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![We wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bute-road-cardiff-endangered-01-1-115x115.jpg "Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings")
Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings
Posted on Friday, Sep 16, 2016 | 1 CommentWe wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […] -
![En route to the lovely Green Gathering festival earlier this month, there was time to take a short walk around Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, a small town (pop: 12,300) adjoining the border […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chepstow-wales-photos-01-1-115x115.jpg "Tintern Massive, flabby fish and a big gun: A quick look around Chepstow, South Wales: in photos")
Tintern Massive, flabby fish and a big gun: A quick look around Chepstow, South Wales: in photos
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016 | No CommentsEn route to the lovely Green Gathering festival earlier this month, there was time to take a short walk around Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, a small town (pop: 12,300) adjoining the border […] -
![Currently on display inside the swishy environs of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) offices in London is an exhibition showing off the proposed designs for the forthcoming Elizabeth Line […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/crossrail-riba-exhibition-01-1-115x115.jpg "Photos: Crossrail station designs on the Elizabeth Line, and a look around RIBA in London")
Photos: Crossrail station designs on the Elizabeth Line, and a look around RIBA in London
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2016 | No CommentsCurrently on display inside the swishy environs of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) offices in London is an exhibition showing off the proposed designs for the forthcoming Elizabeth Line […] -
![My feature about an old breakwater in Barry Island, south Wales has proved surprisingly popular, and I was pleased to learn more about this intriguing piece of railway history, thanks to Brian Mills. Brian […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/barry-island-breakwater-3-115x115.jpg "Forgotten railways of south Wales: the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks revisited")
Forgotten railways of south Wales: the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks revisited
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015 | No CommentsMy feature about an old breakwater in Barry Island, south Wales has proved surprisingly popular, and I was pleased to learn more about this intriguing piece of railway history, thanks to Brian Mills. Brian […] -
Fish & Chip Friday and Wednesday Toe Nails: Colchester and Mersea Island in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 | 1 CommentYesterday, I had to visit deepest, darkest Essex, with my day trip taking in Colchester and the nearby Island of Mersea. Here’s a selection of photos from my journey. -
Explore the tunnels of London’s Crossrail with this fantastic interactive video
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015 | No CommentsCrossrail have released this stunning interactive tour which lets you take a trip through the tunnels of the forthcoming Crossrail service across London. -
![I thought I’d share the moan I registered on the urban75 boards about the useless wi-fi service I encountered on my journey up to Cardiff last week. On my trip up […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/first-great-western-wifi-115x115.jpg "First Great Western free train Wi-Fi: slower than a valium infused sloth at bedtime")
First Great Western free train Wi-Fi: slower than a valium infused sloth at bedtime
Posted on Monday, Aug 24, 2015 | 2 CommentsI thought I’d share the moan I registered on the urban75 boards about the useless wi-fi service I encountered on my journey up to Cardiff last week. On my trip up […] -
Whizz through London’s newly completed Crossrail tunnels – video
Posted on Friday, Jun 5, 2015 | 2 CommentsHere’s a pleasant enough way to pass away six minutes: the Crossrail Project have released a ‘drone’s eye view of Crossrail’s completed rail tunnels,’ showing off the completed tunnelling work. -
A day on London’s Underground animated in a fascinating video
Posted on Thursday, Mar 19, 2015 | 1 CommentI’m loving this clever animation that visualises passenger traffic on the London Underground across the course of a day. -
![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 | 5 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 […]