Train coming through

KeithT

KeithT

Hillwalking, chickens and - err - garden railways.
Country flag
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I'll bet the food gets added flavor :rolf:

Not being in that country and understanding their culture, but what what be the incentive to build your market/community ON the track?
 
Brings a whole new meaning to clearances! Bet you could peel the spuds easily too:rolf:
 
Madman said:
Not being in that country and understanding their culture, but what what be the incentive to build your market/community ON the track?
Click to expand...
One word Dan - space, at least in the City. There are just a heck of a lot of people trying to eek out a living in a very confined space. Gotta love their ingenuity though, they even get the food sorted to the right height so that the train overhang will pass OVER it. Brilliant :bigsmile:.
 
This sort of thing was not confined to the Far East. The town of Burke in Idaho was built in a narrow canyon; trouble was there was a narrow gauge railroad there as well. Apparently there was just room for the houses on either side of the tracks, which wewre also used as the main street, but I think I remember reading that, like the film clip here, the shop blinds had to be raised to allow the trains passage. The tracks went through an archway beneath the local hotel, which must have made occupation of the rooms above the track interesting!
 
Madman said:
but what what be the incentive to build your market/community ON the track?
Click to expand...

Ready made path through the middle of the market - see the boards running along the sleepers.

Fantastic, ingenious, but makes you slightly sad - it is the 21st century
 
Some very careful thought and no doubt experiment went into to that before it was completely successful. It just shows what enterprise is really about.

A final touch would be a system of pulleys and ropes which automatically raised and lowered the awnings.
 
Ages ago I went to the train station at Aguas Calientes (Macchu Picchu) and the trackside market was a mixture of local stuff sold by locals, and tourist tat sold by incomers. The regular stock on the Urubamba line was a bit bigger than the tourist railcar, so it was comforting when a passing service train sent the tourist tat flying and left the local stuff alone. This, in all conscience I have to say, may have been assisted by a fat english tourist who nudged said table slightly while getting out of the way.
 
Brilliant - love it.
I agree with Mel - space.and we thought here was crowded.
 
Madman said:
Not being in that country and understanding their culture, but what what be the incentive to build your market/community ON the track?
Click to expand...
If you live in a slum you generally don't have a choice, or much chance of escape.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom