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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. -
![Last Saturday, London’s Old Oak Common rail depot opened its doors to the public, offering a close up look of a facility that has been servicing trains since 1906. A […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/old-oak-steam-diesel-01-115x115.jpg "Steam and diesel locomotive delights at Old Oak Common Open Day, Sat 2nd Sept")
Steam and diesel locomotive delights at Old Oak Common Open Day, Sat 2nd Sept
Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2017 | 2 CommentsLast Saturday, London’s Old Oak Common rail depot opened its doors to the public, offering a close up look of a facility that has been servicing trains since 1906. A […] -
![Last month I finally got to visit the fabulous Railway Museum in York, a veritable cornucopia of railway history, stuffed full of historic locomotives, carriages, rolling stock and railway memorabilia. Incredibly, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/york-railway-museum-03-115x115.jpg "Steam locos, memorabilia, a stuffed dog and much more at the wonderful Railway Museum in York")
Steam locos, memorabilia, a stuffed dog and much more at the wonderful Railway Museum in York
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017 | No CommentsLast month I finally got to visit the fabulous Railway Museum in York, a veritable cornucopia of railway history, stuffed full of historic locomotives, carriages, rolling stock and railway memorabilia. Incredibly, […] -
![The 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snowdrift-bleath-gill-115x115.jpg "Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the chilly tale of the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill")
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 […] -
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. -
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. -
Steam train puffs through Brixton – backwards!
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 | No CommentsI love seeing steam trains puffing through Brixton, but today’s train was a little different in that the locomotive was at the back of the train – and going backwards! -
![Two steam locos thundering through Brixton in an hour? Hell yes! I’d barely got over the excitement of seeing Tornado steam past at 10:29 this morning en route to Canterbury […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/steam-loco-through-brixton-07-115x115.jpg "Christmas comes early in Brixton as two steam locos pass in quick succession")
Christmas comes early in Brixton as two steam locos pass in quick succession
Posted on Friday, Nov 11, 2011 | 1 CommentTwo steam locos thundering through Brixton in an hour? Hell yes! I’d barely got over the excitement of seeing Tornado steam past at 10:29 this morning en route to Canterbury […] -
Tornado steam loco powers dramatically through Brixton
Posted on Friday, Nov 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsEmerging through the mist of a chilly autumnal morning can be seen 60163 Tornado, a LNER Peppercorn Class A1 steam locomotive, which entered service in 2008. -
Brixton rattles to the sound of a Battle Of Britain class steam locomotive
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 | 5 CommentsJust seen (and heard) thundering through the heart of Brixton was the Battle of Britain Class steam locomotive number 34067 ‘Tangmere,’ running from Victoria to Hastings, on the south coast. -
Mist and smoke – the Mid Hants railway, winter 1986
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 | No CommentsRailway scenes don’t get much more atmospheric than this wintry view of a deserted Ropley station, on the preserved Mid Hants Watercress railway line. -
BR 70000 Britannia loco thunders through Brixton
Posted on Thursday, Apr 7, 2011 | 5 CommentsGleaming in the glorious Brixton sunshine is this excursion train headed up by a BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia locomotive. -
Brixton station in the steam era (1950s footage)
Posted on Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 | 1 CommentFilmed in the 1950s, this fascinating amateur-shot footage (below) shows a tantalisingly short glimpse of steam trains thundering through a Brixton station still controlled by mechanical signals. -
Brixton snow and steam as the Sussex Belle steams past
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsUnfortunately, I didn’t hear the hissing and puffing of this steam train until it had already passed my window, but here’s a few pics for you steam buffs out there.