Blog 2025

The skew bridge at Rainhill ralway station

14/1/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Blackfriars to Redhill. Redhill to Purley. Purley to London Bridge.

Had to go to Redhill with my work. Although I had been through Redhill on a number of ocassions this was the first time I had ever visited the town. Just seemed like any other small town in Britain with the usual brand name shops and a couple of shopping centres. Going I decided to give going via West Ham and on the Jubilee Line to London Bridge and go via Blackfriars for a change.

18/1/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street and return. London Kings Cross to Peterborugh and return.

Went up to Peterborough to take some photos of bridges for my upcoming book, "Britain's Inland Road Bridges".   


27/1/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street. London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. Manchester Piccadilly to Horwich Parkway.

Went up to Manchester for e memorial gathering to rembember an old school friend who had sadly passed away just before Christmas. Stayed overnight in Horwich.

28/1/2025 - Horwich Parkway to Bolton. Bolton to Wigan Wallgate. Wigan North Western to Rainhill. Rainhill to Manchester Piccadilly. Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport. Stockport to Manchester Oxford Road. Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston/ London Fenchurch Street to Leigh-on-Sea.

Started the day with a visit to Rainhill Station, taking a rare train from Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street which goes via Rainhill rather than St Helens, so a new piece of track for me coming off the West Coat mainline onto the Manchester to Liverpool mainline.  At Rainill I took some photos of the bridge going over the railway line west of the station which is the world's first skew bridge going over a railway line. Then went onto Stockport to photograph another bridge  for my book on bridges. Then onto Manchester  for my old schoolfriend's memorial event. Finally came home about 4 o'clock with no problems. 

The shuttle train on the Abbey Line leaves St Albans Abbey station for Watford Junction on 8/2/25

8/2/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Euston to Watford Junction via Harlesden and Watford High Street. Watford Junction to Berkhamstead and return. Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. St Albans City to Farringdon.

Went to London to go on some smaller lines in north London and to visit Berkhamstead to take photos of a colourful bridge there over the Grand Union Canal for inclusion in my next book on bridges - Britain's Inland Road Bridges. All the journeys went well with no hold ups and we made our connections ok. 

10/2/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Blackfriars to Catford Bridge. Catford to London Blackfriars.

18/2/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return.

26/2/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return 

Norwich train arrives at Chelmsford station 26/3/2025

13/3/2025 - Rayleigh to Shenfield. Shenfield to Chelmsford.

Went by train to see Claire Hamill at the Hot Box Box music venue in Chelmsford.

15/3/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street and return.

Went to London for the day to meet up witfh an old school friend who I hadn't seem for over 50 years!

26/3/2025 - Rayleigh to Shenfield and return. Shenfield to Chelmsford. Chelmsford to Colchester. Colchester Town to Colchester. Colchester to Shenfield. 

Went to Colchester for the day to meet up with another old school friend who I hadn't seen for over 40 years.

The front of the Luton DART train at Luton Airport Parkway DART station.

1/4/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Blackfriars to Luton Airport Parkway. Luton Airport Parkway to Luton Airport and return. Luton Airport Parkway to Luton. Luton to Farringdon.

Had to go to Luton with my work. On my way toook the opportunity to go on the "newish" rapid transit vehicle from Luton Airport Parkway to Luton Airport.

 
10/4/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return.

Went up to London with my wife for the afternoon.

14/4/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to West Ham. Stratford International to Canterbury West.

Went away to Canterbury with my wife for a few days break.

16/4/2025 - Canterbury West to Stratford International. West Ham to Leigh-on-Sea.

Came back home after being away in Canterbury.

17/4/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to West Ham. London Fenchurch Street to Leigh-on-Sea.  

1/5/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to West Ham and return. London Bridge to Maidstone East. Maidstone West to Strood. Strood to Dartford. Dartford to London Bridge via New Eltham.

9/5/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Blackfriars to Luton. Luton to Farringdon.

13/5/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to Upminster and return.

23/5/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return.

27/5/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London fenhcurch Street. London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street. Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton.

28/5/2025 - Wolverhampton to Telford Central and return.

29/5/2025 - Wolverhampton to Smethwick Galton Bridge and return. Smethwick Galton Bridge to Kidderminster and return. KIdderminster to and return.

30/5/2025 - Wolverhampton to London Euston. London Fenchurch Street to Leigh-on-Sea.