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Crianlarich Railway Station

One of my biggest plans when I hit sixty in a couple of years' is to document and create an archive of railway infrastructure particularly in Scotland. I don't know

The Llandudno Branch - Part 2: Deganwy

It's a couple of weeks now since I posted part 1 of this look at the Llandudno branch and this time, we take a look at the intermediate, and smallest station of

History of the Kyle of Lochalsh Extension

The Kyle of Lochalsh sits guarding the entrance to Loch Alsh and directly opposite the Isle of Skye village of Kyleakin to which it was connected to by a short ferry

Scarborough Railway Station - VERY Victorian!

Another look at how the railways in the UK have changed over the years with a look at Scarborough Station or Scarborough Central as it was known as previously, and

The Llandudno Branch - Part 1: Llandudno

Llandudno is a seaside town situated on the North coast of Wales and I visited recently to take a few photos of what remains of the railway station which lies at

Steaming into Hive!

So here we are. I will be honest, I am not yet convinced that this major fork is the best way forward for everyone but it's done now and I must start out by recognising

Lilac T-shirts, Communities, Trains and general confusion!

Sorry I've been a bit late trying to fanny around and sort out my Railway communities and if I'm honest, and although having got them set-up, I'm not really sure

RAILSCOT - Kyle of Lochalsh

Railscot is an incredible resource for lovers of Scottish Railways. This massive collection of information and photographs is taking up far too much of my time recently

Over 40

This lady (on the left) and her carriages is over 40 years old and still holds the world record for being the fastest class of diesel engine in the world, able to