Two night stay to visit an antique market at Uttoxeter Racecourse..... Wikipedia page here
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020
#STOKE-ON-TRENT# (Staffordshire)
On the way to Uttoxeter for a birthday mini-break..... Wikipedia page here
I had quite a long wait at Stoke, so explored the whole station including:-
The Transport Police office
Two murals in the underground walkway
The archway dedicated to those who died in the First World War
My Polytechnic Building (I was a student here from 1988>1991)...
.... as well as the usual platform scenes
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
#WIGAN NORTH WESTERN# (Lancashire)
Travelling up to Heysham to get the Isle of Man ferry..... Wikipedia page here
The station was the scene of a fatal train crash back in 1873, when a 25 carriage train travelling from London Euston to Scotland derailed
Sunday, February 2, 2020
#BEBINGTON# (Merseyside)
Two night stay in Bebington, on the way back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here
The station also had culture-based signage, promoting the nearby Lady Lever Art Gallery and Port Sunlight
#MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD#
Travelling back to the Isle of Man, via a two night stop in Bebington..... Wikipedia page here
Grade II Listed in 1995 and described as 'one of the most dramatic stations in England'.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
#WILMSLOW# (Cheshire)
Going to the airport hotel, before an early morning flight from Manchester to Malta..... Wikipedia page here
Monday, August 26, 2019
#HOYLAKE# (Merseyside)
Heading into Liverpool to get the morning ferry back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here
The station is Grade II listed
Sunday, August 25, 2019
#MEOLS# (Merseyside)
On the way to a one-night stay in Hoylake, to break up the journey back over to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here
Monday, June 17, 2019
#MOORFIELDS# - Merseyrail Underground (Liverpool)
Travelling back to the Isle of Man from Southport..... Wikipedia page here
You need to take 3 big escalators to escape from this station - two of them below
External view of the station
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Friday, June 14, 2019
#MANCHESTER PICCADILLY#
Going back home to see Mum..... Wikipedia page here
This is the detailed plan of the station from the Wikipedia page
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Friday, May 17, 2019
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Going back home to see Mum..... Wikipedia page here This is the detailed plan of the station from the Wikipedia page
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Overnight stay in Morecambe, on the way back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here The station is part of the Bentham Line , which goe...
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On the way to a one-night stay in Hoylake, to break up the journey back over to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here