On the 17th January Canary Wharf’s new Wood Wharf development received its first residents and there is also a new pedestrian route through the area which opened in early January. Its not plainly obvious there’s a walking route through Wood Wharf (there was previously but it wasn’t available for many years.) At the time of […]
Read MoreWelder Dave’s message ‘Have a wonderful day.’ People have been thanking Dave the welder – but who is he? He’s one who wrote on a newly laid rail at Baker Street eastbound Jubilee Line platform ‘Have a wonderful day. Love welder Dave’ Its an unusual touch and there for everyone to see! Quite a few […]
Read MoreThe famous (since 2004) bridge was dismantled and taken to Portsmouth where it currently resides at Fort Cumberland in Eastney. Few know its there. It seems the stored remains are not even labelled as Brunel’s bridge. At the time of its dismantling there was every promise it would be stored for a short while and […]
Read MoreEvery year our railway stations have xmas trees (or Eiffel Towers if they so wish!) But what were those decorations in these stations past Christmases like? Austere. Boring? I think you’ll find things were often far bigger than what can be seen nowadays… We start with a major London terminus that no longer exists, excepting […]
Read MoreTis the season of goodwill to all suffering TfL Rail passengers. And what better than to have three wise TfL staff (two elfs and a santa) come bearing gifts for those who have suffered delay after delay. It might not be gold, frankincense, or myrrh – but there are some surprises! Its Christmas, the time […]
Read MoreYou’ve no doubt read the excellent book ‘Rails Across the Border’ by Alexander Mullay about the former routes between Scotland and England? This is a new one being launched for for 2020! Completely new subject, new author and the rest of it! Here are some extracts from the new book – let’s see what’s its […]
Read MoreAnother post on that, erm… you know, new fangled London railway that I’ve loved writing about so much! Simply can’t get enough of it! TBH that’s not the case really. Although I had said I wasn’t doing it I decided at the very last minute to catch the first erm… CrossElizPurpLine to the capital of […]
Read MoreSo it arrives! Crossrail goes to the wild west a year after the whole damn new line had been due to open in Central London. This westwards stage in fact was supposed to be its fourth and final stage! As it turns out they’re opening it – ‘on time and on budget’ – sort of! […]
Read MoreI didnt think I’d be writing about Crossrail soon soon after the last post I did, however this is being done because it seems there are some small myths being perpetuated about what the fares structure actually entails on the 15th December and then from the 2nd January 2020. By large those reporting the new […]
Read MoreThe West Clare’s greatest mystery, that being the one surrounding Percy French’s ill-fated trip on the railway to Kilkee in order to perform there, was examined at great length in this blog over two years ago. The post was called Stuck in Miltown – and fuming! It was a reference to Percy French’s frustration at […]
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