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[…]

Back in October my visit to the former upper station building at Notabile station concerned me. Having been derelict and in decline for years, work[…]

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[…]

It’s been recorded, photographed several times, but is it more than it looks? It’s a tall rivetted cylinder at the back of the engineering works[…]

Since this post was published, new evidence has surfaced. Whilst generally supporting the theories described here, important amendments have now been made, adding to our[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

The historic photo above showing the nearly complete Malta Railway has long been stated as being the cutting west of Attard, but this identification now[…]