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Dorchester

The first locomotive in Canada was Dorchester, imported from Britain in 1836 for the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway. This photo is of a replica on display in Montreal in 1936. Source.

The Duke

A model of The Duke, the first locomotive in Scotland. The Duke ran on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway from 1817 to 1824, when it was sold to a quarry railway in Fife and converted into a stationary pumping engine. Source.

Kometa Brno

A tram car painted like the Brno Dragon that terrorized the city but in the end turned out to be just a crocodile. Source.

Sparta Prague visit Kometa Brno at DRFG Arena for the last regular season game of the season. Sparta are 3rd, 3 points behind Vitkovice. Brno are 8th.

Results so far:

2022/10/21    Sparta Prague 2 - 3 Kometa Brno

2022/12/4      Kometa Brno 2 - 6 Sparta Prague

2023/1/20      Sparta Prague 5 - 3 Kometa Brno

[2023/3/5       Kometa Brno 5 - 2 Sparta Prague]

Brno was at one time the capital of Moravia. Botanist Gregor Mendel lived here. Kurt Gödel of the supergroup Gödel Escher Bach was born in Brno in 1906.

Brno won the Czechoslovak league in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966, and the Czech league in 2017 and 2018. They also won the Spengler Cup in 1955 and the Europa Cup in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Vlastimil Bubnik was team captain during those glory years of the Fifties and Sixties.

The European or Europa Cup was a predecessor of the Champions Hockey League. It was organized by the IIHF and ran from 1965 to 1996. The tournament was dominated by the USSR, in particular CSKA Moscow who won it 20 times. But Brno won it the first three years it was held, and Poldi Kladno also won it once, in 1977.

Tsugaru Stove Train

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Shimizu Tunnel

"The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country." This tunnel on the Joetsu Line connecting Gunma and Niigata Prefectures is thought to be the one Kawabata had in mind when he wrote the opening to Snow Country. Source.

Port Glasgow Athletic 1885 to 1890

Port Glasgow Athletic 1889-90:

1890/4/26      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 0 2nd Morton

1890/4/12      Albion Rovers 5 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/4/5        Morton 1 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/3/29      Thistle 1 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/3/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 6 Kilbirnie

1890/3/15      Abercorn 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup final

1890/3/8        2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 Ladyburn

1890/3/8        St Mirren 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/2/22      Dykebar 0 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF replay

1890/2/15      Dykebar 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF replay

1890/2/1        Port Glasgow Athletic L - W Albion Rovers

1890/1/25      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 2 Dykebar    RCup SF

1890/1/18      Partick Thistle Swifts 6 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/1/18      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 9 Partick Thistle

1890/1/11      Ladyburn 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI

1890/1/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 6 Uddingston

1890/1/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Arthurlie

1889/12/28    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Dalry

1889/12/21    Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 2 Methlan Park

1889/12/14    Northern 2 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/12/7      bye        RCup R3

1889/12/7      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 2 Pollokshaws

1889/11/30    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Thistle (Glasgow)

1889/11/16    Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Cathcart    RCup R2

1889/11/9      Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 4 Renton

1889/10/26    Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Thornliebank

1889/10/26    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Thornliebank    RCup R1

1889/10/19    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 Kilbirnie    SCup R3

1889/10/12    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Morton

1889/10/5      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 6 Partick Thistle Swifts

1889/10/5      Partick Thistle 5 - 2? Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/28      Morton Strollers 4 - 0 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/28      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 0 Greenock Abstainers    SCup R2

1889/9/21      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Dykebar

1889/9/14      St Mirren 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup R1

1889/9/14      Harp (Dundee) 4 - ? Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Neilston    SCup R1

1889/8/31      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Carlton (Greenock)

1889/8/31      Uddingston 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/8/24      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Neilston

1889/8/10      Morton 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    Morton Sports

1889/8/3        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Abercorn    Morton Sports

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1888-89:

1889/6/8        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Kilmarnock

1889/5/18      Morton 7 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    ["sixth occasion"]

1889/5/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 4 Shettleston

1889/5/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Glasgow Thistle

1889/4/27      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Cowlairs

1889/4/20      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Morton

1889/3/16      1st RRV 3 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/3/16      Clydebank 10 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/3/9        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 Dykebar

1889/3/2        Morton 1 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/2/23      Victoria (Port Glasgow) 2 - 3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/2/23      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 4 Renfrew

1889/2/23      Rangers 2 - 5 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/1/19      St Mirren 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/1/12      Ayr FC 8? - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/1/5        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 1st RRV

1888/12/29    Abercorn 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/12/15    Albion Rovers 5 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/12/1      Celtic Crusaders 5 - 3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/12/1      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Celtic

1888/11/24    Port Glasgow Athletic 0 - 6 Partick Thistle        hard to make out

1888/11/17    Renfrew 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R2

1888/11/10    Kilmarnock 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/11/3      Dykebar Swifts 3 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/10/27    Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 2 Greenock Rangers    RCup R1

1888/10/20    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 3 Jamestown

1888/10/13    Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 2 Woodvale

1888/10/6      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Clydebank

1888/9/29      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 2 St Mirren    2nd XI Cup R2

1888/9/29      Dykebar 0 - 6 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/9/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Northern

1888/9/8        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Neilston    2nd XI Cup R1

1888/9/8        1st RRV 5 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/9/1        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 7 Morton    SCup R1

1888/8/25      Morton 7 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic     

1888/8/18      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Carfin Shamrock

1888/8/11      Thistle 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

May 18th was reported to be the sixth meeting between Port Glasgow and Morton, but I've only found five of them.

I don't know what to make of all the activity on February 23rd.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1887-88:

1888/5/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Hibs

1888/5/19      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 2 Dumbarton

1888/5/5        Port Glasgow Athletic vs Dykebar            [very smudgy]

1888/4/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 1 Battlefield

1888/4/x        Port Glasgow Athletic scr/wo 1st RRV    G&DCCup R1

1888/3/24      Albion Rovers 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/3/3        1st RRV 5 - 7 Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/2/11      Abercorn 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF

1888/1/28      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Queen's Park (scratch team)

1888/1/14      St Mirren Strollers 3 - 0 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1888/1/14      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 0 St Mirren

1888/1/7        2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 2nd Partick Thistle

1888/1/7        Partick Thistle vs Port Glasgow Athletic    [very blurry]

1887/12/24    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Dumbarton Rangers

1887/12/24    Dumbarton 4 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/12/17    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Hearts

1887/12/10    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 0 Renfrew    RCup R3

1887/12/3      Greenock Rangers 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/11/26    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 4 Rangers Swifts

1887/11/26    Rangers 6 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/11/19    bye        RCup R2

1887/11/19    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 2nd Athletic

1887/11/12    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 1st RRV

1887/11/5      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 2nd Hibs

1887/11/5      Hibs 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/10/29    Abercorn 5 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup R3 replay

1887/10/29    Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 0 Paisley Athletic    friendly

1887/10/29    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Paisley Athletic    RCup R1

1887/10/22    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 5 Abercorn    2nd XI Cup R3

1887/10/15    Ayr FC 4 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R3

1887/10/8      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Partick Thistle

1887/10/1      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 3 Renfrew    SCup R2 replay

1887/10/1      bye        2nd XI Cup R2

1887/9/24      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 13 - 1 2nd Greenock Rangers

1887/9/24      Renfrew 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R2

1887/9/17      Dumbarton Athletic 3 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/9/10      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 0 Arthurlie    2nd XI Cup R1

1887/9/10      St Mirren 6 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/8/27      Port Glasgow Athletic 11 - 0 Greenock Rangers    SCup R1

1887/8/13      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 3 Ayr FC

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup, Greenock and District Charity Cup and 2nd XI Cup.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1886-87:

1887/5/21      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 5 Hibs

1887/5/14      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 4 Thornliebank

1887/5/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Partick Thistle

1887/4/30      East Stirlingshire 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/4/23      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 2nd Vale of Leven

1887/4/23      Vale of Leven 7 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/4/16      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Cambuslang

1887/4/9        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Airdrieonians

1887/4/2        Cambuslang 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 0 Partick Thistle

1887/3/19      Dumbarton 1 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/12      St Mirren 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/5        2nd Renfrew 1 - 3 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/3/5        Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Renfrew

1887/2/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 1 Rangers (Greenock)

1887/2/19      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 St Mirren

1887/2/12      2nd Vale of Leven 5 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/2/12      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 5 Vale of Leven

1887/2/5        Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1887/1/22      2nd Port Glasgow 6 - 1 2nd Clyde

1887/1/22      Arthurlie 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R4

1887/1/1        Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Our Boys (Dundee)

1886/12/25    Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 3 Vale of Leven    SCup R6

1886/12/11    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 1 Lyle Athletic

1886/12/11    Paisley Athletic 1 - 8 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup R3

1886/12/4      Belgrove 4 - 1 Broadfield (Port Glasgow)    Played at Greenock.

1886/12/4      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 St Bernard's    SCup R5

1886/11/27    Dumbarton Athletic 3 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/11/20    Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 0 Cartvale    friendly

1886/11/20    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Cartvale    RCup R2

1886/11/13    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Morton    2nd XI Cup R1

1886/11/13    Morton 4 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic (protested)  

1886/11/13    bye    SCup R4

1886/11/6      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 East Stirlingshire

1886/10/30    Port Glasgow Thistle 6 - 0 Broadfield (at Clune Park)    Greenock and District Junior Cup

1886/10/30    Hibs 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/10/30    bye    RCup R1

1886/10/23    Abercorn 1 - 5 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R3

1886/10/16    2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 2nd Northern

1886/10/9      Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 4 Kilmarnock

1886/10/2      St Mirren 2 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R2

1886/9/25      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 3 Morton             

1886/9/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 10 - 1 Johnstone Harp    SCup R1

1886/9/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Dumbarton Athletic

1886/8/28      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 2nd Hearts

1886/8/28      Hearts 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/8/21      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 0 Ayr Strollers

1886/8/14      Morton 2 - 0 Port Glasgow*       Morton FC amateur athletic sports

1886/7/24      St Mirren 3 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    St Mirren FC athletic sports

*30 minutes each way.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Port Glasgow Athletic 1885-86

1886/5/29      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Dennistoun Athletic

1886/5/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Kilmarnock

1886/5/15      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 0 Cambuslang

1886/5/8        Strathmore (Dundee) 3 - 3 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/5/1        Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 2 Ayr FC

1886/4/24      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 11 - 1 2nd Cambuslang

1886/4/24      Cambuslang 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/4/17      Port Glasgow Athletic  3 - 3 Abercorn

1886/4/10      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Thornliebank

1886/4/3        2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 2 2nd Abercorn

1886/3/27      Rangers 5 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup SF

1886/3/27      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 5 Partick Thistle

1886/3/20      Abercorn 4 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup final

1886/3/13      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 Arthurlie

1886/3/6        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Annbank    2nd XI Cup R4

1886/2/27      Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 0 Neilston    RCup SF

1886/2/20      Northern 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1886/2/13      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 St Mirren

1886/2/6        Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 2 Hibs    2nd XI Cup R3

1886/1/30      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 1 St Mirren

1886/1/23      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 St Mirren (protested)    RCup R3

1886/1/16      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 3 Rangers

1885/12/26    Third Lanark 4 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R5 replay

1885/12/19    Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 Third Lanark    SCup R5

1885/12/12    Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 0 Neilston    2nd XI Cup R2

1885/11/21    Port Glasgow Athletic 13 - 1 Waterloo    RCup R2

1885/11/14    St Mirren 5 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic

1885/11/14    bye    SCup R4

1885/10/31    Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 2 Cartvale    SCup R3

1885/10/?      Lanemark L - W Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup R1

1885/10/10    Neilston 0 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    SCup R2 replay

1885/10/3      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 1 Neilston    SCup R2

1885/9/26      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Woodvale (Thornliebank)

1885/9/19      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 2nd Airdrieonians

1885/9/19      Airdrieonians 5 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1885/9/12      Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 1 1st Renfrewshire RV    SCup R1

1885/9/5        Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 3 Arthurlie    score uncertain

1885/8/29      Abercorn vs Port Glasgow Athletic

1885/8/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 1 Wishaw Swifts

Port Glasgow Athletic received more of the Glasgow Herald's attention than did Morton this season.

It isn't till 1886 that the Herald begins to sort football scores into Scottish, English and rugby categories.

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies. Several Monday Heralds are missing.)

Toronto Transit Diorama

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Ottawa Roundhouses

This CNR roundhouse was near the present-day Queensway's Nicholas Street turnoff. Source.

This CPR roundhouse was at Nepean Bay just to the west of Lebreton Flats. Source.

The remains of this turntable built in 1871 for the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway were uncovered just a little to the west of the CPR one. Source.

The Canadian Northern Railway had a roundhouse at 300 West Hunt Club Road. Source.

The Canadian Atlantic Railway had a roundhouse on Elgin Street. Source.

Tomoe School

A recreation of a railcar turned into a schoolroom, as described in Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's novel Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window, which you can see on display at the Chihiro Art Museum Azumino. Source.

Troon Train Station

Troon train station, opened in 1892, suffered the loss to fire of buildings on platform one in July 2021. Source.