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Waterloo Station in south London is the busiest station in the UK and one of the busiest in Europe. The station was named after the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo's 24 platforms serve the central south of England. Waterloo is also a very busy hub for London Underground with 4 underground lines the Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo and The Waterloo City line. Underneath the clock at Waterloo is a favourite meeting point for people
Historic Waterloo village Georgian style home on a hill, as seen from the railbed.
It began life as The Bean Tavern, built back in 1793. A central structure of The Waterloo Historic District within Warner, New Hampshire.
I can't believe it was just over forty years ago when I was working at Waterloo, and took a lunchtime trip to Clapham Junction to travel on one of the brand new British Rail class 455 units in the then standard blue and grey livery.
Now in the twilight of their years, South Western Railway unit 455 568 has emerged in a retro version of that livery, albeit with full grey doors to meet modern requirements.
Here the latest 'celebrity' unit sits at the buffers in platform 3 at Waterloo, having arrived with the 05.25 service from Guildford via Epsom. Internally the unit is the same as all other 455s, but the external colours provide a blast back to the 1980s when I first saw these units enter public service on the former Central and South Western Divisions of the old Southern Region.
Waterloo Monument
The Waterloo Monument near Ancrum in the Scottish Borders is a 150 foot tower, built between 1817 and 1824 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. It was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, after the original monument designed by William Burn collapsed.
The monument stands on Peniel Heugh, OS ref: NT 653263, a hill between Ancrum and Nisbet, Roxburghshire. Although technically on private land, walkers may park at the Harestanes Visitor Centre and then follow the marked walk to the top of the hill. The tower is not open to the public, however a sign just beyond the locked metal grill at the base of the tower can be seen inside, warning that visitors enter at their own risk. Inside the Monument is a spiral staircase which leads up to the balcony at the top. The balcony encircles the top of the monument.
On 1 May 2011, a temporary zip wire was erected at the monument as part of a fundraising event for the Anthony Nolan charity. The zip wire, built by Vertical Events, is believed to be the longest ever set up in the UK and was 1,500 feet (460 m) long
Wessex Electrics are back! With lenghtening shadows, 442408 + 442403 depart from Waterloo, with the 1848 to Poole.
50030 "Repulse" is glimpsed from a departing Portsmouth harbour train at Waterloo on the morning of 31 July 1991.
Waterloo train station, as see from the revolving London Eye.
Check out my London Eye set for more perspectives on this amazing bit of engineering and design: www.flickr.com/photos/sewerdoc/sets/72157627613036803/
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