The holiday express: in 2021 there were no through trains from Paddington to Tenby and West Wales on summer Saturdays, breaking a link which has endured with only a few gaps since the days of Queen Victoria. “If there be any one train more than another, the sight of which stirs the patriotic pride of an enthusiastic… Continue reading
Posts tagged Pembrokeshire
How Pembrokeshire was shunted into a siding
It’s a long way from London to Pembrokeshire, so if you didn’t have too much to carry, you might fancy a nice through train from Paddington to, say, Tenby, famous old resort. And until 2019 you could do just that. Four and a half hours of Co2-busting ease, bypassing the holiday jams. But not any… Continue reading →
Pembrokeshire beach stars in new Harry Potter movie
There is a so much menace in Harry Potter films these days (“Nowhere is safe” is the slogan on the poster for the final film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, depicting our anxious hero superimposed against the London Eye). So it’s a great relief to see them arrive at a location in the film… Continue reading →