In 1967, Sweden made the rare decision to change which side of the road traffic drove on. Naturally this made[…]
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A Day Out on a Chiltern Railways Free Travel Pass
As a thank you for using the Oxford Parkway line on its first day, Chiltern Railways decided to give me a[…]
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I’ve never liked the cold, and during the frozen depths of January I decided the best place to spend a[…]
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My first trip of the new year took me to The Chasewater Railway, arguably the home of industrial rail preservation[…]
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On Wednesday 9 December I headed to London for what would be a very sunny day on the Essex coast.[…]
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On Thursday 26 November I set out very early on a day trip to Ireland, catching the 05:37 London Midland service[…]
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Last weekend (6th-9th November 2015) I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for a conference in the city. With less than[…]
Read moreOxford Parkway: First Day of Services
On Sunday 25th October I traveled on the first day of services on Chiltern Railway’s new route to Oxford Parkway, taking[…]
Read moreGlasgow and Edinburgh by Rail and Air
A four and a half hour ride from Milton Keynes to Glasgow on a Virgin Pendolino kicked off the biggest[…]
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I went out for the first day of London Midland operating Class 319 EMUs on the West Coast Main Line[…]
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