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 the station throat at its east end.
Whilst the line of the track has been built-up with houses on one side and a stadium on the other, there are still parts of the embankment that retain the stone corbelling details recorded in the 1970s or 80s.
This remnant was hidden on the south side of the line, visible only after the demolition of the adjacent building. We’re grateful to the contractor who took such an interest in the railway and helped us find more.
Shortly beyond this, a largely forgotten underpass still survives. These narrow underpasses were originally designed for farmers to access fields on either side of the track, or vicolo for agricultural use.
The north side of this one now accesses the premises of the football stadium. On the south it is still accessible down narrow back alleys, and retains much of its original appearance, or at lest that recorded in the 1960s.
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