A recent news report (on a slow news day, probably) revealed that one of England’s smallest counties, Rutland, was to be the last county to receive its very own branch of fast food outlet McDonald’s. While reading the report and trying to stay awake to the end, I thought to myself “I’m sure there’s a…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #31 – Oakham
Month: January 2020
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #30 – Ilkeston
I have the week off work this week, so I took the opportunity to visit another railway station. This time, it was Ilkeston in Derbyshire. A look at the weather forecast a few days beforehand told me that it would be a fine and sunny day. A look at the weather the day before said…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #30 – Ilkeston
Tatenhill
For once, I didn’t take the train on one of my adventures (although I will be doing so at the end of the week). Today, I went for a long walk to a village near my home town of Burton upon Trent called Tatenhill. As part of my plans to travel more this year and…… Continue reading Tatenhill
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #29 – Long Eaton
My first trip of 2020 began on a dark and cold Saturday morning, January 4th 2020. My destination was Long Eaton, a place I had passed through many times on the train on the way to Nottingham, but today would be the first time I had been there. The journey began at 6:51am on the…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #29 – Long Eaton
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