Recent content by plod

Fog may be a minor issue now, but it was not always so. The second worst accident of the British Rail era was the direct result of thick fog - at Lewisham in December 1957 - with 90 fatalities. Services were already badly disrupted due to the conditions when a steam hauled Cannon Street -...

Brighton - Eastbourne on the 13X is a spectacular ride, especially over Beachy Head, and compares well with the inland route the railway follows. But it takes about three times longer.

Some thoughts on Rugby. You don't say what sort of property you are looking for but there are a lot of new houses (2 bed starter homes up to 4 bed 'executive' style) being built on the old GEC site just north of the station - very easy walking distance. The area to the south isn't especially...