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Category Archives: Salisbury
Milestones and Train Crashes
This week I was down with my usual seasonal sinusitis so have been somewhat in the doldrums with a foggy brain and a tight chest. My first thought was “Covid” and I contacted work and was advised to get my … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Hobbies and Interests, London, Personal, Retrospective, Salisbury, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Covid19, derailment, Fisherton Tunnel, London, Pandemic, Portsmouth, Salisbury, Southampton, train, train accident
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Photo Essay: Just in Time
I won’t say I am an expert on clocks, but I do appreciate the engineering that goes on inside one. Many years ago I used to work for Transnet in Germiston and I was responsible for the very decrepit station … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Heritage, London, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Salisbury, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, Wiltshire
Tagged Big Ben, Clock, Gloucestershire, High Street, Jubilee, London, Salisbury, Southampton, Surbiton, Tewkesbury, Weymouth
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