Tag: great western main line
-
A famed British Rail ship that’s for sale? Erm, which one was this then? Well it was one that stood right by water but it was also one that never floated! The last ‘captain’ of the said ‘ship’ had been one who owned a world-wide business concern that included a privatised yet highly reputable railway…
-
Cab ride on Crossrail (aka TfL Rail/Elizabeth line) in December 2019 which was filmed and uploaded to Youtube – hence this is a 5th anniversary post of sorts! The event in question was the first day TfL Rail services to Reading officially started. In a report written on that full Class 345 round trip it…
-
Well after 186 years it finally happened! GWR trains go to Euston! That had been the original intention back in the 1830s when Brunel and the London and Birmingham Railway had agreed to share the new terminus at Euston. What happened next was a series of disagreements which led to Brunel setting his mind upon…
-
Last week most of Central London had copies of the Evening Standard with a special feature cover from Great Western Railway. It was no doubt aimed at day trippers who might wish to take advantage of GWR’s new IETs (their green Azumas if you like!) Especially those faster services that are being offered with the…
Search
Latest Posts
- Guinness minimalism at Covent Garden
- Its a bold life for London’s tube!
- Waterways’ extra funding
- GWR Battery train in public service
- Canal breach news
Categories
- .
- Advertising
- America
- Architecture
- British Railways
- Closed Railway
- Historical
- International
- Ireland
- London
- London Transport
- Narrow Gauge
- Other Transport
- Quirky
- Shinkansen
- Standard Gauge
- Tube
- Waterways
Tags
accessibility america anniversary breach canada canal canals closed railway commuter rail deep level tube elizabeth line europe great eastern main lline great western branch great western main line great western railway high speed rail industrial archaeology infrastructure japan london history london underground metro operational issues oralism paddington publicity quirky rail history railway railway history railway problems railway station roads station street tokaido line tramway transport tube tube station tunnels underground railway walking water transport