Manchester Victoria: From Industrial Gateway to Northern Hub, A Story of Resilience
Opened in 1844, this magnificent structure, once granted special permission for its royal name by…
Category: Transport History
Discover the history of the transport that changed how we move around the world, the nostalgia behind the transport hubs we use every day and the modes of transport we enjoy.
The RODS. – Railway Reflection No.16
ROD 2-8-0 63775 is pictured here thundering through Manchester Victoria, her headlamps indicating she is…
The Wanderer Returns – Railway Reflections No. 15
With the three images reproduced here, we step back in time to more than fifty…
Little ‘n’ Large – Railway Reflections No.14
Did you know that both the largest and the smallest steam locomotives operated by British…
For Export – Railway Reflections No13
The early 1950s were good for Britain’s commercial locomotive manufacturers. Their order bookswere healthy, with…
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 Last Passenger Train – Railway Bygones No.5
Passenger trains were rare on the Waterside branch line at Hadfield. In fact, there appear…
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.…
Blackpool Heritage Trams
The Blackpool Tramway is a British icon, one of the oldest electric tram systems in…