Rail enthusiast based in Kent, England. I mainly post visits to railway stations, especially the lesser used ones.
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Railway Enthusiast. As of 28/09/25, I have filmed Vlog tours at 7.65% of railway stations in England, Scotland and Wales. Also runs a YouTube Channel.
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For my visit to Darlington for the S&DR 200 anniversary weekend, I decided to travel up using LNER First Class. Needing a gluten free meal on board, I had looked at the menu before booking, and felt that the offering was good. The lounge at Kings Cross was very nice, however I could not find…
Located on the Liverpool to Manchester line, the station is very close to Liverpool South Parkway to the west, and lies on the line which serves Warrington central. This is more commonly known as the Southern route or Cheshire line. Halewood is a relatively new station, having been only opened in 1988. Another station was…
The station was opened in 1891 by the London and North Western railway, and unfortunately after research this is the only thing of note I have found about the station. If you know any more please write a comment, I am sure that myself and other readers would be interested to know. The station lies…
The station was opened in 1887, as part of the Liverpool Southport and Preston junction railway. However this was integrated in to the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway in 1897 due to financial difficulties. The line here was an early adopter of electrification in 1909, and in 1911 more train services were introduced when the Pool…
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