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Crossing a chilly border: Bad Bentheim station in winter, Germany
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 13, 2016 | No CommentsLocated on the border of Germany and the Netherlands, I spent 20 minutes on a frozen Bad Bentheim railway station last week and grabbed a few photos as we waited for […] -
In photos: Glasgow street scenes, pubs, station and architecture
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016 | No CommentsSince I’ve been fortunate to rejoin The Monochrome Set, I’ve had the opportunity to travel around the UK a lot more and, of course, I’ve been taking my camera with […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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.