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Latest stations added to site Falkirk Grahamston (submitted by Anne Sayer) Loughborough (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Market Harborough (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Sleaford Southampton Airport Parkway Stirling (updated) (su…

5 stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 1 updated thanks to 2 contributors; including Loughborough ticket office and seating (© Hazel Nicholson). Inspired to submit something yourself? Info on how to is in the link.
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Latest stations added to site Bolton (updated) (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust) Crowhurst (submitted by Paul Wright) Sholing Shoreditch High Street St Leonards Warrior Square (updated) (submitted by Paul Wright) Wareham (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust) Thank you very much to the contributors mentioned above! If you're inspired to take part yourself, check out the "Join In" page. To keep up to date with new stations and artefacts added to the website, subscribe below:

4 new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 2 updated thanks to 2 contributors. No contest for the featured image; I love a Pooley weighing machine (©
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). Inspired to submit a station artefact(s) yourself? Info on how to is in the link.

I don’t *think* so? But my parents (and so by extension all of us) were keen watchers of Howard’s Way at ours. Was it… a fly on the wall documentary?

Latest stations added to site Acocks Green (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Bournville (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Cheltenham Spa (submitted by Jack Kirby) Five Ways (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Hall Green (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Huyton (submitted by Paul Webster) Lancaster (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust) Llanelli (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust) Manchester Oxford Road (updated) (submitted by Paul Webster) March (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust)

11 new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 5 updated thanks to 4 contributors. Highlights include some splendid floor tiling at Lancaster (© @railwayheritage.bsky.social). Inspired to submit a station artefact(s) yourself? Info on how to is in the link.

Latest stations added to site Dorridge (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Olton (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Widney Manor (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Selly Oak Sheffield (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust) Shenstone Thank you very much to the contributors mentioned above! If you're inspired to take part yourself, check out the "Join In" page. To keep up to date with new stations and artefacts added to the website, subscribe below:

5 new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 1 updated thanks to 2 contributors. Highlights include a memorial to Sheffield's flood in 1991 (© @railwayheritage.bsky.social). Inspired to submit a station artefact(s) yourself? Info on how to is in the link.

I am disturbed to realise my parents had that exact same duvet cover. I do hope they weren’t inspired to buy it by Ken.

Latest stations added to site Adderley Park (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Birmingham Moor Street (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Queen's Park (London) Redhill Retford Rugby (updated) Romsey (updated) Saltash Solihill (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Thank you very much to the contributors mentioned above! If you're inspired to take part yourself, check out the "Join In" page. To keep up to date with new stations and artefacts added to the website, subscribe below:

5 new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 4 updated with thanks to a regular contributor. Highlights include Retford's extraordinary tiling in the former dining/refreshment rooms. Inspired to submit a station artefact(s) yourself? Info on how to is in the link.

Latest stations added to site Bedford (updated) (submitted by Tom Connor) Birmingham Snow Hill (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Jewellery Quarter (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Narborough (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Smethwick Galton Bridge (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) The Hawthorns (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Thank you very much to the contributors mentioned above! If you're inspired to take part yourself, check out the "Join In" page. To keep up to date with new stations and artefacts added to the website, subscribe below:

5 new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 1 updated thanks to 2 contributors, including this amazing Grade II listed toilet at Jewellery Quarter (photo © Hazel Nicholson). Inspired to submit a station artefact(s) yourself? Info on how to is in the link.

Episode 2: The History of Cats on Ships by The Untitled History Podcast From as early as 7000 years before the common era, we have evidence suggesting cats served alongside humans on ships. This isn’t just in a civilian capacity. As long as there have been warships, cats ...

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I haven't but I love it.

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3/2 - Find artefacts of interest at your local station / one you're about to visit, or tell us what we've missed at a station, by using the station finder at: stationheritageartefacts.org.uk/station-find...

2/3 - Lots of great stuff in the latest batch including a stone sleeper from the L&M (I assume) reused in a wall at Newton-le-Willows (© @railwayheritage.bsky.social), Lea Hall's artworks (© Hazel Nicholson), Abergavenny's BR(W) utility cover, the first so far submitted (© @jdk653.bsky.social).

Latest stations added to site Abergavenny (submitted by Jack Kirby) Birmingham New Street (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Bridgwater (submitted by Paul Webster) Coventry (updated) (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Highbridge & Burnham (submitted by Paul Webster) Lea Hall (submitted by Hazel Nicholson) Newton-le-Willows (submitted by Railway Heritage Trust) Otford Oxford Oxford Parkway Paisley Gilmour Street Perry Barr Plymouth Port Talbot Parkway Queens Park (Glasgow) Shirley…

18 new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and 2 updated thanks to 4 contributors. Artefacts include a (new to me) platform weighbridge at Weston-super-Mare (© @watfordgap.bsky.social). Inspired to submit a station artefact(s) yourself? Info on how to is in the link.

Six new stations added to the Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection and two updated thanks to two contributors. Excellent BR signage at Dronfield and dog drinking fountain at Crewe (© Paul Webster). Inspired to submit something? Info in link. stationheritageartefacts.org.uk/2026/02/09/l...

I would like to echo Philip's comments. Thank you so much to everyone who has (to my great relief) shown it's not just us two that think the mainline stations of the Grouping era deserve their time in the spotlight. Your support means a lot to us and we hope you enjoy the book!

Southern Way Special Issue no. 20: Isle of Wight Railways in the 1950s

Today marks 70 years since the closure of the Newport-Sandown line. Find out how the #IsleofWight lost roughly two thirds of its railways in the decade before Beeching in my book “Southern Way Special No. 20: Isle of Wight Railways in the 1950s” crecy.co.uk/product/sout...
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If you’re interested in railway stations or interwar architecture, it won’t disappoint.

I don’t blame the media for repeating GWR’s claim that its class 230 is “the UK’s first battery-only powered train” (news.gwr.com/news/great-w...) but - and I’m sure I’m not the first to point this out - the Derby Lightweight BEMU from 1958 would like a word.

Had to press ♥️, wanted a 😬 button to press.

Let's look at stations built by the Great Western Railway (post-Grouping version 1923-47).
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Best place in the world to be stuck (obvs biased) - I absolutely love it here. You learn to just roll with whatever the sky throws at you, in the end. Enjoy your visit!

Well, the weather here in Stromness was glorious today. Tomorrow looks reasonable too but the rest of the week looks slightly blowy. I recommend the electric Ember bus over Stagecoach from Inverness to Scrabster but however you get here, safe and happy travels!

Side entrance and bridge at Bishopstone station, East Sussex

Signal box, Portsmouth Harbour station (1946) / Southern Railway

Yes, but unlike IC225 the intermediate trailer cars would have been articulated throughout.

Curved concrete canopies on a chilly winter morning - Tolworth station.

Footbridge at Exeter St Davids station, showing original GWR tiling (1938), and murals by Bridget Hall (1992)

From the same book, thought of you when I saw the state of the double arrow on this Brush pre-production model of the Class 89. Interesting treatment of the Inter-City livery too.

If you want to know how likely it is that the latest Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme will be delivered, let alone the Birmingham-Manchester line alleged to follow on from that, go and stand on the platforms at Leicester station and ask where the overhead line electrification equipment is.

"...and secondly because they were never built they never received any bad publicity".

Today, of course, we get paper railways rather than paper trains. Good for a media round, can't offend people by compulsorily purchasing their house, or making a noise moving earth. Easy to cancel later.