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In photos: Victorian semaphore signals still in use at Worcester Shrub Hill railway station

Wed 15th June, 2022Wed 15th June, 2022 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Fans of Victorian-era mechanical signalling are in for a real feast at Worcester Shrub Hill railway station, where all movements at the station are still controlled by a signalman/woman pulling …

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Archive pictures: St Ives, Mousehole, Marazion, Cornwall and Devon in August 2005 – fifty photos

Tue 20th October, 2020Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a set of photos taken around Cornwall and Devon some fifteen years ago, on the summer of 2005. Above: deck chairs and St Ives harbour. 

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In photos: abandoned Marazion station in Cornwall - archive photos from 2005
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In photos: abandoned Marazion station in Cornwall – archive photos from 2003-2005

Thu 1st October, 2020Thu 1st October, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen in August 2005, this is the abandoned station building of Marazion, which was once the penultimate stop on the Great Western main line to Penzance. Opened by the West …

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In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millenium Dome
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In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millennium Dome

Wed 26th August, 2020Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

London is full of great walks, and one of my favourites is the fairly short walk from North Greenwich tube station to the Thames Barrier and back, taking  in The …

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Cardiff in lockdown - stations, street photos and night scenes, July 2020
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Cardiff in lockdown – stations, street photos and night scenes, July 2020

Fri 24th July, 2020Thu 23rd July, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Although the lockdown is slowly easing in Wales, Cardiff remains strangely quiet with many of its once-bustling streets remaining empty. Here’s some photos from an (essential) trip earlier this week.

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The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June, 2020
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In photos: The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, Thurs 4th June, 2020

Fri 5th June, 2020Fri 5th June, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s Britain’s busiest railway station, handling an astonishing 94 million passenger entries and exits every year, but yesterday the station was almost deserted during the evening rush hour, with more …

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Castle, sheep, signalbox and beer - a photo walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam fifteen years ago, April 2005
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Castle, sheep, signalbox and beer – a photo walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam fifteen years ago, April 2005

Tue 14th April, 2020Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Virtual countryside walks are the only ones possible during the ongoing pandemic, so here’s a collection of 25 photos from a 2005 walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam Castle and back, …

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St Ives 20 years ago - photos of the Cornish town from April 2000
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Photos of St Ives twenty years ago – beach, harbour, countryside and sea scenes from April 2000

Sun 12th April, 2020Sat 11th April, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the coronavirus lock-down meaning there’s little prospect of any travelling in the foreseeable future, I thought I’d have a delve through my photo archives. Here’s a selection of 25 …

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In photos: an unexpected stop at Thetford railway station, as storm-felled trees blocked the line

Tue 11th February, 2020Fri 28th February, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

As Storm Ciara battered the UK, my Sunday morning trip from Norwich to London was beset by cancellations and hefty delays as uprooted trees blocked multiple locations along the route.

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Photos of the rain-soaked streets of Cardiff - City centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020
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Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020

Wed 15th January, 2020Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full …

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Railway archive photos - the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s
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Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s

Mon 30th December, 2019Sun 29th December, 2019 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Once again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of …

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In photos: Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, December 2004
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Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004

Wed 11th December, 2019Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Following on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago.

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Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff - nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
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Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman

Tue 10th December, 2019Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable …

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In photos: London Transport Museum opens Canteen, a new cafe/bar in the heart of Covent Garden
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In photos: London Transport Museum opens Canteen, a new cafe/bar in the heart of Covent Garden

Fri 29th November, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last night we went along to the launch of Canteen, a new cafe/bar inside the London Transport Museum, overlooking Covent Garden Piazza.

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In photos: A look around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station
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50 photos: Views around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

Wed 27th November, 2019Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last month, I caught the Eurostar from London via Rotterdam to play a show in The Hague with The Monochrome Set.  I was rather taken by both The Hague and …

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Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, bikes and an old submarine
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Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, street scenes, bikes and an old submarine

Mon 25th November, 2019Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After my previous attempt to get to Amsterdam was thwarted by heavy snow and cancelled flights, I finally made it over the Netherlands’ capital and grabbed some photos on my …

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Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019
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Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019

Wed 20th November, 2019Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera…

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In photos: Nuremberg architecture, castle, squares and street scenes
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In photos: Nuremberg architecture, castle, squares, station and street scenes

Wed 16th October, 2019Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Situated 110 miles north of Munich, the Bavarian city of Nuremberg hosts several universities and a thriving arts scene. Infamous for hosting major Nazi rallies (and the site for the …

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Bristol photos: street art, station, pubs and rain
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Bristol photos: street art, station, gigs, pubs and rain

Mon 14th October, 2019Mon 14th October, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was back up in Bristol playing a show on the weekend, and although my time in the city was brief, I managed to grab some photos on my travels:

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Help save a tree called Benedict Cumberbatch in Euston, London

Fri 13th September, 2019Fri 13th September, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s not every day you come across a tree named after the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, but that’s what happened to me yesterday when I was walking along Euston Road in …

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Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses - in photos
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Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses – in photos

Fri 30th August, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After jumping on the wrong train, we found ourselves with an hour to kill at the Sardinian town of Macomer in the province of Nuoro – and it turned out …

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Penarth promenade and pier in photos, south Wales
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Penarth promenade, pier and railway station in photos, south Wales

Thu 8th August, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a selection of photos taken around Penarth Promenade, pier and beach last week. It’s a place I’ve been visiting ever since childhood, and it was lovely to see both …

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The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station
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The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station

Mon 5th August, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was rather unexpected: travelling to Cardiff Central to get a train back to London last week,  I came across the sight of two gleaming steam engines ready to pull …

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An unexpected steam locomotive and the Rome Express at Roma Ostiense railway station, April 2019
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An unexpected steam locomotive and the Rome Express at Roma Ostiense railway station, April 2019

Tue 9th April, 2019Tue 9th April, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In steam-crazy Britain it’s not unusual to come across a steam locomotive on the ordinary passenger network, but I was surprised to see this locomotive waiting at Roma Ostiense railway …

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The Top 12 posts of 2018 - dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, pyramids and recording studios
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The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios

Tue 8th January, 2019Mon 7th January, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a listing of the most popular posts on this blog over 2018 – and it makes for quite an eclectic collection of articles covering a diverse range of topics …

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In photos: Alghero railway station terminus, Sardinia, Italy
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In photos: Alghero railway station terminus, Sardinia, Italy

Fri 17th August, 2018Thu 16th August, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Serving the coastal town of Alghero in northwestern Sardinia, this small terminus station offers daily trains to Sassari in the east.

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In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a arrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018
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In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018

Tue 14th August, 2018Tue 14th August, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back.

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London St Pancras station 15 years ago - photos of the semi derelict Midland Grand hotel from June 2003
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London St Pancras station – archive photos of the semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel from June 2003

Tue 31st July, 2018Thu 6th May, 2021 - by editor - 1 Comment

Back in June 2003, I got the opportunity to visit the then semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel at St Pancras station in central London and take some photos. The former hotel had …

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In photos: the modernist swagger of Surbiton station - an Art Deco masterpiece for London travellers
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In photos: the modernist swagger of Surbiton station – an Art Deco masterpiece in London

Fri 29th June, 2018Thu 28th June, 2018 - by editor - 1 Comment

The masterpiece of Scottish architect James Robb Scott, (1882-1965), Surbiton Station is a stunning example of At Deco architecture, created when the original 1867 railway station was rebuilt seventy years later.

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Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
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Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018

Fri 25th May, 2018Fri 25th May, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue.

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