8 October 1952: A series of collisions involving three trains at Harrow and Wealdstone station killed 112 people and injured more than 340 others.
It remains Britain's worst peacetime rail crash. #History #Railways #UK

Today's blog. Back on UK rails but things didn't quite go the plan (again). Still, I'll be home tomorrow and going nowhere for a little while. paulbigland.blog/2026/10/07/h... #railways #photography #travel
Wanted. Railway Modeller magazine for November 1959. All issues of interest. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #hobby #craft #railwaymodeller #railways railmags.org
Wanted. Railway Modeller magazine for July 1965 and October 1965. All issues of interest. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #hobby #craft #railwaymodeller #railways railmags.org
Wanted. Railway Modeller magazine for June 1968. All issues of interest. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #hobby #craft #railwaymodeller #railways railmags.org
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Wanted. Railway Modeller magazine for November 1970. All issues of interest. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #hobby #craft #railwaymodeller #railways railmags.org
My last grand tour blog. Back in the UK - with a little hiccup on the way! paulbigland.blog/2026/10/06/t... #railways #photography #travel
The beautifully kept Birmingham Moor St station with a service to Leamington Spa waiting at platform 4 05-10-26 #railways #trains #railphotography #trainphotography #photography
When you take the bend too fast and just clip the kerb!
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Sonning Cutting
Oil on Canvas. 20" x 16"
Prints of this are available at - www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/...
On this day in 1826, the first train ran on the Granite Railway in Massachusetts, one of the first railroads in North America. It hauled granite for the Bunker Hill Monument.
Too few freight trains cause problems on Danish high-speed line #denmark #railways #transport
Wanted. Railway Bylines magazines from May 2024 upwards. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #nostalgia #railways #history #hobby #railwaymodelling #RailMags railmags.org
Wanted. Great Western Railway Journal magazines. All issues required but especially issues No.20 to No.26. We can collect. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #gwr #heritage #railways #history #nostalgia railmags.org
Wanted. 1955 Railway Modeller magazines. All issues. We can collect. Also interested in other railway magazines/books and other transport books. #railwaymodeller #modelrailways #hobby #craft #railways railmags.org
My penultimate grand tour blog. paulbigland.blog/2026/10/06/t... #railways #photography #travel