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![According to Psychology Today, “cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other,” and one need not have a degree […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/111_0444a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury – Cognitive Dissonance")
Trackside Classic: 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury – Cognitive Dissonance
Posted on October 19, 2020 | 39 CommentsAccording to Psychology Today, “cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other,” and one need not have a degree […] -
![Britain has a long and proud history of locomotives designed solely to haul passengers at high speed, from Rocket to Flying Scotsman, Coronation and Mallard in the steam days to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1989 British Rail / GEC Class 91 – Britain’s Last Express Locomotive Retires")
Trackside Classic: 1989 British Rail / GEC Class 91 – Britain’s Last Express Locomotive Retires
Posted on September 15, 2020 | 14 CommentsBritain has a long and proud history of locomotives designed solely to haul passengers at high speed, from Rocket to Flying Scotsman, Coronation and Mallard in the steam days to […] -
![I’m poaching on Contributor “Big Paws” territory here so I hope he doesn’t mind – but I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/unnamed-1-e1596936633244.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU")
Trackside Classics: British Railways DMU Diesel Train Instructional Videos – Know Your DMU
Posted on August 9, 2020 | 10 CommentsI’m poaching on Contributor “Big Paws” territory here so I hope he doesn’t mind – but I found this series of very entertaining and informative videos from British Railways circa […] -
![This poster dates from 1960. It depicts the Peak District of northern England, an area of moors and limestone – a vital lung for Sheffield and Manchester, and from 1951 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/01-474.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways Metro Cammell ‘Blue Pullman’ – Another Forgotten Pioneer")
Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways Metro Cammell ‘Blue Pullman’ – Another Forgotten Pioneer
Posted on May 3, 2020 | 17 CommentsThis poster dates from 1960. It depicts the Peak District of northern England, an area of moors and limestone – a vital lung for Sheffield and Manchester, and from 1951 […] -
![Every once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bingham-Loop-Oct-1965-1-e1580091267163.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto")
CC Vintage Snapshots and Photography: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto
Posted on February 2, 2020 | 23 CommentsEvery once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […] -
![Last week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades")
Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […] -
![British Rail’s InterCity 125, the famous High Speed Train, has finally, after just 41 years, retired from mainline high speed service, with final scheduled journeys on the East Coast Main […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/P1100049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic News: The InterCity 125 Retires in Style")
Trackside Classic News: The InterCity 125 Retires in Style
Posted on December 22, 2019 | 12 CommentsBritish Rail’s InterCity 125, the famous High Speed Train, has finally, after just 41 years, retired from mainline high speed service, with final scheduled journeys on the East Coast Main […] -
![The history of British diesel locomotives is complex – or messy, if you prefer. We had too many experimental designs that failed; some wonderful albeit flawed exotica but also some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/06-nhtg03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1962 British Railways / Brush Class 47 – From InterCity to Merry Go Round to International Rescue")
Trackside Classic: 1962 British Railways / Brush Class 47 – From InterCity to Merry Go Round to International Rescue
Posted on November 28, 2019 | 13 CommentsThe history of British diesel locomotives is complex – or messy, if you prefer. We had too many experimental designs that failed; some wonderful albeit flawed exotica but also some […] -
TQOTD – Which Historic Livery Would You like to See Again?
Posted on October 23, 2019 | 81 CommentsSeeing this beauty sweep past the bottom of the garden the other day made me wonder about what other historic liveries would bring a smile to a Curbivore. -
![The enthusiast community surrounding the Mercedes W126 S-Class is a remarkable one. These old Mercedes’ were sold all over the world and as such, the owners come from all over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/100_4348-e1569551549478.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – Taking A Land Yacht To An Autocross")
CC Experience: 1990 Mercedes 300SE – Taking A Land Yacht To An Autocross
Posted on September 27, 2019 | 11 CommentsThe enthusiast community surrounding the Mercedes W126 S-Class is a remarkable one. These old Mercedes’ were sold all over the world and as such, the owners come from all over […] -
![After spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190526_085706.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2")
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 2
Posted on July 2, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter spending a very enjoyable first day at the racetrack, I returned for the second (and final) day, which was Sunday – an all racing day. Read on for impressions […] -
![There’s a classic racing event I find myself returning to, not as often as I’d like but well enough to know how much I enjoy it. I’ve been there previously […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/P5250442.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 1")
Racetrack Classics: CCs Encountered Inside And Around Salzburgring, Part 1
Posted on June 25, 2019 | 16 CommentsThere’s a classic racing event I find myself returning to, not as often as I’d like but well enough to know how much I enjoy it. I’ve been there previously […] -
![In 2014, we reported how Union Pacific had reacquired one of the eight surviving ALCO built ‘Big Boys’ – the world’s largest steam locomotives – from a museum in California, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/01-IMG_2564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1941 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 – Amazing Things Happen in Wyoming")
Trackside Classic: 1941 Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy #4014 – Amazing Things Happen in Wyoming
Posted on May 10, 2019 | 32 CommentsIn 2014, we reported how Union Pacific had reacquired one of the eight surviving ALCO built ‘Big Boys’ – the world’s largest steam locomotives – from a museum in California, […] -
![Great trains have long lives. The Flying Scotsman is close to 150 years. The Cornish Riviera, over 120. The Broadway lasted over 80. The 20th Century Limited, 65. Canada’s Canadian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/01-fogg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1949-70 California Zephyr – A Silver Thread Across America")
Trackside Classic: 1949-70 California Zephyr – A Silver Thread Across America
Posted on April 21, 2019 | 27 CommentsGreat trains have long lives. The Flying Scotsman is close to 150 years. The Cornish Riviera, over 120. The Broadway lasted over 80. The 20th Century Limited, 65. Canada’s Canadian […] -
![Britain has no shortage of wonderful railway stations large and small – London Paddington, York, Newcastle Central, Glasgow Central and Bristol Temple Meads all have their fans among the larger […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/st-pancras-roof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: St Pancras Station – Industrial Revolution Meets Gothic Revival")
Trackside Classic: St Pancras Station – Industrial Revolution Meets Gothic Revival
Posted on March 14, 2019 | 30 CommentsBritain has no shortage of wonderful railway stations large and small – London Paddington, York, Newcastle Central, Glasgow Central and Bristol Temple Meads all have their fans among the larger […]
