New interpretation of Floriana’s hidden history

Since we first published this article new evidence has come to light. It supports much of what we merely guessed at here, but with some[…]

Malta Railway II – Rapid Light Transport

At the old station in Birkirkara last week, the Government of Malta recently went live with a bold new strategy to transport: Malta in Motion.[…]

St Rocco Races reveals more

This photo was sold as a 1950s view of races at Notabile, but is in fact the St Rocco races held in August outside the[…]

6 hours in 70 seconds: Malta Railway trains in 1908

After A LOT of wrangling with various apps, I’ve animated the first six hours of operation of the railway. This starts at 4:20 in the[…]

Heading Home

This is an undated but important view looking up Racecourse Road towards Saqqajja Hill. A karozzin waits for fares while several others are already half[…]

Posed over Princess Melita Road

Yet another brilliant and informative historic photo of the Malta Railway has just turned up out of the blue. It shows the view looking north[…]

At the fringes of the fortifications

This 1975 photo shows the Malta Railway crossing out of the Floriana Lines, albeit long after the trains last ran. The glacis was backfilled and[…]

Notable new view of Notabile

We’ve recently been sent an amazing photo, one new to the history of the Malta Railway. We’re indebted to Robert Galea-Naudi for his permission to[…]

Hamrun survivals

There are a few bits of the Malta Railway still hidden about Hamrun. These photographs show two important fragments surviving from the railway embankment at[…]

A tale of two stations (or more)

Floriana station remains the most enigmatic and elusive feature of the Malta Railway. It was the second underground station on the line after Valletta, supposedly[…]