On Wednesday 20th March, I took the train from Burton on Trent up to Sheffield in South Yorkshire for a day out in the city, and a quick trip over to the Meadowhall Shopping Centre, which has its own railway station and Supertram stop. The train had to take the long way around to Sheffield…… Continue reading South Yorkshire Stations – Sheffield and Meadowhall
Month: March 2024
Chase Line – Bloxwich and Bloxwich North
On a fine and sunny March Monday morning, I made the trip down the Chase Line to the two stations between Walsall and Landywood which I haven’t yet visited: Bloxwich and Bloxwich North. It was an easy and stress-free trip on the train down to Birmingham New Street, from where I caught the train to…… Continue reading Chase Line – Bloxwich and Bloxwich North
South Yorkshire Stations – Woodhouse
For the first time since September’s visit to Thurnscoe, I went back to ticking off stations in South Yorkshire. On Monday 4th March, I caught a train up to Sheffield from Burton on Trent, and then made the short trip to Woodhouse, to the south east of Sheffield. Woodhouse was originally a rural farming area,…… Continue reading South Yorkshire Stations – Woodhouse
Cross-City Line – Duddeston
On Saturday 24th February, I had a very early morning trip to one of the stations on the Cross-City Line which runs through Birmingham, to Duddeston station. I caught the very first train out of Burton on Trent at the ridiculous hour of 06:20am to get to Birmingham New Street station for around 06:50. I…… Continue reading Cross-City Line – Duddeston
Monthly News – March 2024
After the washout of January which meant no travel that month, February was a much busier month for the blog. Stoke-on-Trent Hanley Park On 9th February, I made a return visit to Stoke-on-Trent, having previously visited as part of doing Longton station in 2020. I wanted to have a bit more of an explore around…… Continue reading Monthly News – March 2024
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