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The disused Thameslink platforms at Barbican station, London
Posted on Monday, Jun 17, 2013 | No CommentsThe former Thameslink railway tracks running through Barbican station now lie abandoned and covered in weeds, with metal gates blocking access at each end. -
Tenby railway station retains its Victorian charm, with its Bath stone buildings and cast iron canopies intact
Posted on Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 | No CommentsStill retaining much of its Victorian charm is Tenby station Pembrokeshire, which lies on the Pembroke Dock branch in west Wales. An unmanned station, it serves the nearby town and stunning... -
Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the chilly tale of the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill
Posted on Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 | 4 CommentsThe news reporters may scream “Snow Chaos!’ every time a few centimeters of the white stuff sprinkles down on Blighty, but it’s looking pretty tame compared to this astonishing archive footage of a... -
Abandoned station near Heathrow in the 1970s – can you recognise it?
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 | 7 CommentsTerry Davies from Oz got in touch and asked if I could identify the location of this abandoned station, located somewhere in the Heathrow and Amesbury area. I don’t recognise... -
St Pancras railway station a decade ago: graffiti, smoke and wooden panelling
Posted on Friday, Aug 17, 2012 | 7 CommentsIt’s now been renovated, refurbished, given a big posh polish and pushed upmarket, but back in 2001, St Pancras railway station was a different place. -
Hastings railway station rattles to steam-age semaphore signals
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsI know this is one of my ‘niche interest’ posts here (sorry!) but I do love arriving at a modern station and discovering that it’s still using railway technology that’s well over a... -
Crossrail archaeology exhibition in London – Bison to Bedlam
Posted on Monday, Jul 9, 2012 | 1 CommentPut on for one day only was Crossrail’s, ‘Bison to Bedlam’ archaeology exhibition, which showed off some of the artefacts unearthed during the excavations for the cross-London rail project. Above is a... -
New steam locomotive Tornado shimmies through a sizzling Brixton
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 | 1 CommentSummer’s finally arrived over the rain-drenched plains of sarf London, and today a mighty steam engine coud be heard powering its way across the rooftops. -
Lost scenes of Brixton – the coal depot at Pope’s Road
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012 | 4 CommentsThere’s been a busy street market in Pope’s Road, Brixton for over a hundred years, and although the market is still going strong, one part of the scene has vanished... -
Some stunning new views across Brixton, courtesy of TK Maxx
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 | 1 CommentWith the opening of the TK Maxx department store on Brixton Road, there’s now some great views to be had from the second floor (that’ll be the menswear dept), with... -
The magnificent Edwardian grandeur of Birmingham Moor Street station
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 | No CommentsBeautifully restored and putting the nearby New Street station to shame is the magnificent Birmingham Moor Street station, situated close to Brum’s famous Bullring shopping centre. -
Britannia 7000 loco steams through Brixton, south London
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsArriving a little earlier in Brixton than expected (so I missed its approach) was this chartered steam-hauled train, hauled by BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia. -
The 39 steps, Brixton railway station
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe 39 steps sign seen on Brixton railway station. Well, it amused me for a moment -
Wartime Waterloo station shown off in fascinating British Council short film
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 | No CommentsBritish Council has put over 120 short heritage films online, with footage covering all aspects of British life. Dating back to 1939, the films were commissioned by the Council to... -
Kemble station and the old Cirencester branch platform – a feast of GWR style
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsImmaculately preserved despite not seeing a passenger train for nearly half a century, the old Cirencester branch platform at Kemble station is a treat if you have a bit of a thing...