Tintern Massive, flabby fish and a big gun: A quick look around Chepstow, South Wales: in photos

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 …

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Return to the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks

Forgotten railways of south Wales: the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks revisited

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 …

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Cardiff Queen Street station - new platform now open

Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic

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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The future looks bleak for three abandoned trolley cars from the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn

The Red Hook waterfront has been dominated by the sight of three abandoned trolley cars for many years, but last weekend they were unexpectedly removed and now face an uncertain future.

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Tenby railway station retains its Victorian charm

Tenby railway station retains its Victorian charm, with its Bath stone buildings and cast iron canopies intact

Still 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 …

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