Trains That Changed The World: Video

While spending time at home during the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic I came across an amazing video on the evolution of trains across the world. This Australian documentary produced by Spark covers great rail lines in Australia, the UK, Canada, USA and others. Unlike other documentaries this one includes fascinating facts throughout the program. …

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Train Journey Across Sri Lanka: Video

One of the great accomplishments of the British Empire in terms of infrastructure development projects was the construction of the “Main Line” railway line in Sri Lanka. The rail line was primarily built to transport tea from plantations efficiently to the ports for export to the UK and beyond. The following is a great documentary …

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Video: Megabridges – Engineering Documentary

A few months ago I discovered an excellent channel on YouTube called Free Documentary. The following video is a superb presentation on bridge engineering. It covers three bridges in France – the Pont du Gard, the viaduct of Garabit and the viaduct of Millau. The Pont du Gard is an amazing viaduct built by the Romans …

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What If You Only Invested at Market Peaks?: Video

US equity markets are at record levels. Lately there have been many articles in the media discussing if the market has reached its peak and a crash is on the horizon soon. With stocks at peak some investors may be wondering what if I invest now and market crashes soon after. Recently I cam e …

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Why East Asia is Beating the West in Controlling Coronavirus: WSJ Video

East Asian countries are beating the Coronavirus while Western countries are struggling to control it even after 9 months. Recently a current US administration official even said “We are not going to control the pandemic” effectively surrendering to the virus. The reason for the stark difference in controlling the pandemic between the East Asian and …

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