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The Platforum

by Bob Fallowfield

Welcome to The Platforum, the video podcast for the railfan and model railroader alike. Stop. Look. Listen.

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Episodes

  1. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: London Legend, Part 2

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this episode, we’re invited into the home of legendary railroader and railway preservationist, Don Broadbear. Host Bob Fallowfield is joined by Don’s son, Roy and by Ontario...

  2. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: London Legend, Part 1

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this episode, we’re invited into the home of legendary railroader and railway preservationist, Don Broadbear. Host Bob Fallowfield is joined by Don’s son, Roy and by Ontario...

  3. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Railway City Railroader, Part 2

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this episode, host Bob Fallowfield continues his chat with life-long railroader Larry Broadbent, who went from watching trains to working on them in St. Thomas, Ontario. As the...

  4. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Railway City Railroader, Part 1

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this episode, host Bob Fallowfield continues his chat with life-long railroader Larry Broadbent, who went from watching trains to working on them in St. Thomas, Ontario.

  5. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Railway City Railfan

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this episode, host Bob Fallowfield sits down for a chat with career railroader Larry Broadbent to determine how his interest in trains all began.

  6. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Soup Shifter

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In our final episode with Chris Fox, he shares the daily challenges and rewards he faces as a GO Transit locomotive engineer.

  7. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Soup For The Soul

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this episode, Fox and Fallowfield continue their discussion surrounding the Rapido Trains preservation projects.

  8. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Preservation of Soup

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen In this episode, Fox and Fallowfield discuss railway equipment preservation.

  9. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Soup Goes Railroading

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen Brought to you from The Edmundston sound studio, host Bob Fallowfield continues his chat with railroader/mechanic Chris Fox.

  10. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Man on the GO.

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen Host Bob Fallowfield sits down with GO Transit hogger, Chris Fox to talk about growing up in Sudbury and Newmarket, Ontario and the railways that influenced him in his youth.

  11. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Everybody in the Pool!

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen Host Bob Fallowfield and CPR retiree, Ron Bowman, talk spare board and working the east and west pools out of London, Ontario. Join us!

  12. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Life After CP

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Host Bob Fallowfield chats with Michelle Ardron about her railroad career after leaving CP Rail.

  13. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Madam Hoghead

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Join host Bob Fallowfield as he chats with Michelle Ardron about her journey from caboose to cab with CP Rail.

  14. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Switching the Six

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Host Bob Fallowfield sits down again with Michelle Ardron to further explore the challenges of being CP Rail’s first female conductor in Toronto.

  15. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: New Kid in The Block

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Host Bob Fallowfield sits down with Michelle Ardron, the first female running-trades employee hired by CP Rail in Toronto.

  16. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Rail Tales

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Grab a seat aboard CPR business car #24 as host Bob Fallowfield chats with railroaders, Brad Jolliffe and Ron Bowman about their challenging and interesting careers.

  17. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Snow Plows

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Host Bob Fallowfield is on location at the Ontario Southland shops to talk snow plows, coffee pots and all the challenges winter railroading presents.

  18. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Train Orders, Running Extra

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. Host Bob Fallowfield returns to the shops of the Ontario Southland Railway to go further into train order territory with veteran railroaders Brad Jolliffe and Ron Bowman.

  19. "The Platforum" Station House Audio Series: Train Orders, First Section

    Welcome to The Platforum Station House Series, an audio-only version of The Platforum vidcast. Stop. Look. Listen. In this first episode, host Bob Fallowfield boards a vintage Canadian Pacific Railway business car to talk train orders with railroaders Brad Jolliffe and Ron Bowman. Pour a cup and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to The Platforum, the video podcast for the railfan and model railroader alike. Stop. Look. Listen.

HOSTED BY

Bob Fallowfield

CATEGORIES

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Platforum have?

The Platforum currently has 19 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is The Platforum about?

Welcome to The Platforum, the video podcast for the railfan and model railroader alike. Stop. Look. Listen.

How often does The Platforum release new episodes?

The Platforum has 19 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to The Platforum?

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Who hosts The Platforum?

The Platforum is created and hosted by Bob Fallowfield.
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