Sad Henry locomotive bricked up in a scene of Thomas the Tank Engine

Friday Reads – 23 June 2023

The dark underbelly of Thomas the Tank Engine: Podcast (99%Invisible)

European Sleeper starts Berlin-Amsterdam-Brussels service (Politico)

The Dutch bid farewell to their Royal Train (RailTech)

The benefits of, & the reasons for, really short metro lines: Video (RMTransit)

Soul Train: an eight year gallery of the New York Subway at its worst (Guardian)

LA Metro to cap fares at $5 a day: the more you ride, the more you save (Timeout)

The golden age of airline food (AtlasObscura)

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