The clank of the semaphore signal is a rare aural hangover from the Victorian age. Yet it’s still an essential, if anachronistic, part of our mainline railway system, for a few short years or even months longer at least. Express trains from Paddington on the main line between Llanelli and Carmarthen. west of Swansea, are… Continue reading
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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 →