The RODS. – Railway Reflection No.16
ROD 2-8-0 63775 is pictured here thundering through Manchester Victoria, her headlamps indicating she is…
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Mary Ann Britland – Queens of Crime No.1
On Monday, 9 August 1886, the hoisting of a black flag at Strangeways gaol informed…
Little ‘n’ Large – Railway Reflections No.14
Did you know that both the largest and the smallest steam locomotives operated by British…
A New Pope Elected: The Solemn and Secret Process of Papal Conclave
The election of a new Pope is a momentous occasion within the Catholic Church, a…
A Sunny Day on the Worth Valley Railway
There’s something special about a sunny April afternoon, and our recent trip to the Keighley…
The Last Two Standing – Railway Reflections No12
It is Saturday 12 December 1964. According to Met Office records the weather for England…
Railway Reflections No11 – Wet Paint, No Problem
I took this image on Saturday 25 February 2006, when I was working the early…
The One That Nearly Got Away – Maritime History
During 1957, cinema goers in the UK were in for a treat with The One…
The Admiral Scheer and Convoy HX 84
When convoy HX 84 assembled at Halifax, Nova Scotia during late October 1940, it comprised…
Railway Reflections No.10 – Penistone Viaduct
On Wednesday, 2 February 1916, driver George Lockwood and his fireman had brought the 1.40pm…
The Ball-bearing Runners
We’ve all heard of gun runners, drug runners, booze runners, ciggy runners, and so on.…
A History of The Trafford Centre (Manchester)
The Trafford Centre, nestled in Greater Manchester, England, stands as one of the United Kingdom’s…