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[…]

Colonel East had a rousing send-off on his departure, perhaps retirement, from Malta in April 1914. He was carried in procession from Mtarfa barracks to[…]

This is a lovely insight into the early days of the Malta Railway from the Globe newspaper in England. Although written in March 1883, it[…]

Valletta station in 1883. This photo is likely to have been taken before the official opening of the Malta Railway, in late February that year.[…]

Għeriexem bridge is arguably the most monumental structure on the Malta Railway. Helping bridge the valley between Mdina and Mtarfa it’s as much architectural as[…]

There are a number of photos of the 1883 opening of the Malta Railway taken on March 1st at Notabile station. It’s interesting to see[…]

This photos is likely to have been taken before the official opening in late February that year. It’s not the first official train to run[…]

Another image courtesy of my friend at the Malta Study Circle. A lovely array of rollingstock awaits departure from Valletta. The small gang of young[…]

Another photo from my friend at the Malta Study Circle. Attard station in a quiet moment, the photographer taking advantage of the lull and standing[…]

Here’s an oddity: Attard railway station as it could have been. Dated 1904, this extravagant and wildly over-ambitious proposal was never pursued, but a more[…]