Welcome to the first post in a new series for the blog, where I attempt to visit all 25 railway stations on the Cross-City Line. The line runs from Lichfield Trent Valley station in the north to two southern termini; Redditch in the east and Bromsgrove in the west, via Birmingham New Street station. There…… Continue reading Cross-City Line – Bromsgrove
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Walsall, West Midlands
On a rather drab and rainy Thursday, 24th November 2022, I went for a train ride down to Walsall in the West Midlands. This blog has all but conquered the East Midlands (and slightly further afield), so I now want to expand my horizons and discover the West Midlands. The journey to Walsall from Burton…… Continue reading Walsall, West Midlands
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #71 – Crewe
I’m now into the last knockings of the East Midlands Ranger Area challenge. Number 71 of 76 was visited on Tuesday 25th October; the westernmost station at Crewe in Cheshire. I’ve been to all of the stations on the line from Newark Castle to Crewe before, but this was my first time at Crewe itself.…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #71 – Crewe
Staffordshire Stations – Lichfield City
Full disclosure before I start this blog post – I didn’t actually get on or off a train at Lichfield City station, but I’m still counting it as having been visited. My blog, my rules. My trip on Monday 12th September began at Burton New Street bus stop number 7, as I caught the 1010…… Continue reading Staffordshire Stations – Lichfield City
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #67 – Worksop
On a pleasant Wednesday at the end of June, the 29th to be exact, I ticked station number 67 of 76 off the list of stations to be visited in the East Midlands Ranger Area. Worksop was the destination, located at the terminus of the Robin Hood Line which runs to there from Nottingham. I…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #67 – Worksop
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #66 – Langwith-Whaley Thorns
Before I start the blog post proper, I think a little explanation is in order regarding the name of the place I visited on a grey and slightly rainy Friday, 20th May 2022. Langwith is actually a collection of six small settlements; Langwith, Langwith Maltings, Nether Langwith, Upper Langwith, Langwith Bassett and Langwith Junction. Whaley…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #66 – Langwith-Whaley Thorns
Nottinghamshire Stations – Retford
I have to confess that, even though I like to think I know a bit about geography in the UK, and particularly the Midlands, I had never heard of Retford until I visited there on Thursday 12th May 2022. My mission to visit every railway station in Nottinghamshire took me to the market town in…… Continue reading Nottinghamshire Stations – Retford
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #65 – Melton Mowbray
On Monday 25th April, I visited Melton Mowbray at the third attempt. My first attempt in November was thwarted by the weather, my second in January was ended by a cancelled train, but there were no such problems this time, apart from another cancelled train. I was able to catch an earlier one, so it…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #65 – Melton Mowbray
East Midlands Ranger Area Station #64 – Grantham
On a sunny Monday morning, 21st March 2022, I ticked off the 64th station on the East Midlands Ranger Area list when I visited Grantham, in Lincolnshire. I had never been to Lincolnshire before, and this was the furthest east I had been to on the challenge. I caught the train at Burton on Trent,…… Continue reading East Midlands Ranger Area Station #64 – Grantham
Oaks Wood, Burton upon Trent
I am having a break from long train journeys for a week or two, but today (July 5th 2021), I took a stroll to somewhere in Burton I had heard of, but never been to before. Between Outwoods Park near the hospital and Reservoir Road, there is a woodland with paths running through it. It…… Continue reading Oaks Wood, Burton upon Trent
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