By Rail to the Mumbles
Today is the sixtieth anniversary of the closure of South Wales famous electric railway, the Swansea and Mumbles. It was…
Whatever happened to Brunel's bridge?
The famous (since 2004) bridge was dismantled and taken to Portsmouth where it currently resides at Fort Cumberland in Eastney.…
The Hex River Pass
Trans Karoo express traversing the Hex River vineyards. This week its the 30th anniversary of what was initially Africa’s longest…
Holborn Viaduct
This stupendous Victorian construction has reached its 150th year. The reason for its construction was to enable a completely level…
Rosemary Branch N1
A branch line in London N1 perhaps? Nope. Its a part of London that’s been known by this name since…
Not All The Stations….
Its that time again, station after station, railway after railway. ALL the stations on the Isle of Man episode two…
The Moon 1969
You’ll know what this is about! Its fifty years since humans first set foot on the moon. But first we…
The Post Office Tower
Today is the anniversary of the topping out of the BT (or Telecom) Tower and for some its still known…
Tower Bridge: one thro' five
Tower Bridge’s one-two-five (125th) anniversary is upon us and this post discusses the bridge’s ‘one thro’ five’ – a subject…
The Swansea & Mumbles Railway
In 1889, 1929, 1954 and 1959 there were four important milestones for the railway that ran along Swansea Bay. The…
Snowdon's Hafod Eryri 10 years
Wales’ so called ‘highest slum’ – the old Snowdon summit building – was replaced in 2009 with a brand new…
Tube Vintage Poster Tweets #1
A goody bag of tweets covering many different types of vintage London Underground posters, many dating back to the very…