We’re hugely grateful to Howard Sprenger of Kestrel Railway Books for sending us a previously unknown photo of the Malta Railway (above). It’s a lovely[…]

Some unashamed use of Ai here. The intention behind this gallery was to give some life to some historic monochrome views, and to bring some[…]

Two photographers were out on the 28th February 1883 to record the inauguration of the Malta Railway. The sequence of photographs they took of the[…]

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[…]

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[…]

This post was first published on the Malta Railway Facebook Page in October 2024. Subsequently, an image of No. 3 has been identified. The Malta[…]

After A LOT of wrangling with various apps, I’ve animated the first six hours of operation of the railway. This starts at 4:20 in the[…]

A new view to me. Locomotive No.1, probably in April 1927 when photographs were taken for publication in the Locomotive Magazine later that year. The[…]