Old diesel trains back in use on Southend Pier as new ones break
OLD diesel trains have been pulled out of retirement to ferry passengers along Southend Pier following continued technical problems with the new…
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OLD diesel trains have been pulled out of retirement to ferry passengers along Southend Pier following continued technical problems with the new…
Five glorious Victorian piers you can still visit now From Blackpool to Brighton, Victoriana still rules the waves around Great Britain The Grand Pier sits proudly on the beach at Weston-super-Mare Credit: James D.Morgan/Getty These piers are glorious examples of how early seaside visitors left their mark and where you can sample a slice of history on your summer staycation. Southend Pier Kicking an Essex leg out into the Thames Estuary, Southend Pier has been a big deal for a long time. Its “current” iron incarnation was the longest such structure in the world when it was inaugurat...