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In photos: an unexpected stop at Thetford railway station, as storm-felled trees blocked the line
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020 | No CommentsAs Storm Ciara battered the UK, my Sunday morning trip from Norwich to London was beset by cancellations and hefty delays as uprooted trees blocked multiple locations along the route. -
![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 […] -
![Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cardiff-rain-jan-2020-01-115x115.jpg "Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020")
Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020 | No CommentsGrowing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full […] -
![With the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hanging-sneakers-new-york-03-115x115.jpg "Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019")
Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019 | 2 CommentsWith the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of […] -
Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 | No CommentsFollowing on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago. -
![I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cefn-onn-halt-history-01-115x115.jpg "Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman")
Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 | 1 CommentI’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable […] -
Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019 | No CommentsI was briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera… -
![After jumping on the wrong train, we found ourselves with an hour to kill at the Sardinian town of Macomer in the province of Nuoro – and it turned out […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/macomer-sardinia-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses – in photos")
Macomer, Sardinia: steam loco, narrow gauge railway and abandoned warehouses – in photos
Posted on Friday, Aug 30, 2019 | No CommentsAfter jumping on the wrong train, we found ourselves with an hour to kill at the Sardinian town of Macomer in the province of Nuoro – and it turned out […] -
![This was rather unexpected: travelling to Cardiff Central to get a train back to London last week, I came across the sight of two gleaming steam engines ready to pull […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/steam-train-cardiff-central-01-115x115.jpg "The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station")
The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station
Posted on Monday, Aug 5, 2019 | No CommentsThis was rather unexpected: travelling to Cardiff Central to get a train back to London last week, I came across the sight of two gleaming steam engines ready to pull […] -
In photos: Alghero railway station terminus, Sardinia, Italy
Posted on Friday, Aug 17, 2018 | No CommentsServing the coastal town of Alghero in northwestern Sardinia, this small terminus station offers daily trains to Sassari in the east. -
In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 14, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back. -
![Back in June 2003, I got the opportunity to visit the then semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel at St Pancras station in central London and take some photos. The former hotel had […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/midland-grand-history-115x115.jpg "London St Pancras station 15 years ago – photos of the semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel from June 2003")
London St Pancras station 15 years ago – photos of the semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel from June 2003
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 31, 2018 | No CommentsBack in June 2003, I got the opportunity to visit the then semi-derelict Midland Grand hotel at St Pancras station in central London and take some photos. The former hotel had […] -
In photos: the modernist swagger of Surbiton station – an Art Deco masterpiece in London
Posted on Friday, Jun 29, 2018 | 1 CommentThe masterpiece of Scottish architect James Robb Scott, (1882-1965), Surbiton Station is a stunning example of At Deco architecture, created when the original 1867 railway station was rebuilt seventy years later. -
Empty chairs, rain-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018 | 1 CommentHere’s another short selection of photos taken around Cardiff yesterday. It rained for the entire duration of my trip. Here’s some pictures taken on my travels: -
In photos: the magnificent curves and Victorian architecture of York railway station
Posted on Thursday, Nov 30, 2017 | 4 CommentsHere’s a short photo-essay showing off some of the splendour of York railway station, a marvel of Victorian engineering and architecture.