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Category: stations

Permanent St Pancras Art

St Pancras tweeted this link to me about last week’s post, a YouTube video about One More Time.  You can watch … More

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Temporary Station Art

On the upper level of the station there are two permanent works of public art as well as one site … More

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St Pancras

I feel like I’m back in my ‘elephant’ as one of my friends always says.  I’m sitting on a long … More

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Lancaster Gate

The tube station is named after the closest gate into Kensington Gardens which itself was named to honour Queen Victoria, … More

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Bronzes along the way

Updated to add that a week after I posted this, Sir Nicholas Winton died, aged 106.  I join many in … More

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Terminus

London doesn’t have one central station, it has multiple stations arranged around what was the edge of the city in … More

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Pangbourne station

The Great Western rail line has a set of 4 tracks: 1 set main out of London, 1 set main … More

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Grand Central Terminal

My journey into and out of New York City were both from NYP, New York Pennsylvania Station.  I could not … More

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Poughkeepsie to Penn

At Poughkeepsie station I felt strangely at home at the old Reading station when I realised the platform (American English: … More

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Erie – not spooky!

After all the walking and adventure in the State Park I walked around a little in downtown Erie and took … More

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