Blog 2025

14/1/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Blackfriars to Redhill. Redhill to Purley. Purley to London Bridge.

Had to go to Redhill with my work. Although I had been through Redhill on a number of ocassions this was the first time I had ever visited the town. Just seemed like any other small town in Britain with the usual brand name shops and a couple of shopping centres. Going I decided to give going via West Ham and on the Jubilee Line to London Bridge and go via Blackfriars for a change.

18/1/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street and return. London Kings Cross to Peterborugh and return.

Went up to Peterborough to take some photos of bridges for my upcoming book, "Britain's Inland Road Bridges".   


27/1/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street. London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. Manchester Piccadilly to Horwich Parkway.

Went up top Manchester for e memorial gathering to rembember an old school friend who had sadly passed away just before Christmas. Stayed overnight in Horwich.

28/1/2025 - Horwich Parkway to Bolton. Bolton to Wigan Wallgate. Wigan North Western to Rainhill. Rainhill to Manchester Piccadilly. Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport. Stockport to Manchester Oxford Road. Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston/ London Fenchurch Street to Leigh-on-Sea.

The shuttle train on the Abbey Line leaves St Albans Abbey station for Watford Junction on 8/2/25

8/2/2025 - Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street and return. London Euston to Watford Junction via Harlesden and Watford High Street. Watford Junction to Berkhamstead and return. Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. St Albans City to Farringdon.

Went to London to go on some smaller lines in north London and to visit Berkhamstead to take photos of a colourful bridge there over the Grand Union Canal for inclusion in my next book on bridges - Britain's Inland Road Bridges. All the journeys went well with no hold ups and we made our connections ok.