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West Grinstead Train Station: The Steyning Line
West Grinstead Train Station has the remains of railway infrastructure from a bygone era, which can still be seen.
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Brighton Tram 53 Project
The Brighton Tram 53 Society is working to bring a piece of Sussex transport history back to life. They are progressing with a restoration of two historic trams.
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Kraków Old Town: An Unforgettable Visit
In July 2025, my wife and I made a short visit to Kraków Old Town in Poland. I want to share some photographs I took during our stay. I was up and about with my camera between 6 and 7 a.m. to take advantage of the better light suitable for photography.
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The Bluebell Railway: An Unforgettable Visit
My wife and I visited the Bluebell Railway on Friday, 18 July 2025. While it was a very hot day at 28 degrees Celsius, the sun was not always out, as shown in some of the photographs. We started our journey at Sheffield Park Station.
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Wrocław Świebodzki Station in Poland
Wrocław Świebodzki Station is one of the attractions that you will not find in regular travel guides to Wrocław, Poland. I would classify this as one of Wrocław’s secret attractions, delighting those seeking abandoned railway infrastructure.
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Bognor Regis Semaphore Signals Still Working in August 2024
The Bognor Regis semaphore signals were still working on 9 August 2024, and the Littlehampton semaphore signals were still working on 2 March 2026.
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Slovenian Railway Museum in Ljubljana
My wife and I recently visited the Slovenian Railway Museum in Ljubljana. This was a much-anticipated visit, one of many highlights during our stay in Ljubljana.
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German Kriegslok War Locomotives: Still Working in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This post is about the last Kriegslok war locomotives in commercial, but not in heritage service. These locomotives still haul coal wagons at coal mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Updated 15 July 2025.
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The Polish Colony in Harbin, Manchuria
Updated 23 October 2024. The Polish colony in Harbin transformed a small fishing village in Manchuria into a thriving city of significant commercial importance. It is estimated that at the colony’s peak, up to 10,000 Poles lived there.
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Find Quieter Trains on Southern Railway
Southern Railway offers a live departure service, which indicates the likelihood of being able to be seated.
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London to Poland by Train in the Sixties and Seventies
Can you imagine catching a train in London and then getting off the same train in Kraków, Poland?
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D1 Class tank Engine Worthing
D1 class tank engine Worthing and its service during the existence of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway.
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