Since first publishing a new analysis of the evidence for the ‘lift bridge’ in the Floriana railway tunnel, new information has come to light. From a private[…]

Back in 2009, two transport enthusiasts, Mac Head and Keith Till were lucky enough to see inside the former Malta Railway workshops at Hamrun. We’ve[…]

Something of a curve-ball for the history of the Malta Railway has appeared recently on the internet; a new historical photo has emerged of engine[…]

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[…]

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.[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

As the Malta Railway entered the rugged rural landscape uphill from San Salvatore its character changed. It became relentlessly steep, picking its way field-by field[…]

A detailed record drawing of the digging of Floriana tunnel helps understand how it was engineered. The original drawing uses a colour code to track[…]