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
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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
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
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
Travel Review of the Year 2019 Part One – January to March
At the beginning of 2019, I decided that I needed to visit more railway stations, and generally travel more and see more of the area where I live. I also decided to start a blog where I would write about where I have been, what I have seen and share some pictures. I didn’t have…… Continue reading Travel Review of the Year 2019 Part One – January to March
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