Tag Archives: Trains

Why our trains are on the wrong track?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I should be living around 35-40 minutes from the centre of London using public transport. As the years go by it is becoming less reality and more theoretical. In fact it can often take me 2-2.5 hours each way and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Arriva Buses, London, London Euston, London Underground, Nationalisation, Overcrowding, Privatisation, Public Transport, Trains | 5 Comments

When did travelling become such hell?

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I am a little unusual I admit, I quite like travelling by public transport and I always have. I don’t see driving a car as superior and much prefer to pay someone to do that for me so along with … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion, Travel | Tagged Bus, children, Commuting, etiquette, London, London Underground, Manners, Trains, Travel | 9 Comments

140 London Underground Facts

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Some people say that we are living in a post-fact world. This epic list of facts relating to the London Underground says otherwise! So whether you use it every day or just see it on movies, here are some facts … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged England, Facts, history, Life, London, London Underground, The Tube, Trains, WW2 | 19 Comments

The Return of The Flying Scotsman

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

The Flying Scotsman is one of the most famous names in locomotion and with a history as grand as its reputation. The Flying Scotsman is an express passenger train service that has run the 392 miles between London and Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Travel | Tagged engineering, Heritage, history, Life, London, Steam Train, The Flying Scotsman, Trains, Travel, York | 4 Comments

Nazi Gold Train Found In Poland After 70 Years?

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

As has happened a few times in the history of this blog, an event which I wrote about from a historical standpoint is now unravelling as a live event. A few months ago I wrote on the treasures of the missing … Continue reading →

Posted in history, WW2 | Tagged Downfall, Germany, history, Książ Castle, Life, Nazi Gold, News, Poland, Trains, Treasure, Tunnels, WW2 | 3 Comments

The British Schindler Sir Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Not many people have heard of Sir Nicholas Winton even in his own country but his actions undoubtedly mean that thousands of people are alive today that would not have been without him. The Kindertransport has its origins on 15th … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW2 | Tagged BBC, charity, Geertruida Wijsmuller, history, Jewish, Kindertransport, Life, refugees, Sir Nicholas Winton, Trains, UK Politics, war, WW2 | 3 Comments

We’re all going on a summer holiday

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

It’s that time of year where many of us are bombarded with advertisements urging us to make bookings for our summer holidays. For us it is the same routine most years with November to February mapping out great big ambitious … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Adventure, Dreaming, holidays, Life, Planes, Trains, trans-siberian, Travel, vacation, World Cruise | 4 Comments

Dungeness – Britain’s only desert

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

You’d be forgiven for thinking that I have over-indulged this holiday for putting two seemingly mutually exclusive terms in the same sentence, Britain and desert. Yes I too thought it a bit strange, even more so as it is pouring … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history, Travel | Tagged County of Kent, Culture, Desert, Dungeness, geography, history, holidays, Life, Trains, Travel | 17 Comments

My Grandfathers Clock

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

It’s no secret that I like travelling. In particular I love travelling by trains and I hate travelling by planes. I have always liked travelling by trains even when it is more practical to fly or drive by car. Train … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel | Tagged childhood, Family, Life, nostalgia, Trains, Travel, UK | 11 Comments

You think that you know Great Britain?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

It easy for people who don’t live here (and even for some of us who do) to think that everything in Britain is old. We’re famous for old buildings and traditions but huge construction projects such as the London Olympics … Continue reading →