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![We wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bute-road-cardiff-endangered-01-1-115x115.jpg "Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings")
Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings
Posted on Friday, Sep 16, 2016 | 1 CommentWe wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […] -
![En route to the lovely Green Gathering festival earlier this month, there was time to take a short walk around Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, a small town (pop: 12,300) adjoining the border […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chepstow-wales-photos-01-1-115x115.jpg "Tintern Massive, flabby fish and a big gun: A quick look around Chepstow, South Wales: in photos")
Tintern Massive, flabby fish and a big gun: A quick look around Chepstow, South Wales: in photos
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016 | No CommentsEn route to the lovely Green Gathering festival earlier this month, there was time to take a short walk around Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, a small town (pop: 12,300) adjoining the border […] -
![Currently on display inside the swishy environs of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) offices in London is an exhibition showing off the proposed designs for the forthcoming Elizabeth Line […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/crossrail-riba-exhibition-01-1-115x115.jpg "Photos: Crossrail station designs on the Elizabeth Line, and a look around RIBA in London")
Photos: Crossrail station designs on the Elizabeth Line, and a look around RIBA in London
Posted on Friday, May 13, 2016 | No CommentsCurrently on display inside the swishy environs of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) offices in London is an exhibition showing off the proposed designs for the forthcoming Elizabeth Line […] -
![Last week, I took a trip south to return to the charming East Sussex town of Lewes. I was there to watch my team, Dulwich Hamlet lose (once again) to […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photos-lewes-sussex-37-115x115.jpg "Lewes: architecture, stickers, a disused railway line and a fine chippie – in photos")
Lewes: architecture, stickers, a disused railway line and a fine chippie – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 16, 2016 | No CommentsLast week, I took a trip south to return to the charming East Sussex town of Lewes. I was there to watch my team, Dulwich Hamlet lose (once again) to […] -
![My feature about an old breakwater in Barry Island, south Wales has proved surprisingly popular, and I was pleased to learn more about this intriguing piece of railway history, thanks to Brian Mills. Brian […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/barry-island-breakwater-3-115x115.jpg "Forgotten railways of south Wales: the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks revisited")
Forgotten railways of south Wales: the south-west breakwater at the entrance to Barry Docks revisited
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015 | No CommentsMy feature about an old breakwater in Barry Island, south Wales has proved surprisingly popular, and I was pleased to learn more about this intriguing piece of railway history, thanks to Brian Mills. Brian […] -
Explore the tunnels of London’s Crossrail with this fantastic interactive video
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015 | No CommentsCrossrail have released this stunning interactive tour which lets you take a trip through the tunnels of the forthcoming Crossrail service across London. -
![I thought I’d share the moan I registered on the urban75 boards about the useless wi-fi service I encountered on my journey up to Cardiff last week. On my trip up […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/first-great-western-wifi-115x115.jpg "First Great Western free train Wi-Fi: slower than a valium infused sloth at bedtime")
First Great Western free train Wi-Fi: slower than a valium infused sloth at bedtime
Posted on Monday, Aug 24, 2015 | 2 CommentsI thought I’d share the moan I registered on the urban75 boards about the useless wi-fi service I encountered on my journey up to Cardiff last week. On my trip up […] -
![I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tottenham-court-road-5-115x115.jpg "Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London")
Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London
Posted on Monday, Jan 12, 2015 | 5 CommentsI’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […] -
![During a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cardiff-queen-street-station-02-115x115.jpg "Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic")
Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 6, 2015 | No CommentsDuring a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron […] -
![I sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/subway-dancers-new-york-06-115x115.jpg "Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes")
Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014 | 2 CommentsI sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. […] -
![When I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/amtrak-submarine-new-york-12-115x115.jpg "America: where the trains look like submarines")
America: where the trains look like submarines
Posted on Thursday, Sep 11, 2014 | 1 CommentWhen I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […] -
![Running from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District right up to 30th Street, the High Line park follows the route of a disused elevated freight railroad spur on the west side of […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/high-line-walk-new-york-city-00-115x115.jpg "A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York")
A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 16, 2014 | No CommentsRunning from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District right up to 30th Street, the High Line park follows the route of a disused elevated freight railroad spur on the west side of […] -
New York City subway dancers bust out the hip hop moves on the J train
Posted on Friday, Apr 11, 2014 | No CommentsGetting a well earned tip from us were these three dancers who came onboard our northbound J train in New York and bust out some incredible moves. -
![Now spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/london-blackfriars-bridge-06-115x115.jpg "Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge")
Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014 | 1 CommentNow spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […] -
![I’m just about old enough to remember when Cardiff Queen Street station was fronted by the imposing Victorian architecture of the Taff Vale Railway offices, while the main platforms above were […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20161027081604im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cardif-queen-street-station-02-115x115.jpg "Cardiff Queen Street station gets its old platforms back as part of £220m rail improvement scheme")
Cardiff Queen Street station gets its old platforms back as part of £220m rail improvement scheme
Posted on Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 | 2 CommentsI’m just about old enough to remember when Cardiff Queen Street station was fronted by the imposing Victorian architecture of the Taff Vale Railway offices, while the main platforms above were […]