#railways

The murder of my husband by the railways has altered the way I think about everything. I had always thought that the majority of people were decent and honourable. In the wake of the crash, what made me angry more than anything else was the realisation that this was not true. I still find it very hard to come to terms with. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#altered #always #angry #anything #come

As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways. ↗

— Alfred Russel Wallace

#because #cannot #developed #ignorant #know

I met my second husband on a bus. We looked at each other and that was it. We were both married to other people at the time and behaved badly, but we didn't seem to have any choice. We were very happy for nearly 50 years and would still be together if it wasn't for the bloody railways. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#badly #behaved #bloody #both #bus

People's lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#get #lives #people #railways #remember

Why should I tell you where I am going to get funds from? If I were to do that then all the vested interests would get alerted. You must be aware that railways are full of such elements and my fight is against them. ↗

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

#alerted #am #aware #elements #fight

My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life, including the Railways. ↗

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

#buffalo #catch #everything #handle #horns

If was, increased by a lack of railways in Russia - for bringing up supplies to our advancing troops. ↗

— Gerd von Rundstedt

#bringing #increased #lack #our #railways