Tag Archives: railway station

Mar 22 2026
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

Ladybird love

Saturday 21st March 2026, 11.30am (day 5,322)

Ladybird love, 21/3/26

I have mulled over this for a little while and come to the consclusion that this is definitely the most pleasing photo taken today, so apologies to these two entities for invading their pivacy somewhat. But if they are going to get down to it in public, specifically by platform 2 of Hebden Bridge railway station at 11.30 this morning, then that’s their decision. Warm weather has brought out the ladybirds in firce over the last couple of weeks and from the looks of it we are going to see more of them.

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Mar 20 2026
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Daily Post, Transport

Pontypridd station

Wednesday 18th March 2026, 4.45pm (day 5,319)

Pontypridd station, 18/3/26

Random railway station, number…. quite a few. The train is the one I was catching, so from this shot you can see where I was; where I was going; and how long I had to wait. In a world where all movements are tracked I might as well be honest about it.

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Mar 04 2026
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Transport

Waiting for the 9:57

Tuesday 3rd March 2026, 9.55am (day 5,304)

Hebden Bridge station, 3/3/26

Yes, it was a comfortably late start to the day but then again I am still teaching until 6pm on Tuesdays. Much more preferable to go in later, particularly as we are, finally, having some pleasant weather.

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Jan 25 2026
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Daily Post, Interior

Dewsbury station footbridge

Saturday 24th January 2026, 11.50am (day 5,266)

Dewsbury footbridge, 24/1/26

I have been meaning to feature the footbridge at Dewsbury railway station for a while: it’s just got an appealingly old-fashioned feel to it. On the far end also resides one of the best station pubs in the country — yes, almost as good as Stalybridge’s — it is undepicted here but take my word for it. It’s the best thing about Dewsbury, anyway.

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Jan 12 2026
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Daily Post, Interior

In the depths of New Street

Sunday 11th January 2026, 3.05pm (day 5,253)

New Street station, 11/1/26

And another photo taken at a railway station but not depicting a train — or, in this case, even any tracks. Birmingham New Street, the busiest railway station in the UK outside London, is almost the epitome of a hole in the ground, with all the tracks squatting below the gigantic retail edifice that is the station building itself. I suppose, up there, the place is OK but the platforms are not a place in which one feels like hanging around very long. Still, at least our train home was punctual, unlike the last time I depicted the place on here.

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Jan 04 2026
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

The sparrow keeps warm

Saturday 3rd January 2026, 11.05am (day 5,245)

Sparrow on moss, 3/1/26

Along the stone retaining wall of Hebden Bridge railway station grow substantial patches of moss, and this little fellow was hopping along and burrowing into every little bit of it this morning, in search of food, unconcerned by my relatively nearby presence and far more bothered about staying warm on a cold winter’s day. Look how fluffed up its feathers are. I hope it sees out the winter.

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Jan 01 2026
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Brighouse station ramp

Thursday 1st January 2026, 5.50pm (day 5,243)

Brighouse station ramp, 1/1/26

An abstract, though it does represent the fact that the two trains I caught today were punctual to the minute: a good start for 2026. Let’s see how long it takes before this perfect record is broken; I predict Sunday.

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Dec 17 2025
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Daily Post, Transport

Freight passing through

Tuesday 16th December 2025, 5.50pm (day 5,227)

Freight does still make an occasional appearance on the line, usually long trains of wagons marked with ‘Drax’, meaning they are heading to or (in this case) from the power station. Not that you can tell any of this from this extended blur, but I challenge anyone to get a sharp picture of something moving at at least 30mph in the dark. Drax (it’s amazing what you can learn from Wikipedia pages on a Wednesday morning) burns wood imported from the US and Canada, which these trains then ship across the country from Liverpool, with Hebden en route — so we often see these, at all times of day and night.

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Nov 21 2025
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Daily Post, Transport

The 9:31, according to Northern

Thursday 20th November 2025, 10.05am (day 5,201)

Very late train, 20/11/25

I do appreciate the notion of ‘First World Problems’ and that there are parts of the world where trains can run days late, if they run at all. But for Christ’s sake, Northern….. at this time of year particularly (‘leaves on the line’ plus the cold snap of the last couple of days). This train was due to arrive in Manchester at 10:01, so there went the first twenty minutes of my 11 o’clock.

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Nov 17 2025
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Daily Post, Transport

Sir Nigel Gresley, and admirers

Saturday 15th November 2025, 12.30pm (day 5,196)

Gresley loco at York, 15/11/25

We were passing through York station today when this impressive hunk of metal pulled in on platform 9, and we were almost crushed in the stampede of trainspotters and steam enthusiasts which greeted it. But it’s a photogenic object, so I joined the crowd for a minute or two. The Sir Nigel Gresley, named after the engineer whose oversized statue now stands at King’s Cross, holds the post-war steam speed record of 112mph — and unlike Mallard this speed was achieved not on some specially organised run but with a train full of passengers. And it arrived more punctually at York this afternoon than any of the other train companies’ services.

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