Thomas Telford in detail (2)
This is the second part of the feature on Thomas Telford’s achievements. The first part of this feature uses colour…
Thomas Telford in detail
This isn’t some anatomical write-up on the composition of Thomas Telford’s body! Rather its a relatively unknown painting that commemorates…
Victoria Line Royal Opening 1969
The occasion on which HM The Queen officially opened the Victoria Line was no doubt the most momentous in terms…
London’s first purpose built coach station for demolition
London’s first ever purpose built coach station will soon face the wrath of the rubble merchants – their task will…
The Tower Subway gets filmed!
London’s mysterious Tower Subway, which opened in August 1870 and was the site for the city’s very first tube railway…
The Southwold Railway #2
The Southwold Railway – England’s premier three foot narrow gauge passenger line! This quirky little railway was in service for…
Euston Station Anniversary Special #2
Euston station is a place one can either like, or hate. Much applauded for its modernist design and more like…
Southwark’s deep level tube shelter
This is all about ‘The Deep!’ Its however not the sequel to Jaws and its apologies to Peter Benchley! ‘The…
Southend’s Kursaal 50 years on #2
Second part of the tribute to Southend’s Kursaal Amusement Park which closed fifty years ago in 1970. The first post…
Paddington station in colour
Recently Tunnel Breeze have been colourising old photographs of Paddington station in its steam days of the 1930s and 1940s.…
Flying train 1902
In those days it was Elberfeld and Barmen where Eugen Lagen, an engineer from Cologne, built his famous monorail system…
Ealing & Shepherd’s Bush Railway
The 100th anniversary of the Central Line between Wood Lane and Ealing Broadway! The new line opened on August 3rd…