I have been somewhat neglecting my mission to visit all the stations in Staffordshire lately, so I made up for that on Tuesday 21st February by visiting Cannock station on the Chase Line. There is more than one way to get to Cannock by train; the quick way via Tamworth and Rugeley, or the easy…… Continue reading Staffordshire Stations – Cannock
Month: February 2023
Derbyshire Stations – Hope
It is always a pleasure to visit the Peak District, and so I decided to tick off another Derbyshire station by visiting the village of Hope, the next station along from Bamford on the Hope Valley Line. The journey began at Burton on Trent on Monday morning, 13th February, and ended there. Disruption caused by…… Continue reading Derbyshire Stations – Hope
Nottinghamshire Stations – Newark North Gate
After all the fun and frolics in South Yorkshire and on the Cross-City Line so far this year, it was time to go back to the East Midlands, and to one of the remaining stations I have yet to visit in Nottinghamshire; Newark North Gate. I first visited Newark in October 2019, ticking Newark Castle…… Continue reading Nottinghamshire Stations – Newark North Gate
Cross-City Line – Butlers Lane and Blake Street, Sutton Coldfield
It was a cold, dark, and very early Saturday morning, 28th January, when I ticked off two more stations on the Cross-City Line which runs from Lichfield Trent Valley to Bromsgrove and Redditch. The 6:20am service to Plymouth is the first train of the day at Burton on Trent station, and I and a few…… Continue reading Cross-City Line – Butlers Lane and Blake Street, Sutton Coldfield
Monthly News – February 2023
It’s been an exciting start to 2023 on Martyn’s Blog, with three trips out (one of which has yet to be published; expect it on Sunday) and two new areas for me to explore further. Kiveton Park The first journey of the year took me to South Yorkshire and the former mining village of Kiveton…… Continue reading Monthly News – February 2023
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