As part of my ongoing mission to visit every railway station in South Yorkshire (the Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield areas), I found myself travelling to both the easternmost and northernmost stations in the area. Coincidentally, they are both in the same town; Thorne, near Doncaster. I caught a direct train to Sheffield from Burton on…… Continue reading South Yorkshire Stations – Doncaster, Thorne South & Thorne North
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South Yorkshire Stations – Dore & Totley
On Monday 8th April, I went back to South Yorkshire to visit a station which I have passed on the train a few times on the way to Sheffield, Dore & Totley. The station has recently had a significant upgrade, with a new platform and footbridge being installed, as well as improvements to the track…… Continue reading South Yorkshire Stations – Dore & Totley
South Yorkshire Stations – Sheffield and Meadowhall
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
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
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
South Yorkshire Stations – Thurnscoe
At the tail end of the unseasonable September heatwave of 2023, I travelled to the former coal mining village of Thurnscoe, between Barnsley and Doncaster in South Yorkshire. Although the temperature was not as high as it had been for the previous week, it was still a warm day as I travelled to Sheffield, then…… Continue reading South Yorkshire Stations – Thurnscoe
South Yorkshire stations – Darnall (featuring Sheffield)
A pleasant Thursday, the 8th of June 2023, saw me back in South Yorkshire on my mission to visit every railway station in the area. I opted to pluck some low-hanging fruit by calling at the next station along from Sheffield on the line towards Lincoln, Darnall. The journey from Burton on Trent to Sheffield…… Continue reading South Yorkshire stations – Darnall (featuring Sheffield)
Monthly News – May 2023
Spring is in the air, in spite of the cold weather that has been happening in the Midlands recently. April was a busy old month for the blog, so here’s a recap of where I have been in the past month. Narborough Narborough railway station I first visited Narborough way back in June 2019, when…… Continue reading Monthly News – May 2023
South Yorkshire stations – Penistone
On a dull April day, Wednesday 19th, I visited another railway station in South Yorkshire, in the former steel town of Penistone. Penistone is just west of Barnsley. I caught the direct train from Burton on Trent to Sheffield, then had a short wait there for a train on the Penistone Line which runs between…… Continue reading South Yorkshire stations – Penistone
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
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