(Steamy) Wallpaper of the week, 25 March 2012

I HOPE you enjoy this image of a traditional steam train, situated just through the gates of the Appleby Heritage Training Centre, next to the Settle - Carlisle Railway Station, Appleby - in - Westmorland.

This photograph taken February 7, 2012.

Apologies for the lack of written articles over recent weeks, I do intend to catch up with a few things here on RFTFT in the near future - Please do bear with me! Until then, enjoy the sunshine.

May 2010 Medium Wave DX and a view of Appleby

I spent the evening of Friday 14 May 2010 listening to the Medium Wave band. The meagre results are as follows:

• 810 kHz : BBC Radio Scotland via Westerglen, Scotland. Sport: Rugby Union. Ospreys v Glasgow.
• 837 kHz : France Info via Nancy, France. Discussion between two males and a female.
• 846 kHz : Radio North / Gospel 846 via either Caradonagh, Co Donegal or Galway, Republic of Ireland. Male host with music: Buddy Holly 'Heartbeat'.
• 855 kHz : Radio Nacional de Espana [RNE] 1 via Cotillas Tower, Murcia, Spain. Fast moving speech between male and female hosts with news and sport reports.

A nice spread of broadcasts from across Europe. Next, Wallpaper of the Week brings you a popular feature of Appleby in Westmorland railway station:

KEEPING in with the railway theme, may I tip my hat to those working overnight at Crosby Garrett on the Settle - Carlisle line. I believe it is Story Rail who are working there; I can see their lights on the line from my home in Brough!