Malta Railway Blog
Here you’ll find all the latest news and discoveries. There’s plenty to see, including many research updates covering investigations that have helped inform the main pages on this site, and odd stories that we’ve not been able to fit in elsewhere. Have fun exploring.
A Tale of two Hamruns
One wonders how the original Malta Railway company managed to operate with such basic facilities at its main depot. The engine shed wasn’t large enough[…]
Wartime survivor at Hamrun
Another new photo from my friend at the Malta Study Circle. This is staff and boys of the Technical School in Hamrun posed on the[…]
Signalling the railway
Timmy Zammit and I have been chatting about the signals on the Malta Railway. There were supposed to be two, one each on Harmrun and[…]
Malta Railway enthusiast recreates 3D digital model of Hamrun Station
In August 2024, Malta Today published a story covering my reconstructions of Hamrun Station. [WATCH] Malta railway enthusiast recreates 3D digital model of Ħamrun station
The Railway Magazine report from 1912
These precious photos of the Malta Railway come from an historical copy of the British journal The Railway Magazine. Published 1912, the March edition included[…]
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