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![I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tottenham-court-road-5-115x115.jpg "Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London")
Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London
Posted on Monday, Jan 12, 2015 | 3 CommentsI’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […] -
![During a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cardiff-queen-street-station-02-115x115.jpg "Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic")
Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 6, 2015 | No CommentsDuring a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron […] -
![I sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/subway-dancers-new-york-06-115x115.jpg "Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes")
Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014 | 2 CommentsI sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. […] -
![I was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/weird-face-from-train-carriage-115x115.jpg "The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage")
The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 | 7 CommentsI was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively […] -
![When I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/amtrak-submarine-new-york-12-115x115.jpg "America: where the trains look like submarines")
America: where the trains look like submarines
Posted on Thursday, Sep 11, 2014 | 1 CommentWhen I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […] -
![Here’s another set of photos from my recent trip to East Suffolk, although this time I’ll admit (to paraphrase Spinal Tap) that their appeal is likely to be more selective. So […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/saxmundham-station-railway-pub-00-115x115.jpg "Photos of Saxmundham railway station and the closed Railway Pub, East Suffolk")
Photos of Saxmundham railway station and the closed Railway Pub, East Suffolk
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s another set of photos from my recent trip to East Suffolk, although this time I’ll admit (to paraphrase Spinal Tap) that their appeal is likely to be more selective. So […] -
![Looking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kings-cross-tube-tunnel-01-115x115.jpg "Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station")
Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station
Posted on Monday, Jul 7, 2014 | No CommentsLooking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and […] -
Paddington station passengers get blasted by rock band, announcements rendered inaudible
Posted on Friday, Jun 27, 2014 | No CommentsAs part of First Great Western’s ‘Summer Tracks‘ promotion, passengers at London’s Paddington Station were treated to a full on set from seasoned sessioneers the All Stars Collective. -
![Located on London’s Strand, a visit to the depths of the disused Aldwych tube station is something of a holy grail for transport fans. Although London Transport are known to occasionally […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-strand-aldwych-tube-station-01-115x115.jpg "Take a photo tour of the abandoned Aldwych tube station in central London")
Take a photo tour of the abandoned Aldwych tube station in central London
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 3, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated on London’s Strand, a visit to the depths of the disused Aldwych tube station is something of a holy grail for transport fans. Although London Transport are known to occasionally […] -
Swishy animation shows off Network Rail’s plans for Pontypridd station
Posted on Monday, Jun 2, 2014 | 1 CommentNetwork Rail has uploaded a slick video showing off the proposed improvements to Pontypridd station in the south Wales Valleys. -
![Now spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/london-blackfriars-bridge-06-115x115.jpg "Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge")
Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014 | 1 CommentNow spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […] -
![I’m just about old enough to remember when Cardiff Queen Street station was fronted by the imposing Victorian architecture of the Taff Vale Railway offices, while the main platforms above were […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cardif-queen-street-station-02-115x115.jpg "Cardiff Queen Street station gets its old platforms back as part of £220m rail improvement scheme")
Cardiff Queen Street station gets its old platforms back as part of £220m rail improvement scheme
Posted on Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 | 1 CommentI’m just about old enough to remember when Cardiff Queen Street station was fronted by the imposing Victorian architecture of the Taff Vale Railway offices, while the main platforms above were […] -
The future looks bleak for three abandoned trolley cars from the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn
Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2014 | 1 CommentThe Red Hook waterfront has been dominated by the sight of three abandoned trolley cars for many years, but last weekend they were unexpectedly removed and now face an uncertain future. -
Birmingham New Street named as Britain’s worst railway station
Posted on Monday, Jan 27, 2014 | 4 CommentsIn news that is unlikely to surprise anyone who has had to stumble through its dirty, dark passageways, Birmingham New Street has been named Britain’s worst railway station. -
![Pic of the day: Snapped on a Cardiff bound train just before Christmas was this fella, who had rather neatly sealed himself off from the outside world with a winning […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bloke-asleep-on-cardiff-train-115x115.jpg "Photo of the day: hat down on the Cardiff train")
Photo of the day: hat down on the Cardiff train
Posted on Monday, Dec 30, 2013 | No CommentsPic of the day: Snapped on a Cardiff bound train just before Christmas was this fella, who had rather neatly sealed himself off from the outside world with a winning […]