Loughborough in Leicestershire is one of the places on the East Midlands Ranger Area list, and I did tick it off en route to Sileby in 2019, but I had never left the station and looked around the town until Monday 16th October 2023. There are several ways to get from Burton on Trent to…… Continue reading Loughborough 2023
Month: October 2023
Cromford VI – October 2023
Regular blog readers will know that I like to visit the Derbyshire village of Cromford at least once a year. I summarised my previous visits in this post, if you want to catch up on the previous five visits. On an unseasonably warm October Monday, the 9th, I made my way from Burton on Trent…… Continue reading Cromford VI – October 2023
Cross-City Line – Erdington and Chester Road
On Monday 2nd October, I was back on the Cross-City Line which runs from Lichfield in the north to Bromsgrove and Redditch in the south, passing through the Birmingham and West Midlands area. This time, I was nearer the centre of Birmingham as I visited Erdington and Chester Road stations. There were no train problems…… Continue reading Cross-City Line – Erdington and Chester Road
Monthly News – October 2023
September was a busy month on the blog, certainly compared to the previous month. There were five trips out, some new places, some old places, but all good places. Smethwick The month began with a trip to the West Midlands, to the town of Smethwick. There, I saw the famous Galton Bridge, a footbridge which…… Continue reading Monthly News – October 2023
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