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By boat to Puffin Island – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 12 Day 3 of The Welsh Dragon and we board the Island Princess for our voyage by boat to Puffin Island. The sun is shining, the sea is calm and the boat is at the end of the pier. Click on a … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep. 12 By boat to Puffin Island" The post UKRJ S1 Ep. 12 By boat to Puffin Island appeared first on T...

Beaumaris Castle – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 11 Day 3 of The Welsh Dragon and we board our coaches after a leisurely breakfast, I’m heading to Beaumaris Castle because I’m swapping the train for a coach, a castle and a boat today. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs that accompany … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 11 Beaumaris Castle" The...

Through the West Midlands to Crewe – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 10 The second day of The Welsh Dragon continues as we continue our journey through the West Midlands to Crewe. We are not following the planned route along the Welsh coast because someone crashed into a bridge. Instead we are taking … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 10 Through the West Midlands to Crewe" The po...

Day 2 – We start our Mystery Tour – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 9 The second day of The Welsh Dragon begins in Shrewsbury station where we start our Mystery Tour. Sadly we are not following the planned route along the Welsh coast because someone has crashed into a bridge. We are … Continue reading "Day 2 We start our Mystery Tour UKRJ S1 Ep09" The post Day 2 We star...

We reach Shrewsbury and head for our hotels – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 8 The first day of The Welsh Dragon ends as we reach Shrewsbury and head for our hotels. For the last few hours we’ve been having dinner and travelling along the Welsh Marches line on our journey towards Shrewsbury. … Continue reading "We reach Shrewsbury – UKRJ S1 Ep08" The post We reac...

Along the Severn and on to the Welsh Marches Line – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 7 Our journey continues as we travel along the Severn and on to the Welsh Marches Line. The first part of our journey is on the Gloucester to Newport line. We pass over Maindee junction near Newport and … Continue reading "Along the Severn UKRJ S1 Ep07" The post Along the Severn UKRJ S1 E...

In and around Gloucester – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 6 In this episode our journey continues as we travel along the Golden Valley line through Stonehouse station and on to Gloucester. We have a few hours in Gloucester whilst the crew services our train. We then take the Gloucester to Newport line … Continue reading "In and around Gloucester – UKRJ S1 Ep 06" The po...

From Challow to Stroud – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 5 In this episode we continue our journey and travel from our water stop at Challow to Stroud. Our journey takes us along the Golden Valley line. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs that accompany this podcast: Our water stop: A … Continue reading "From Challow to Stroud – UKRJ S1 Ep 05" The...

From Reading to Wantage Road – Series 1 – Episode 4 In this episode we continue our journey travelling from Reading to Wantage Road. Our journey takes us west, through towns and the countryside, over bridges as we cross rivers. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs that accompany this podcast: The Sonning Cutting: … Continue reading "From Reading to Wantage R...

Across the London border and on towards Reading – UK Rail Journeys – Series 1 – Episode 3 We continue our journey and go across the London border and on towards Reading. Our journey takes us west, first through the suburbs and then on towards the countryside, over famous bridges across rivers. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ … Continue reading "Across the London bor...

The Welsh Dragon departs – UK Rail Journeys – Series 1 – Episode 2 Paddington Station: The Welsh Dragon departs after our Guard, Paul, blows his whistle, waves his green flag and the signal changes to green giving us the ‘road’.  We listen as Mayflower starts to pull us out of London’s Paddington station and our … Continue reading "The Welsh Drag...

The Welsh Dragon from Paddington – UK Rail Journeys – Series 1 – Episode 1 Paddington Station: In ‘The Welsh Dragon from Paddington’ I start with a look around this amazing Grade 1 Listed railway station. Simon Jenkins, in his book ‘Britain’s 100 Best Railway Stations’* awards it 5 stars and starts his description by … Continue reading "The Wel...