For anyone interested in Britain’s railway heritage, steam engines and signalling (and you can count me in for all three) this is an absolutely brilliant day out. Located about an …
Beautiful steam engines, vintage carriages and industrial history at the Didcot Railway Centre – in photos Read More
Seen in August 2005, this is the abandoned station building of Marazion, which was once the penultimate stop on the Great Western main line to Penzance. Opened by the West …
In photos: abandoned Marazion station in Cornwall – archive photos from 2003-2005 Read More
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 …
Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019 Read More
Serving the coastal town of Alghero in northwestern Sardinia, this small terminus station offers daily trains to Sassari in the east.
In photos: Alghero railway station terminus, Sardinia, Italy Read More
The 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.
In photos: the modernist swagger of Surbiton station – an Art Deco masterpiece in London Read More
Located in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in …
Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany Read More
Here’s a short photo-essay showing off some of the splendour of York railway station, a marvel of Victorian engineering and architecture.
In photos: the magnificent curves and Victorian architecture of York railway station Read More
Last week I got to travel on a brand spanking new Great Western Railway Class 800 express train, running betwixt London Paddington and Cardiff. As a fan of the venerable …
In photos: A trip on the new GWR Intercity Express trains – and my verdict Read More
Transport aficionados are going to love the London Transport Museum, a three floor attraction located in the Grade II-listed Flower Market building in Covent Garden Piazza.
Trams, trains, tubes, trolleybuses and buses: a look around the London Transport Museum Read More
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 …
Steam and diesel locomotive delights at Old Oak Common Open Day, Sat 2nd Sept Read More
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, …
Steam locos, memorabilia, a stuffed dog and much more at the wonderful Railway Museum in York Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken during a recent train journey from Brussels to Utrecht at the start of my December tour with the Monochrome Set.
Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window Read More
If you’re desperate for a bit of relaxation, meditation, study and sleep, perhaps this ten hour treat of Arctic ambience might be the ticket. Pull the bedclothes up tight and …
Relax to the chilly ambient sounds of a frozen icebreaker in the Arctic Read More
Located on the border of Germany and the Netherlands, I spent 20 minutes on a frozen Bad Bentheim railway station last week and grabbed a few photos as we waited for …
Crossing a chilly border: Bad Bentheim station in winter, Germany Read More
Today hasn’t exactly gone to plan. I’d booked myself on the 11.25 train out of Cardiff Central, confident that I’d be back in London in time to scoot across town and …
Making the best of the rail chaos: a full refund and an interesting chat with a 125 driver Read More
When I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it …
America: where the trains look like submarines Read More
In news that is unlikely to surprise anyone who has had to stumble through its dirty, dark passageways, Birmingham New Street has been named Britain’s worst railway station.
Birmingham New Street named as Britain’s worst railway station Read More
Pic of the day: Snapped on a Cardiff bound train just before Christmas was this fella, who had rather neatly sealed himself off from the outside world with a winning …
Photo of the day: hat down on the Cardiff train Read More
Sixty years ago, the BBC filmed a train journey from London to Brighton and used ‘trick photography’ to condense the entire trip down to four minutes of high speed footage.
Fabulous rail footage: London to Brighton train ride,1953-2013 Read More
The optimistically named Oxford and Rugby Railway managed to build a track from Oxford only as far as Banbury, with line being absorbed by the Great Western Railway before it …
Closed railway station: Aynho for Deddington, Oxfordshire Read More
I spotted several old Pullman railway coaches in a state of ruin during a trip to Cornwall in 2003. Once the byword for upmarket, luxury train travel, several of these once …
Abandoned and desolate Pullman coaches, Marazion, Cornwall Read More
It’s a beautiful day and I’m speeding through green fields on my way to a meeting in Abergavenny. I don’t think I’m much happier than when I’m on a half-empty …
Heading to my homeland Read More