railways – Page 5

Volk’s Electric railway and the fabulously eccentric Seaside Railway, Brighton

Mon 23rd January, 2012Mon 23rd January, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Although the beautiful West Pier looks unlikely to rise from the depths again, there’s still some quirky attractions to be found around the south coast city of Brighton. One of …

Fifty year old train still in service as BR Class 121 rumbles along the Cardiff Bay line

Fri 30th December, 2011Fri 30th December, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Still to be seen ferrying folks along the short stretch of track from Cardiff Queen Street station down to Cardiff Bay is this 1960 vintage, Class 121 diesel multiple unit, …

Brixton / Places / railways

Steam train puffs through Brixton – backwards!

Wed 21st December, 2011Wed 21st December, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

I 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!

London / Places / railways

Tottenham Court Road reopens on the 28th Nov. TfL lob out a work in progress video

Thu 24th November, 2011Wed 23rd November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tottenham Court Road tube station has been closed for construction work for what seems like an eternity, but – after one last weekend closure – it will be reopening on Monday 28th November. …

Brixton / photos / Places / railways

Tornado steam loco powers dramatically through Brixton

Fri 11th November, 2011Fri 11th November, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Emerging 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 / photos / Places / railways

Brixton rattles to the sound of a Battle Of Britain class steam locomotive

Wed 26th October, 2011Wed 26th October, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Just 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.

Places / railways

Mist and smoke – the Mid Hants railway, winter 1986

Wed 19th October, 2011Tue 25th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Railway scenes don’t get much more atmospheric than this wintry view of a deserted Ropley station, on the preserved Mid Hants Watercress railway line.

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A trip on the Bluebell steam railway, Sussex

Thu 6th October, 2011Thu 6th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, we took a trip on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, and enjoyed the view from the window as we puffed past the autumnal English countryside. Naturally, I …

photos / Places / railways

Cirencester Town disused railway station – Victorian Gothic stuck in a car park

Mon 26th September, 2011Tue 27th September, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

Now stranded in the middle of a car park in the centre of town is the remains of Cirencester Town railway station, a rather fine two-storey building designed by Isambard Kingdon …

cardiff / photos / Places / railways / Wales

Cardiff Bay railway station in old Tiger Bay quietly rots away…

Wed 14th September, 2011Fri 16th September, 2016 - by editor - 13 Comments.

Located in what was once the bustling area of Tiger Bay in Cardiff docks, Cardiff Bay railway station (Bae Caerdydd) is the southern terminus of the short Butetown Branch Line, …

London / photos / Places / railways

Pic of the day: office worker snaps slumbering colleague on Paddington-bound train

Fri 9th September, 2011Fri 9th September, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Seen on the 17:19 Kemble to Paddington train yesterday. I wonder if the photo ended up on Facebook somewhere?

photos / Places / railways

View from a train: the stunning Great Western line through Dawlish, Devon

Thu 4th August, 2011Mon 1st August, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

One of the most exciting, scenically stunning stretches of railway line in the UK has to be the Great Western main line that runs along a spectacular stretch of exposed …

London / Places / railways

A look inside the restored Midland Grand hotel, St Pancras, London

Fri 15th July, 2011Fri 15th July, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Roving reporter Emerald paid a visit to the lavishly restored Midland Hotel this week and her photos reveal a luxurious interior, with sumptuously decorated rooms.

New York / photos / Places / railways

Old trains galore at the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn

Tue 5th July, 2011Tue 5th July, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

The New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn is a great place to visit if you’re in New York and have a bit of an interest in old trains, mechanical things, old …

New York / Places / railways

A walk along the High Line, Manhattan NYC

Tue 21st June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The High Line offers a fabulous walk through the heart of lower Manhattan, with the park being built on the tracks of a long abandoned elevated railroad route.

Brixton / London / photos / Places / railways

Brixton’s lost railways – East Brixton station to Battersea, 3rd October 1969

Thu 9th June, 2011Fri 31st January, 2014 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Purchased for the princely sum of £1.25 on eBay, this old British rail ticket is for a journey which can no longer be made, as East Brixton station has long …

Brixton / photos / Places / railways

Fifty years of Brixton railway station

Tue 7th June, 2011Tue 7th June, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Pictured above is Brixton Railway Station, photographed on 11th December 1960. The tracks to the left run to Loughborough Junction, while the tracks nearest the camera are on the London Victoria to Orpington line.

Places / railways / Wales / wales

Barry Island breakwater, pier and railway, south Wales

Tue 31st May, 2011Tue 31st May, 2011 - by editor - 9 Comments.

Located at the entrance to Barry Docks to the east of Barry Island can be found this old breakwater, complete with a rusting railway track leading to the lighthouse at the end. …

London / Places / railways

The Lost Collection: unclaimed art from the Lost Property Dept

Sun 29th May, 2011Sun 29th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Almost 200,000 items were left behind on London’s tubes, buses, overground trains and black cabs last year, with books and brollies being some of the most common lost property items. …

New York / Places / railways

Pic of the day: NYC subway scene

Sat 21st May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Busy scene on an early morning Manhattan subway. [More New York photos]

London / photos / Places / railways

Tottenham Court Road and Crossrail – one almighty building site

Fri 20th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

The massive CrossRail project which saw the much-loved Astoria music venue biting the dust continues apace in central London, with vast areas of Soho turned into construction sites.

London / photos / Places / railways

St Pancras: brown bowler hatted football stand off

Tue 10th May, 2011Tue 10th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

These kids were enjoying a kick about on the newly restored space outside St Pancras station, when this fella in the natty brown bowler told them to shove orf and …

London / Places / railways

London Bridge rail redevelopment charges across Borough Market

Sun 17th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Blasting its way over Borough Market and thrusting its metal loins over Borough High Street is Network Rail’s rail improvement works. Tasked with improving the old Victorian track layout around …

London / Places / railways

London Victoria railway station – the refurbished roof sees the light

Wed 13th April, 2011Wed 13th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Costing a cool £24m and the result of several years work, the roof renewal project at London’s bustling Victoria railway terminus is finally reaching completion.

Brixton / railways

BR 70000 Britannia loco thunders through Brixton

Thu 7th April, 2011Thu 7th April, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Gleaming in the glorious Brixton sunshine is this excursion train headed up by a BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia locomotive.

London / photos / Places / railways

Pics of the day: graffiti train, Farringdon, London

Sun 3rd April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen earlier today at Farringdon station, central London, was this heavily graffiti’d train carriage on a northbound train. Only the last carriage had been painted. Scroll down for more.

London / Places / railways

Fantastic London transport map is a rail buff’s delight

Tue 22nd March, 2011Mon 21st March, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

If you’re as cartographically obsessed as me, you’ll quite happily spend long hours poring over Ordnance Survey maps, archive maps, route diagrams and rail maps, and if you’ve any interest …

railways / Wales

Wrexham & Shropshire railway campaign update

Wed 9th March, 2011Wed 9th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We raved about the fantastic service and lovely staff when we took a trip on the line and vexed like an angry rapper when we heard the news what it …

Brixton / London / Places / railways

Victoria Line turns 42 today. Happy Birthday!

Mon 7th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Huzzah! It’s the Victoria Line’s birthday today, which was opened by the Queen on the 7th March 1969.

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Brixton station in the steam era (1950s footage)

Thu 24th February, 2011Wed 23rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Filmed 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.