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![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 | No CommentsNow 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 […] -
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 […] -
Heavy rain on a train window, England
Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2013 | 1 CommentThere’s something wonderfully melancholic about gazing out of a train window on a gloomy winter’s afternoon and hearing the heavy rain hitting the window. -
Folkestone Harbour branch line – closure proposed, consultation open until Feb 2014
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 | 1 CommentNetwork Rail has announced that it wants to close the one mile long Folkestone Harbour branch line and its terminus at Folkestone Harbour. -
![The south coast resort of Hastings has no less than two funicular railways ascending its cliffs, with the East Hill Cliff Railway and the West Hill Cliff Railway offering two distinctively different […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/hastings-funicular-railways-061-115x115.jpg "Two trips on the funicular railways of Hastings: the East Hill and West Hill Cliff Railways")
Two trips on the funicular railways of Hastings: the East Hill and West Hill Cliff Railways
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 | No CommentsThe south coast resort of Hastings has no less than two funicular railways ascending its cliffs, with the East Hill Cliff Railway and the West Hill Cliff Railway offering two distinctively different […] -
Pic of the day: an animated scene at Paddington station (Ricoh GR camera)
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013 | No CommentsI liked this scene captured at Paddington station recently. I’ve no idea why two people have their hands over their mouths! -
Cheltenham photos – the posh Promenade, teenage graffiti, ace architecture and windfall apples
Posted on Monday, Oct 7, 2013 | 1 CommentHere’s some more photos from my travels around Cheltenham, a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England. -
Fabulous rail footage: London to Brighton train ride,1953-2013
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 | 3 CommentsSixty years ago, the BBC filmed a train journey from London to Brighton and used ‘trick photography’ to condense the entire trip down to four minutes of high speed footage. -
![Last Sunday we paid a visit to Ross-on-Wye, a small market town (pop: 10,089) in south eastern Herefordshire, England, situated on the River Wye, on the northern edge of the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ross-on-wye-photos-011-115x115.jpg "Photos of the market town of Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England")
Photos of the market town of Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 7, 2013 | 2 CommentsLast Sunday we paid a visit to Ross-on-Wye, a small market town (pop: 10,089) in south eastern Herefordshire, England, situated on the River Wye, on the northern edge of the […]