Kayden's Rambles

Prologue: Here's a story I've just randomly thought of about two preserved sister engines I'm quite fond of and what I hope can happen to them in the near future. I trust that  if you're reading this, you know what engines I'm talking about. If not, well, I hope you find it a sweet story that cheers you up ;D. A Tale of Two German Ladies Minett is a beautiful tank engine from Germany. While she might be old and rather diminutive by modern standards, she's still beloved amongst enthusiasts and the travelling public of Luxembourg alike as a symbol of her country's engineering excellence. Her crews love her too, keeping her spotless after every run and servicing her after the day's work to keep her in tip top shape. But although she was surrounded by tourists who came to marvel her and other engines who provided their company in the shed, she felt rather lonely, as if there was something out there that she ought to have. All the other engines on the little ...

蒸気機関車【Ｃ６２】 A Brief History After the end of the Second World War, the land of the rising sun was in a bad state to say the least. Two of their major cities had been destroyed by the atomic bombs, their emperor had became but a puppet to the US military and several locomotives and miles of railway track had been destroyed. The war had certainly taken a toll on the pride and spirit of her people. But there were still rays of hope, one of which was a proud class of locomotives from the Japanese National Railways and arguably Japan's finest chapter in locomotive development: the C62 Class. The story of the C62 actually begins with another iconic Japanese steam locomotive, the D51 'Mikado' (locomotives with a 2-8-2 wheel configuration) class. They were robust and reliable locomotives, often seen pulling long lines of freight serving Japan's major industries, but were required to double or even triple head on the steeper gradients that the network had.  Thus, Hideo Shima (190...

  Savannah & Atlanta 750: Steam Excursion in NC July 1983 A Brief Summary The United States has a great history of railroading that still continues to fascinate me to this day. The nation was literally built by the railroad and it certainly would not be where it is today without it. Although most foreign enthusiasts tend to brush American railroads aside, claiming them to be 'soulless', the stories of their preserved locomotives, especially the more obscure ones, go some way to disprove that. One such example is the topic of discussion today. In 1910, during World War One, the United States Railroad Administration was formed to oversee all major railroad operations during the First World War. With these came standard locomotive designs for all sorts of work, including the 'Light Pacifics' for light passenger work, although a weight of 120 tons and a tractive effort of well over 40,000 lbs would certainly make them anything but 'light' anywhere outside of Nor...

Welcome to Writer's Block A place where I give random ideas I come up with, but don't have the time, motivation or knowledge to develop it further, so it basically becomes free domain for anyone to use and make it a reality. Feel free to make changes where you see fit to suit whatever story you want to tell. All I ask is for some basic credit!  Format:  Idea by Kayden's Railway (IG: @kaydens_railway, Discord: Kayden's Railway#8832) Idea Type: Series Title: I Woke Up As A Steam Girl! Sebastian is a steam locomotive engineer who intends to preserve knowledge about them and has ideas on how they can be improved, but everyone usually brushes him aside, some even calling him crazy. He has a best friend, Caroline, who runs the social media page for a shop and tells him it can be an effective tool to spread his ideas and beliefs, but he consistently brushes it aside, as he thinks it's silly.  One day however, he wakes up as a cute girl! He checks all over, no sign of his ...

Kayden's Thoughts On: South Park 'Joining The Pander-Verse' Not the biggest fan of this series, so here goes! South Park: Joining the Panderverse Teaser A Brief Summary In "South Park: Joining the Panderverse," Eric Cartman finds himself dreaming of a world where he and his friends are replaced by more ethnically diverse versions of themselves, usually female. At first, his friends, Stan, Kyle and kenny all think he's joking, until a mysterious portal opens up, swapping their Cartman out with the one from the world in his dreams. In the other world, Cartman meets, of all people, Kathleen Kennedy (the Producer of Lucasfilm for those who have not been informed), who is revealed to be using the 'Panderstone' to produce films instead of actually writing them. This is a reference to the recent fall in quality in Disney media, where quality writing is shunned in favour of appealing to be as 'politically correct' as possible. Meanwhile, back in South...

Kayden's Wheel Reports: Hudson Hornet History The Second World War certainly had an effect on the automotive industry worldwide, with all major manufacturers being forced to give up their production facilities to aid in the war effort. Even after the conflict's end in 1945, it was clear the world would never be the same.  But in the US, things were looking up, Once things started going again, the automotive manufacturers began rolling out new designs in anticipation of a new wave of consumers looking to buy the next big thing after years of 'making do'. One of these, was the Hudson Motor Car Company, who in 1951, released the Hudson Hornet.  The Hornet was one of the first to use a 'monobuilt frame', Hudson themselves coining it as the 'step down design', which made the car sit lower to the ground, giving it a sleek appearance and significantly improving the handling. Keep in mind, most cars from the 1950s were 'float boats', as the manufacturers...