| As well as the trains, I've always been interested in those things which give the railway its atmosphere, especially those which are of historic interest or which will soon disappear. So here is a collection of photos showing stations, signal boxes, signals and other aspects of the railway enviroment. |
The champagne bar 3072x2304 02.02.08_Stp03.JPG |
The magnificently restored trainshed at St Pancras 3072x2304 02.02.08_St_P_01.JPG |
The town end of the trainshed 3072x2304 02.02.08_St_P_02.JPG |
The main concourse 2304x3072 02.02.08_St_P_04.JPG |
The station clock is an exact copy of the origional 3072x2304 02.02.08_St_P_05.JPG |
looking towards the country end 3072x2304 02.02.08_St_P_06.JPG |
eurostar at St Pancras 3072x2304 02.02.08_St_P_07.JPG |
Sir Betjeman Statue 2304x3072 02.02.08_St_P_08.JPG |
Sir John Betjeman surveys the roof he helped to save from demolition in the 1960's 2304x3072 02.02.08_St_P_09.JPG |
Detail of windows & roof 3072x2304 02.02.08_St_P_10.JPG |
Booking office doorway 2304x3072 02.02.08_St_P_11.JPG |
Detail of roof truss 2304x3072 02.02.08_St_P_12.JPG |
Makers plate from Butterley Ironworks 2304x3072 02.02.08_St_p_13.JPG |
Another view of the trainshed 3072x2304 02.02.08_st_p_14.JPG |
Another view of the concourse 3072x2304 02.02.08_st_p_15.JPG |
booking office wntrance 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_16.JPG |
The Meeting Place statue 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_18.JPG |
The clock & restored roof 3072x2304 02.02.08_st_p_19.JPG |
Main carriage entrance 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_20.JPG |
carriage entrance 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_21.JPG |
Detail of iron work in the carriage entrance 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_22.JPG |
Detail of carving in the carriage entrance 3072x2304 02.02.08_st_p_24.JPG |
Marble column with decorated capital in the carriage entrance 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_25.JPG |
Detail of carving in the carriage entrance 3072x2304 02.02.08_st_p_26.JPG |
Looking from the carriage entrance into the trainshed 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_27.JPG |
Another angle 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_29.JPG |
Meeting Place statue against the trainshed roof 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_30.JPG |
A view from the steps down to the underground Stn 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_31.JPG |
The clock tower 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_33.JPG |
Wrought iron gates at the pedestrian entrance 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_34.JPG |
St Pancras Hotel seen from outside Kings Cross Stn 2304x3072 02.02.08_st_p_35.JPG |
Britannia stands guard over the station 2304x3072 02.0208_st_p_32.JPG |
Inside the main entrance 2304x3072 020208_st_p_28.JPG |
Addlestone Goods Shed, LSWR seen in 1978. 671x675 ad001.JPG.jpg |
Addlestone goods shed. Demolished in the 1980s to make way for a supermarket 1000x980 ad002.JPG.jpg |
Alton Stn LSWR 1980 2040x1325 alt001.JPG.jpg |
