It has been a while since I visited any of the East Midlands Ranger Area stations, not since Shirebrook in November 2022. And so on a sunny spring day, March 23rd, I travelled to the cathedral city of Lincoln. It took two trains to get there in just under two hours, changing at Nottingham on…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #73 – Lincoln
Nottingham Express Transit part 3 – The Finale
Back in September 2021 and March 2022, I explored the wonderful Nottingham Express Transit trams, trying to visit all of the stops. I also crossed a couple off the list back in October 2022 on a day trip to Nottingham that wasn’t written up on this blog. It was a rainy start to Monday 20th…… Continue reading Nottingham Express Transit part 3 – The Finale
Burton on Trent Landmarks #16 – George Street
George Street, Burton upon Trent George Street is a small street close to Burton on Trent town centre, just off Station Street and Guild Street. It is not a street that many people would walk down regularly, and is mainly used as a shortcut between Station Street and Guild Street, but it is home to…… Continue reading Burton on Trent Landmarks #16 – George Street
Cross-City Line – Bournville and Kings Norton
On a grey and cold March Monday morning, I took a couple of trains down the Cross-City Line to visit Bournville and Kings Norton stations, and the villages which they serve. This would be my third time in Bournville; my first was a school trip to Cadbury World in the summer of 1996, and the…… Continue reading Cross-City Line – Bournville and Kings Norton
South Yorkshire stations – Mexborough and Swinton
It was a fairly grim day up North on Thursday 2nd March as I headed back to South Yorkshire for the first time since January, to visit Mexborough and Swinton. The towns are located midway between Rotherham and Doncaster. The journey to Mexborough station was fairly unremarkable, changing at Derby and Sheffield stations. Mexborough railway…… Continue reading South Yorkshire stations – Mexborough and Swinton
Monthly News – March 2023
Hello, and welcome to this month’s blog round-up, featuring all of February’s blog posts, an exclusive short story from thirty years ago, and an update on the Lost Pubs of Burton. Butlers Lane/Blake Street February began (or rather January ended) with an early morning trip down the Cross-City Line to Butlers Lane and Blake Street…… Continue reading Monthly News – March 2023
Staffordshire Stations – Cannock
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
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
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