A piece of art depicting the Wiltshire countryside through a train window has been voted as the public’s favourite UK railway-themed artwork. Continue reading
White Horse Through The Window
Memories Of A High Speed Record
40 Years ago today there was a record attempt for the fastest high speed train journey between London and Bristol.
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It’s Strange When Your Hometown Transports to North Korea …
It always perks your interest when your hometown starts appearing in national press for random reasons.
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Queen Elizabeth II : 1926 – 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
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Lovely Jubbly
It’s been a four day Bank Holiday Weekend here to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, or as it has been nicknamed in popular culture – Platty Joobs!
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Go on , My Son !!
My fellow Staines resident, Jerry, has had quite a day !
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I Want To Be A Train Driver
A post on a social network brought me back to a thing of the past – well I think it is – The JigCal test.
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If I Could Turn Back Time ..
Having one of those moments, caught in a YouTube rabbit-hole.
Here’s Trowbridge in the 1980s ;
The demolition of the Open Air Swimmming Pool and Building Of Tesco’s new superstore
A Drive around Trowbridge in 1991
Come Fly With Me !
Ok, Lockdown is STILL here and there looks to be no immediate end in sight, I guess everyone is missing their annual holidays …
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Back To The Future
What with this Coronavirus still doing the rounds, I miss my trips upto London to have a wander about.
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