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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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In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s
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In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s

Fri 17th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views - a trip to Cardiff in photos
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Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos

Thu 23rd November, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Cardiff Queen Street station - new platform now open
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Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic

Tue 6th January, 2015Tue 6th January, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Cardiff Queen Street station gets its platforms back
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Cardiff Queen Street station – history and new platforms update

Thu 27th February, 2014Tue 24th March, 2020 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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 …

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