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G-AGTM 1944 de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide served with the RAF as NF875 Railway Air Services Ltd
Photo taken at Old Warden Shuttleworth
Vintage Aircraft Club Fly In 22nd August 2026
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18th of August 2026
Day 1 of our Holidays in Britanny. A visit to Carnac to see the megaliths.
Halliggye Fogou near St Mawgan, Cornwall
Fogous are iron-age underground dry-stone structures of unknown purpose, found throughout Cornwall.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halliggye_Fogou
Halliggye Fogou near St Mawgan, Cornwall
Fogous are iron-age underground dry-stone structures of unknown purpose, found throughout Cornwall.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halliggye_Fogou
Historic SS Soldek museum ship moored in Gdansk, Poland.
Horses no longer pull this old carriage. it’s just parked in the shed at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Telford, Shropshire.
"Ironías de la vida..."
El Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo fue un ambicioso proyecto ferroviario diseñado para conectar la costa norte de España con el Puerto de Valencia, en el este de la Península Ibérica.
Debido al mal estado de las finanzas del país en los 60, la línea nunca llegó a completarse a falta solo de 47 Km para su finalización en el Puerto de Santander y terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los ferrocarriles 'olvidados' más emblemáticos del país.
La estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada en 1930 como estación base de la línea, el complejo se diseñó para albergar los talleres principales de toda la línea, un importante depósito de locomotoras, oficinas y demás.
"El progreso tiene un extraño sentido del humor."
Cuando se diseñó la línea del Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo, la imponente estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada con un único propósito: albergar al colosal "caballo de hierro", aquella ruidosa bestia de vapor que conectaría Castilla con el Cantábrico.
Décadas después, la profecía se ha cumplido con una fina ironía. La estación finalmente alberga caballos, pero de los de verdad. Hoy, un grupo de equinos auténticos pasta pacíficamente entre los andenes agrietados, usando el acero oxidado como comedero y convirtiendo una costosa infraestructura del futuro en la pradera con diseño industrial más peculiar de la comarca.
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Former Horna-Villarcayo station (Horna, Burgos, Spain)
"Life’s little ironies..."
The Santander-Mediterranean Railway was an ambitious project designed to connect the northern coast of Spain with the Port of Valencia on the eastern side of the Iberian Peninsula.
Due to the country's poor financial situation in the 1960s, the line was never fully completed—falling short by just 47 kilometers before reaching the Port of Santander. As a result, it became one of Spain's most iconic "forgotten" railways.
The Horna-Villarcayo station was planned in 1930 as the line's central hub. The complex was designed to house the main repair shops for the entire railway, a major locomotive depot, offices, and other facilities.
"Progress has a strange sense of humor."
When the Santander-Mediterranean line was first designed, the imposing Horna-Villarcayo station was built with a single purpose: to house the colossal iron horse—that roaring steam beast meant to connect the region of Castile with the Cantabrian Sea.
Decades later, the prophecy has come true with a sharp twist of irony. The station does host horses now, but real ones. Today, a herd of actual horses grazes peacefully among the cracked platforms, using the rusted steel as feeders and turning a costly infrastructure of the future into the most peculiar, industrial-style pasture in the region.
"Ironías de la vida..."
El Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo fue un ambicioso proyecto ferroviario diseñado para conectar la costa norte de España con el Puerto de Valencia, en el este de la Península Ibérica.
Debido al mal estado de las finanzas del país en los 60, la línea nunca llegó a completarse a falta solo de 47 Km para su finalización en el Puerto de Santander y terminó convirtiéndose en uno de los ferrocarriles 'olvidados' más emblemáticos del país.
La estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada en 1930 como estación base de la línea, el complejo se diseñó para albergar los talleres principales de toda la línea, un importante depósito de locomotoras, oficinas y demás.
"El progreso tiene un extraño sentido del humor."
Cuando se diseñó la línea del Ferrocarril Santander-Mediterráneo, la imponente estación de Horna-Villarcayo fue proyectada con un único propósito: albergar al colosal "caballo de hierro", aquella ruidosa bestia de vapor que conectaría Castilla con el Cantábrico.
Décadas después, la profecía se ha cumplido con una fina ironía. La estación finalmente alberga caballos, pero de los de verdad. Hoy, un grupo de equinos auténticos pasta pacíficamente entre los andenes agrietados, usando el acero oxidado como comedero y convirtiendo una costosa infraestructura del futuro en la pradera con diseño industrial más peculiar de la comarca.
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Former Horna-Villarcayo station (Horna, Burgos, Spain)
"Life’s little ironies..."
The Santander-Mediterranean Railway was an ambitious project designed to connect the northern coast of Spain with the Port of Valencia on the eastern side of the Iberian Peninsula.
Due to the country's poor financial situation in the 1960s, the line was never fully completed—falling short by just 47 kilometers before reaching the Port of Santander. As a result, it became one of Spain's most iconic "forgotten" railways.
The Horna-Villarcayo station was planned in 1930 as the line's central hub. The complex was designed to house the main repair shops for the entire railway, a major locomotive depot, offices, and other facilities.
"Progress has a strange sense of humor."
When the Santander-Mediterranean line was first designed, the imposing Horna-Villarcayo station was built with a single purpose: to house the colossal iron horse—that roaring steam beast meant to connect the region of Castile with the Cantabrian Sea.
Decades later, the prophecy has come true with a sharp twist of irony. The station does host horses now, but real ones. Today, a herd of actual horses grazes peacefully among the cracked platforms, using the rusted steel as feeders and turning a costly infrastructure of the future into the most peculiar, industrial-style pasture in the region.
"The Navigators" is an amazing 60 Ft Bronze industrial age fantasy kinetic Sculpture of a ship by the sculptor David Kemp. The sculpture is the centre piece of Hays Galleria on the Southbank of the river Thames in London.
Hays Galleria had been Hays Wharf and dock in the Pool of London between London bridge and Tower bridge, The dock dates back to 1651. As a dock it was known as the "Larder of London" due to the amount of dry foods especially tea that was imported through the dock.
Today the dock is an upmarket shopping area with bars, restaurants and flats / apartments. It's a fabulous place to visit.
