Tyne Yard with empty stock 8 June 2011
The Torbay Express 5.6.11PDSR Heritage Day 30/05/11Flying Scotsman - unveiling in Wartime LNER BlackCathedrals Express hauled by 6024 King Edward I on 11 June 2011
Steam Tube Photographic Highlights
Our photographic library continues to grow....a total of  1,203 have been added in the last month,
bringing the total library up to 12, 821 photographs. These photographs display a keen interest in the subject and location.....and there are some exceptional captions attached to many which adds to the
overall effect. Thank you all for your continuing efforts...they are appreciated.
Here are a selection taken from this last month's uploads.......
Day 1-The CATHEDRALS EXPLORER,May 14th.2011.70000 Hatton South (2)7A departs Clematis 2003
British vintage steamRe-unitedMinehead 2007Under #34007 'Wadebridge', Ropley, MHR, 17 May 2011
5043 Hatton Bank 18-06 -11 (2)Brecon Mountain Railway 1999600099f
roof -125526 at Glyndyfrdwy70000,Reading32662.14.6.11
6233,London Euston8624,Quorn4492,Overtonflying scotsman
61994,45231,Rannoch Moor71000,Dawlish61994,AchanaltWHR The other Garret
Thank you all for your efforts! Keep them coming. Upload your steam photos to Steam Tube.. first!!

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"The Man With A Gold Cap" - The Life of a Stationmaster - 1912

Steam Tube(TM) is pleased to present another excellent article on early 20th century railway activity......
More excellent articles for the rail historian can be found at David Turner's site: http://turniprail.blogspot.com/

Turnip Rail

"The Man With A Gold Cap" - The Life of a Stationmaster - 1912

While I talk a lot on this blog about the broad issues of railway operations, I rarely discuss the day to day running of Britain’s railways. In July 1912 the Railway & Travel Monthly printed an article entitled ‘The man with the gold cap.’ The article discussed the nature of the daily work of the stationmaster. Written by J. Thornton Burge, a stationmaster on the London and South Western Railway, he stated that he had ‘often been struck by the apparent ignorance of the general public as to the duties and responsibilities of a stationmaster.’ Burge worked at Templecombe Station, a station of considerable size where there was a ‘very large transfer of traffic’ and ‘marshalling of trains.’ Burge, while working for one company, clearly felt that the experiences he was describing applied to most
 station masters throughout Britain.


Burge’s day started at 7.45am, where on arrival he would find between 50 and 100 letters. Some were from Head Offices which had ‘arrived by trains during the night,’ some were from his own staff, and others came from other station masters. The details of the letters were very varied, including requests for ‘special attention to be given to some old person or child changing trains,’ the quick transit of goods and complaints from traders. There were also enquiries from headquarters as to suggested timetable changes, derailments, operating irregularities, staff changes or pay rises. All of these had to be read, and responded to.
After dealing with the correspondence he next received the night inspector’s report that detailed any irregularities as to the running of the trains, followed by the yard foreman’s report that showed how many wagons were in the yard. From this, he would be able to determine whether there were more wagons waiting to be sent from the station, than the goods trains that were due to arrive were able to convey. Thus, he would have to arrange special trains. Lastly he read the signalmen’s report which explained any delays, most of which he could account for to head office without the further need for investigation.
Stationmasters in the period were also responsible for the station’s accounts and returns. Therefore, he had to check and sign many returns, accounts had to be settled and claims by traders investigated. He also had to make sure all trains were ‘cleaned and birthed’ for the morning services and every delay in the train service had to be reported to headquarters.
By now many trains were passing through the station, it being the busiest part of the day. Being the man in charge he had to make sure that their movements were completed efficiently. On the one hand, he was not to delay the fast trains considerably, lest he ‘incur the censure of his chiefs.’ Yet because his station was a junction, if he let trains go that were due to connect with others that were late, meaning passengers missed their connections, he may also ‘upset plans’ and ‘greatly annoy passengers.’ However, the telegraph and telephone was utilised to regulate the service and plan for irregularities.
After all the correspondence had been completed and the rush in traffic was over, the stationmaster had to do his early morning inspection of the station to check that all was in order. This encompassed every part of the station from the waiting rooms to the lavatories, to the goods shed and yard. Additionally, once or twice a month he made surprise visits to the outlying signal boxes to make sure that nothing was out of order.
The rest of the day seemed to be filled up in attending to the range of other issues that arose at the station. Burge laid stress on frequency with which ‘blockages’ occurred on the main lines to which he had to attend. They occurred for multiple reasons, for example flooding on the line, the slippage of an embankment, a derailment, or an accident. It was the stationmaster’s duty to make sure that safety was ensured, but that, if possible, trains could continue to run. With a group of gangers and platelayers he would proceed to the blockage and put signalmen on either side of it to warn oncoming trains. He would then marshal the employee’s efforts to restore the free movement of trains. Interestingly, he commented that on such occasions it would be useful to not wear a uniform, as when hurrying around the station in times of urgency, he would be continually accosted by passengers or traders wanting information or trying to make a complaint.

Burge made the point that unlike other grades of employees, his responsibilities for looking after the station meant that he was never off duty and was ‘supposed to be always within reasonable call for cases of urgency day and night, Sunday and weekday, and from the time he becomes stationmaster he practically gives himself wholly to the company’s business.’ Thus, on many occasions, after he had left his post, he was called back to the station to attend to some matter. This was particularly the case for Burge as trains ran all through the night. He remembered a number of cases when he was called on at such times to attend to a disabled man, to make a decision about some injured cattle and when fog and snow storms slowed operations on the line.
While this was only a cursory view of stationmaster’s activities, and I could not do the entire article justice here (peppered as it is with very detailed, quite boring, information), what has been shown is that the stationmasters before the First World War were a dedicated group of individuals who were under consistent pressure to keep the railways of Britain moving. Their jobs while relatively clean and free from risk of physical harm, were far from easy and on occasions were very arduous.
All taken from The Railway and Travel Monthly, July 1912, p.201-210
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Khyber Pass Railway (All Things Pakistan)

Steam Tube (TM) acknowledges the kind permission of All Things Pakistan, and Owais Mughal
for permission to reproduce part of an article on the Khyber Pass Railway.
We hope to include more of the same in future editions of On Shed.

Curtain Raiser. On August 23, 2006, ATP had a post on Bolan Pass, on November 2, 2006 another post on Chappar Rift and on December 18, 2006 yet another post on Khojak Tunnel. In the following we will discuss another famous pass railway of Pakistan i.e. The Khyber Pass Railway. Before we start on our journey, a word about the photograph below. It shows the arrival of weekly Sunday passenger at Landi Kotal in 1975. It is being pulled and pushed by two steam locomotives which signify the effort required in bringing this train from Peshawar, up the Khyber Pass to Landi Kotal.
Departing Peshawar. It is 8:00 a.m. on a sunny Sunday at Peshawar cantonment. The Steam locomotive number 2216, which was built in 1916 by Kitson and Company of Leeds, UK is all set to start on yet another journey. The driver and fireman give one final inspection to the engine vitals and with a long whistle the number 2216 coupled to a tourist train pulls out of the station. Today the destination is Landi Kotal via Khyber Pass.
The train gains speed and soon passes through Peshawar localities of Notia Gate, Swati Gate and Bara Gate. Since the track is now seldom used, there are vehicles parked very close to the track. Many children run along and clap as they see the approaching train.
Across Peshawar Airport. After crossing Bara Gate the train slows down and ultimately comes to a full stop. In front of the locomotive lies the 9000 ft long runway of Peshawar International Airport. The train now waits for clearance from the airport control tower before it could move. Sometimes the clearence comes over the phone and sometimes the train crew has to personally walk to the tower and get clearence while enjoying cup of tea with the tower staff. Peshawar is the only international airport in the world where a rail track crosses the main runway. The small photo above is the satellite image of Peshawar airport’s main runway. The diagonal path crossing the runway is the Peshawar – Landi Kotal rail track. After clearance is received from the control tower, the train chugs forward.

To Jamrud. After clearing runway the train passes through the localities of University town, Kacha Garhi and Hayatabad. The famous 1756 km long Karachi-Torkham highway N5 comes closer to the rail track and both start traveling in parallel towards Jamrud. Located 18 km west of Peshawar, Jamrud is the gateway to Khyber Pass. The train reaches Jamrud in a less than an hour and and after a short stop continues its journey westward into the Khyber Pass.
While the train is slowly steaming through its 3 hour journey towards Landi Kotal, how about if we take a little detour and cover the history of railways in Khyber which spans about 150 years. We will catch the train again as it will be entering the Landi Kotal platform around noon.
History of Khyber Pass Railway. Let us start our tour from the year 1857. The “Great Game” is being played between the World powers on the chess board of central and south Asia. Russian influence is present in Afghanistan and British think there is a big possibility of Russian invasion into India. The most obvious routes for this possibility will be either through Khyber or Bolan Pass. Therefore it is suggested that strategic railways be built in both of these passes to thwart any Russian invasion.
In 1878, second Anglo-Afghan war (1878-1880) takes place and it makes it all the while more important to lay a railway track through western passes of India. In 1879 a reconnaissance survey is conducted with an aim to find the feasibility of laying railways through Khyber Pass. Many years pass without any action on the ground. Finally the construction starts in 1905 from a place called Kacha Garhi between Peshawar and Jamrud. The track makes progress westwards and 32 km of track is laid by 1907.
In the meantime, international situation changes and an alliance takes place between Russia and Afghanistan. Russia agrees to consider Afghanistan out of its circle of influence countries. This makes British consider Russia as no longer a threat. This also stops the work on Khyber Pass Railway. In 1909, several kilometers of permanent way and bridges are uprooted from Khyber Pass and sent to other areas of India to be used there.
As it goes with the World politics, international situation changes again and the third Anglo-Afghan war of May 1919 brings life back to Khyber Pass Railway project. Colonel Gordon Hearn is now assigned to the work of surveying and recommending the best route through Khyber Pass. Until now all surveys recommended a meter gauge (1000 mm) track. Gordon Hearn proposes and demonstrates by a masterly survey that broad-gauge (1676 mm) line can be laid through the pass. Construction restarts in 1920 and the section from Jamrud to Landi Kotal, opens on November 3, 1925. In early September 1925, several weeks before the railway was properly completed, the first piece of track was laid into Landi Kotal station, but the end spike was left out. Victor Bayley, the engineer entrusted with the construction of Khyber Railway has a 10 year old daughter called ‘Missy Sahib’ drove it in with 3 hammer blows. Then Bayley and his wife ‘Lady Sahib’ blew the whistle and drove the shunting engine pushing assorted wagons and a brake van into the station. This was a very low-key private affair, not officially sanctioned, and took place even before the extensive 10-track layout at Landi Kotal was put in. Bayley was in bad health at this time and left the Pass shortly afterwards for hospital and eventual convalescence in the UK. He missed the official opening ceremony with the Vice Regal train (but without the Viceroy) in November.
Continue reading at:: http://pakistaniat.com/2006/09/26/pakistan-train-khyber-pass-railway/


The Khyber Pass (NewWorldSpirits on YouTube)
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India Train Ride (Best Of) India Railways Series
NomadicSamuel on YouTube
"Nomadic Samuel" is a Canadian traveller..he calls himself a vagabond who has been travelling for 6 consecutive years, and isn't planning on giving this up any day now!
This video is an Indian Train ride (best of). Enjoy the experience...


http://www.nomadicsamuel.com : Indian Railways has more than 64,015 kilometres of track and 6,909 stations. It has the world's fourth largest railway network after that of the United States, Russia and China. The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country and carry over 20 million passengers and 2 million tons of freight daily. It is one of the world's largest commercial or utility employers, with more than 1.6 million employees. As to rolling stock, IR owns over 200,000 (freight) wagons, 50,000 coaches and 8,000 locomotives.

Without a shadow of a doubt, the best way to see India is not on a plane at 35,000 feet, but at ground level on the incredible Indian railway system. In fact, no visit to India is complete without experiencing the bustle of Indian railway stations with the tea seller's welcome cry of 'Chai, chai, garam chai' coming down the aisle. The journey will no doubt be unforgettable as you are about to witness events you´ve never seen before in your life. Did you bring enough en route entertainment to keep you occupied? Forget about it. What happens in and outside of the train is far more entertaining than whatever gadget, book, or card game you could have possibly stuffed inside your bag. India is not a country that can be summarized in words. There is just simply not enough superlatives to cover the territory. Taking the train is nothing more than an extension of this and how I can best describe the experience is to just simply state that there is NEVER a dull moment. EVER. It´s a complete and total assault to all of your senses as you´ll witness events never encountered before in your life.
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On This Day In Railway History

01/07/1904
The Great Western Railway of England introduces the express train between London Paddington and Penzance in Cornwall which becomes known as the Cornish Riviera Express



01/07/1908
Public inauguration of Midland Railway Lancaster–Morecambe–Heysham electrification system (6.6 kV A.C. at 25 Hz), the first overhead wire scheme on a passenger railway in England

03/07/38
“Mallard” Gresley A4…set new world record speed of 126 mph over 300 yards near Peterborough,(Driver Duddington, Fireman Bray from Doncaster) Over 5 miles maintained an average of 120 mph.

The plaque on Mallard recognising the achievement of 126 mph that Mallard attained(C)David Meadham

04/07/1881
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway opened throughout to Darjeeling, India

05/07/1931
Bournemouth Belle all Pullman service introduced.

05/07/32
The first main-line electric express runs from London Bridge station to Three Bridges in Sussex

05/07/37
UK: The “Coronation Scot” breaks record from London to Edinburgh.
The 1937 Coronation Scot record run


06/07/1978
1978: Eleven die in sleeper train infernoEleven people have been killed and seventeen injured in a blaze on the Penzance-to-Paddington sleeper train.
Early reports suggest that the fire was started by a discarded cigarette or an electrical fault near one of the top bunks in a second-class compartment.
An attendant pulled the emergency cord on the 2130 from Penzance and the train stopped, half a mile from its next scheduled halt at Taunton, Somerset at 0248 BST (0148 GMT).

08/07/59
British Rail given the go ahead to raise fares by 50%

15/07/07
Munich: Experimental train reported to average 81 mph and reaching 98mph maximum

15/07/1913
Opening of the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway in Switzerland, including the 14.6 km (9 mi) Lötschberg Tunnel

16/07/1927
Opening of Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway on the English Channel coast (8.25 mi (13 km) of 15 in (381 mm) gauge.

Like all Pacifics these locos are prone to slipping and here the regulator has been momentarilly shut hence the strange smoke effect. Based on Gresley's A1 class but carrying smoke deflectors this engine looks rather like a miniature single chimney Peppercorn A2.(C) Dick Bodily

19/07/1931
Sudbury Town station on London Underground Piccadilly line opens as rebuilt by Charles Holden, the first of his iconic modern designs for the network

19/07/00
Paris Metropolitain (or metro underground system) opens.

19/07/1926
Atlantic Coast Express introduced. Leaves Waterloo at 11am for Devon and Cornwall destinations.

20/07/1874
The Somerset and Dorset Railway opened their northern extension from Evercreech Junction to Bath , to a junction with the Midland Railway half a mile from Bath station.
Somerset & Dorset Railway (historicaldvds on YouTube)
historicaldvds on YouTube
21/07/1904
The Trans-Siberian railway is completed

28/07/1914
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits announces that due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria this day at Sarajevo, the Orient Express will terminate in Bucharest and not go on to Constantinople

April to July 1932
Intermittent operation of Ro-Railer between Blisworth and Startford-upon-Avon and the Welcombe Hotel.
The Ro Railer - SMJ
26/07/1910
The London and South Western Railway introduces a new Continental service, Southampton-Havre.

26/07/1803
Surrey Iron Railway (Wandsworth to Croydon) opens.
Double tracked and horse operated.

27/07/1905
The Hall Road rail accident near Liverpool in England kills 21 people

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Blue Pullman (1960)
Courtesy: Crompton on BritishRailways.tv
This short film produced in 1960 depicts the preparation of a British Railways Midland Region Blue Pullman train and its journey from Manchester to London St Pancras.
"On Shed" comments: This is something of a seminal film, clearly illustrating the changes the railways were undergoing in changing from steam to diesel and electric traction. Notice the clothing and headwear styles of the drivers..they could almost be on the footplate of a steam locomotive..and the mash cans in the drivers cab....!!

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Nickel Plate Road - "The Nickel Plate Story" 1953 - American Trains & Railroad History
PoathTV
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (NYC&St.L) , commonly referred to as "the Nickel Plate Road", was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. The Nickel Plate Railroad was constructed in 1881 along the South Shore of the Great Lakes connecting Buffalo, New York and Chicago to compete with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. In 1964, the Nickel Plate Road and several other mid-western carriers were merged into the larger Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).

No mainline railroad was more colorful than the Nickel Plate Road in the early 1950's, and this publicity film shows Lima S2 2-8-4s "Berkshire" and brand new Alco PAs moving freight and passenger trains in high style.



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Southern Railway System "Via Sevier" - Historic American Trains
wdtvlive42 on YouTube

Promotional film by the Southern Railway System showing the types of activities being undertaken by this railroad in the 1950's. Lineside action includes trains on the steepest mainline grade in America, switching operations in the yards and plenty of other countryside run-by's. We also see behind the scenes activities that educate us on how a railway is run.

The films title "Via Sevier" is a reference to the railways massive freight yards at Knoxville, Tennessee.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railway_(U.S.)
The Southern Railway (reporting mark SOU) is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. It was placed under control of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, along with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W), in 1982, and was renamed Norfolk Southern Railway in 1990.
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Around The World in 80 Railways. 14.Shanghai to Hong Kong

We are now at the 14th leg of our 80 railway trips around the world...so we need some helpful information to help us through this journey..

According to http://www.mytravel-china.com/2011/shanghai-to-hong-kong-train-schedule/, the following information will be useful...

Departure and Arrival Station

The Shanghai – Hong Kong train departs from Shanghai Railway Station and arrives into Hong Kong Kowloon Hung Hom Station.

Train Frequency


There is one train that runs every other day – train number T99. In 2011, the train runs on even days in the months of May, August, November, December; and odd days in the months of June, July, September, October.

Train Travel Time


There is no high-speed bullet train running between the two mega cities yet. Current official travel time is 18 hours and 36 minutes. However, as with most non high-speed long haul trains in China, delays can be fairly common. Don’t be surprised if the actual travel time reaches 22 hours or so. On the bright side, power outlets are available on the train for portable electronics usage.
               
  Shanghai Skyline...........
 Whilst in Shanghai, a trip on the Maglev system would be a must.....

Courtesy: wowiejunior on YouTube...
Shanghai to Hong Kong Through Train

(C)GundamXDivider on YouTube


   
Hong Kong Skyline
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Where It All Began- The Rainhill Trials of 1829
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These are thumbnails of the four parts of this 1980s programme.....
Original first part link at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkVOnUtKiY

Thanks to  for unearthing this gem....Copyright acknowledged.
The Grand British Experimental Railway of 1830
A documentary film celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1980
Digby Caballero uploaded these gems to YouTube....this is what he says about his find... "I am still getting over the shock of seeing and hearing O.S. Nock! And there was me thinking he was just a pseudonym. I found these recordings on an old VHS video tape minus its protective sleeve, found buried in my garden shed. The content must be of great interest to any train enthusiast. That's why I am uploading them to YouTube for the world to share. At the moment I am still in the process of uploading the complete series.
These must be among the oldest VHS recordings still in existence - anywhere. I'm amazed these thirty-year-old recordings are still watchable after years and years of neglect, and abuse."
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Christian Wolmar's June 2011 Newsletter
Dear subscriber

The long-waited McNulty report on the rail industry proved to be what I expected, a damp squib which clearly had been through the civil service wringer, then vetted by Philip Hammond. The remarkable thing is that throughout the report it is clear that the extra costs in the railway have been caused by privatisation and fragmentation, and yet McNulty ended up recommending more of both.
 It was a thoroughly dishonest exercise which may yet rebound on the government. Creating yet more bodies within the rail industry, supposedly in an effort to improve efficiency, is very likely to have the opposite effect. In a couple of years time, when the sums don’t add up, and the rail industry will be desperately scrabbling around for cuts, there won’t be Labour to blame, but then probably not Hammond, either, who will be long gone.
 McNulty, therefore, has dominated the past month and I wrote a piece for The Times on the day it appeared, which attracted quite a lot of response and letters. It’s on my website (as the Times has a paywall) here
  The two new Rail columns cover, respectively, the way that there is always a search for someone to blame when there are problems in the railway, here,  and the other looks at the obscure, but vital, area of project assessment, here The next two Rail are about McNulty and will be on the website within the next couple of weeks.
 I have been writing a chapter on megaprojects for a book to be produced by the Volvo Research & Educational Foundations.  It’s fascinating stuff which has made me reappraise the value of megaprojects, seeing both more of their upside and their downside, though it’s still not changed my mind about HS2.
 Otherwise, I am spending most of my time desperately working on my history of the US railways whose autumn deadline is looming. My Engines of War book is being reissued as a trade paperback in the autumn, and also watch this space, next month, for news about one of my out of print books, Down the Tube, the story of the London Underground PPP. Even though the book was published in 2003, it is still very relevant and the lessons of overcomplexity and failed attempts at risk transfer have not been learnt. I was speaking to a lawyer the other day, who told me that in the run up to the PPP there were sometimes 40 or 50 people at a meeting lasting several hours, all on £300 or more per hour – all for an unworkable contract that lasted just 7.5 years. That’s why the book is worth reproducing. I hope that by next month the book will be available as a download for Kindle via Amazon, an exciting development. If it works, I will make other of my out of print books available in that way, too.
  Just to end this shorter than usual newsletter on a begging note: I am raising money for the Railway Children with the 3 Peaks by rail walk on the last weekend in June. It’s a great cause, and I am nowhere near my target. Go to: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/donate/indexerSearchCharityResults.action
 I only ever do these things once a year at most, so please donate! Anyone donating £50 can have a free copy of one of my books (those in print!) or DVDs. There’s a list on the website.  Just send me your address and your choice.

Christian Wolmar
June 7 2011
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Historic Vatican City Event!




On 21 May 2011 a special train has been operated between Vatican City station (in the very heart of Rome) to Orvieto (14O km north of Rome towards Florence). From Vatican City to Orte station (90 km) the train has been pulled by engine 685.089 (built 1915), arrived from Pistoia shed. It was the first time since 1962 that a steam engine entered Vatican City Station (very little used and only for freight). Here is the engine giong out of the big iron gate at the entrance of the station and entering the short spur (600 m) linking to Italian Railways.(C)Valerio Varriale
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So, keep taking those video clips and photographs, and upload them first on Steam Tube- The Home of Steam on the Net!

Till next month....


Peter S. Lewis (Shedmaster) Editor-On Shed.
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