I found this interesting short film from the BBC as part of a Radio 4 documentary back in 2010. David Leboff takes you on a short tour of the disused District Line station St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s station became surplus to requirement in 1938 when Aldgate East was relocated further east. Some interesting features of the station still remain today…
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Video by BBC
In the last Episode I was testing the new outer oval and experimenting with building gradients out of cork floor tiles.
As this was a success it’s time to start modelling the base board. As this is going to be a fairly big job, and to give myself more space whilst I do it, I’ve dismantled both the layout to work on one half at a time. Continue reading
Check out this report from the BBC capturing Great Western’s restored near-200-year-old Royal Carriage. The coach once used by King Edward VII now running again on display in Cornwall.
For most of us the Tube is a mere means to an end to get us to and from work and/or the pub. But for some, namely Geoff Marshall and Anthony Smith, the Tube is a means to set world records.
For those not in the know, here are the rules: Continue reading
There are no shortage of alternative, possibly humorous, tube maps. Last time I looked at this offering from James Wannerton – a man who suffers from synaesthesia and has thus mapped out what all the tube station names taste like.
Well the FA has come up with this (above) version to celebrate both it’s birthday and The Tube’s – both of which are 150 years old this year. Continue reading
Calling All Stations 