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Look out for GWR trains being diverted to Euston station on Sunday

14-11-2024 19:15 via ianvisits.co.uk

This is something for train nerds to look out for, as this weekend will see the first of many weekends of engineering works that will see GWR trains diverted to Euston station.
GWR train at Euston from previous test trip (c) ianVisits
GWR trains usually run to and from London Paddington station, but this weekend, there are engineering works on the mainline railway at Old Oak Common, closing the line between Ealing Broadway and Paddington.
Most GWR services from the west of England will terminate

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Tickets Alert: Tweed Run 2025 tickets on sale now

14-11-2024 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Fancy a charming jaunt around the sights of London in a decorous style becoming of the Edwardian upper middle classes?
(c) ianVisits
Then the annual Tweed Run is for you — around 400 people on safety bikes and some more dubious contraptions come together for a jolly fine day out perambulating around the city.
A spot of English tea, a picnic, and a chance to show people how cycling is supposed to be done — in style, with politeness, and with a notable lack of flashing lights (a davy l

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Euston Station deteriorates to the point of needing bands to hold its columns together

14-11-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Euston station is back in the news after the Rail Minister, Lord Hendy, admitted that it had deteriorated to the point that temporary bands had to be placed around the columns holding the roof up to stop its marble cladding from falling off.
Euston station with the ads switched off (c) ianVisits
When it opened in 1968, the thin steel columns clad in marble were one of the engineering triumphs of the station, opening up far more space for people to wait for trains on the concourse. However, a sta

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British Museum receives £1 billion donation of Chinese ceramics

14-11-2024 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

A collection of Chinese ceramics worth around £1 billion, considered to be the most significant of its type outside China, has been donated to the British Museum. It’s also likely the largest donation ever made to the museum.
The collection won’t have to move far though as it’s already on display inside the museum, having been on long-term loan since 2009.
British Museum Room 95 (c) ianVisits
The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art is a collection started by the bank

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