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Cellpic Sunday: Lift your gaze
Posted on September 8, 2024
I wonder how many busy and distracted travellers on the concourse of King’s Cross Station in London take the time to lift their gaze to admire the dramatic ceiling.
A Summer Morning At St Pancras
Posted on March 27, 2024
No, it’s not a church or cathedral. In fact, it’s St. Pancras railway station in London, the terminus for the Eurostar train service. Plenty of ‘A’s there for Cee’s latest Midweek Challenge.
The tracks at Albi station
Posted on October 7, 2023
Albi is the principal town of the Tarn departément and its main railway station was once clearly very busy. However, now only two sets of tracks are in use.
Signal failure
Posted on July 29, 2020
The trains no longer stop at Chabanais – indeed, the spur line is not used at all – so this array of signalling equipment is redundant.
Thursday Doors: Chabanais – the old railway station
Posted on October 17, 2019
I recently revisited the town of Chabanais in the Charente departement. There have been a few posts of doors from there in past years, but – to my pleasant surprise – this time I found, by striking out in a different direction, previously unexplored areas with plenty to offer fro this weekly challenge.
I didn’t even know that Chabanais had a gâre – railway station. Well it does, although it doesn’t actually have any trains: the replacement buses leave from just outside.
With the station building itself now permanently closed, the exterior is starting to show the signs of neglect…
…even those on the more sheltered side:
Thursday Doors 17 October 2019
The Railway Station, Beverley
Posted on June 15, 2018
The railway station at Beverley, in East Yorkshire, retains much of its original, Victorian architectural features. A view from the level crossing on a quiet Sunday morning gives a slightly different perspective from the one travellers usually see.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Circle
Posted on January 9, 2018
The Bénédictins railway station in the city of Limoges has been voted the most beautiful train station in Europe. It’s not bad, that’s for sure. This is the skylight in the dome that covers the main hall. I think it meets with Frank’s theme this week of ‘Circle’.
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