Matthew Woodward

Rail adventurer and travel writer. Latest book ‘Bang Sue Junction’ (Lanna Hall). Always carrying an espresso maker. Jelly Baby addict. FRGS.

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

Big moment here at the engine shed. My fifth book, #BangSueJunction, has been published today. https://t.co/nueR61PvD1 #Bangkok #Railway #NewBooks

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

@sturgios Ah, my loss.. Ocado have stopped delivering to my place.

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

I love train composition boards. Really helpful on long trains where you have lots of baggage and no Passepartout!

[Jakub Rösler @kuba_rosler]

W Czechach pasażerowie łatwo mogą sprawdzić zestawienie pociągu dalekobieżnego @ceskedrahy_ dzięki tablicom na peronach. Proste a jednocześnie użytkowe rozwiązanie 👇

Ps. Dla uważnych jest i polskie Pendolino

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

Confused by message here. Is this saying don’t play ‘soccer’ on train tracks? Or just be vigilant as always? Football relevance stretched.. #pedant

[Union Pacific @UnionPacific]

The world is coming together for the beautiful game, let’s make rail safety part of the celebration during this summer’s international soccer tournament:
✅ Follow the signs and signals
✅ Cross only at designated crossings
✅ Always expect a train
If you get stuck on the tracks in your vehicle, find the blue-and-white sign posted at crossings and call the emergency number listed.

[Bobbi @kittenaround_51]

This gives a new perspective to The Little Engine That Could 🚂 One piece of coal and he went from 1 to 3 mph.
A mini steam engine is something I didn’t know I needed til now. Who else loves trains?

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

@CliveWardauthor With essence of cordite, bacon roll and cleaning oil?!

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

Remember ‘trainphones’?

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

A lesson on how to check email in 1984.

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

@ThaiTrainGuide Cost per letter?!

[TOMITA🐱 🍎🎶 @nos902560]

鉄道模型バー！

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

Damp day over here on the #IOM - here for the TT this week but would be wrong not to try a bit of steam. Douglas to Port Erin on the rails..

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

@miles_chains The ‘Graffiti Express’?!

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

Nothing beats a loco with a name.

[The Railway Hub @TheRailHub]

No. 08888 has returned to Parcels red and regained its Postman’s Pride nameplates at Lydney — while other heritage shunter moves include a Somerset and Dorset Railway loan and a Class 07 acquisition for the Severn Valley Railway.

Read the full update at https://t.co/ByWeSdSiln

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

@McWhirterAlex OP context - virtually non existent on railways in Japan, but instead a great culture of buying a bento box at the station. Europe must seem quite different.

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

Mumbai's famed dabbawalas fed millions for over 100 years - now they are disappearing https://t.co/iwjpaHmhhc

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

A nightmare sleeper scenario?

[China Railway @ChinaRailways]

A “concert on rails” has gone viral! As night fell, passengers waved glow sticks and sang onboard the train, filling the carriages with an electric atmosphere. Fans traveling from Shenzhen to Beijing for a concert turned the long journey into an early celebration, bringing live concert energy onboard before even arriving at the venue.

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

I’ve always loved this train. I’d like to imagine it was designed by Gerry Anderson.. #scifitrains

[American-Rails.com @americanrails]

Rock Island's Aerotrain 2 set at Englewood Union Station during the morning commuter rush on April 21, 1965. Marty Bernard photo.

https://t.co/SZkVQV11d7

[Joe Brown @JoeBrownLondon]

#OnThisDay 31 years ago 'Motorail' services ceased: they allowed at their peak 100k passengers and their cars per year to travel the UK by train, although the GWR Night Riviera carried cars 1999-2005, providing a brief return of sorts. Dave Hitchborne https://t.co/Zj6egpdYz6

[Samira Bayramova 🇬🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 @SamBayramova]

After a 6-year break, the Baku-Tbilisi passenger train is now at the Tbilisi Railway Station

[Matthew Woodward @OnTheRails]

@teesomchai8099 Call it my it’s name for avoidance of confusion for tourists. ‘Grand Central’ mainly now refers to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal #HuaLamphong