Tag: Rail

• Iron

  #socs #iron Its a metal found deep underground railway tracks are often forged with it and directed from north to south or sometimes east to west Its what they call Ferric, and has occasion to rust, particularly if exposed to the elements often, you’ll find its been protected with some new fangled coating – to […]

  inkdropk

  3 Jun 2022

  Acrostic, Rail

  acrostic, Iron, Metal, Rail, rust, socs

• In this City

  #writeclub #napowrimo They built a place by a running stream Technology basic but builders keen It was the beginning of the city Basic wells grew in size to the chieftains surprise and mud and straw to create huts were changed for stone – hewn and cut Houses needed food so they built some farms and […]

  inkdropk

  7 Apr 2022

  Cities, Life, Poetry

  Bricks, building, Buildings, Canal, Construction, Engine, Horses, Life, markets, Mud, Napowrimo, Rail, Roads, Stone, Straw, Streams, Technology, travel, Water, wells, writeclub

• Metro

  Another Font from Salt and Pepper Designs, Another Piece from Inky – Inspired by #Transport

  inkdropk

  19 Nov 2020

  Acrostic, Poetry, Transport, Travel

  acrostic, Carriages, Destinations, Express, Metro, Metrolink, Rail, Rolling, Steel, Stops, System, Tram

• Waiting

  #Promptuarium Where she’s heading – nobody knows as she sits waiting for her connection indications on the ticket give a rough idea till you mention other ways out of the station in a sprawling web of transport links navigation could lead to Macclesfield or Scarborough getting there – requires a train – it hasn’t arrived […]

  inkdropk

  18 Nov 2020

  Acrostic, Poetry, Transport, Travel

  acrostic, Bus, Delays, destination, Metro, Metrolink, Passenger, Platform, Promptuarium, Rail, Railway, Taxi, Ticket, travel, Waiting

• Carriage

  #fowc #carriage Sat by the platform it waits for the sign as gentlemen and ladies alike now make their way to their furnished cabins a wonderful journey to places wonderful lakes mountains and streams – but they have to wait for the flag

  inkdropk

  19 Nov 2019

  Acrostic, Photography, Poetry, Rail

  acrostic, Carriage, Driver, Engine, Flag, fowc, Journey, Lakes, mountains, Platform, Rail, Railway, Safety, Signal, Steam, Streams

• Warehouse

  Salford (Via Trafford Park), 3rd September 2018   This is the place where mighty ships cargo lay resting after its journey after a long ride on the waves   Men toiled in the heat as silent shipping crates moved to the sound of the warehouse mice avoiding the company cat   Inwards and Out the […]

  inkdropk

  3 Sep 2018

  Places, Poetry

  Canal, Crates, Dancing, Disco, Dock, Lorries, Park, Past, Places, Present, Rail, Sail, storage, Trafford, Transport, Victoria, Warehouse

• Parallel

  Parallel particularly important as things go, the way the tram lines rails are aligned as they have to be a certain distance for the light rapid transport to be powered by electrical lines leading off to the destination ahead

  inkdropk

  19 Apr 2018

  Acrostic, Industrial, Poetry, Science

  acrostic, Electric, Light, Lines, parallel, Rail, Tram, Transport, travel

• Tritina for Railways

  

  York , April 7th 2016 Having visited the National Railway Museum in York today, I’ve been inspired to write this Tritina in honour of the railways….enjoy .   P.S. Comes with Flying Scotsman Pic! Opposite the Flying Scotsman – Bill, Nigel and Joe #Napowrimo #Blogging101 #Railways #York The Horses came down the country Roads Delivering by cart […]

  inkdropk

  7 Apr 2016

  Industrial, Poetry, writing

  blogging101, Electric, Industrial, Museum, Napowrimo, Poetry, Rail, Railways, Steam, York, Yorkshire

• The Time’s my own

  

  In response to the prompt Nothin’ But A Good Time 20th January 2016 If I had a free day tomorrow and the weather was fine, I’d pack my camera, wallet and a picnic lunch and take myself on a Train Ride. My National Travel Card gives me access to the Buses either free or at […]

  inkdropk

  21 Jan 2016

  Animals, Leisure, Life, Museums, Volunteering

  Art Gallery, blogging101, Bus, Local, Manchester, Museum, Rail, Time, travel