Back at the end of February 2019, I took a trip to Cromford in Derbyshire. It is a small village north of Derby, famous for its mills and the mill pond which is in the heart of the village. My journey began, as they all do, at my home station of Burton on Trent. The…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #6 – Cromford
East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #11, #12 & #13 – Sileby, Loughborough and Beeston
As part of my own personal challenge to visit all 76 railway stations in the East Midlands Ranger Area, I decided to knock out another three stations on Saturday 27th April 2019. My itinerary was to take me from my home station of Burton on Trent to the village of Sileby, Leicestershire. The outbound journey…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #11, #12 & #13 – Sileby, Loughborough and Beeston
East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #9 & #10 – Matlock Bath and Matlock
Inspired by the YouTube channel All the Stations, in which a couple from London travelled to all 2,563 railway stations which were open at the time (2017) in Great Britain, I have decided to try to visit all 76 stations in the East Midlands Ranger area. I have no time limit on this, just as…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Stations #9 & #10 – Matlock Bath and Matlock
York 2018
Back in March of last year, I decided to take a day trip to York. I had been twice previously, once in 1996 with my parents, and again in 2016 on my own. At the time, I said to myself that I wouldn’t leave it another 20 years between visits, so 18 months later, I…… Continue reading York 2018
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