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![Although recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cardiff-queen-street-photos-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s")
In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s
Posted on Friday, Jan 17, 2020 | No CommentsAlthough recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale […] -
![Once again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cardiff-november-rain-01-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos")
Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos
Posted on Thursday, Nov 23, 2017 | No CommentsOnce again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the […] -
![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’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 | 3 CommentsI’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 […]