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Bradshaw

From Bradshaw, the companion guide to On Our Lines
Welcome to Bradshaw
200 Years of Train Travel

Introduction

Bradshaw is the On Our Lines knowledge base, so-named after pioneering railway publisher George Bradshaw. It's the ultimate companion to the main On Our Lines adventures, offering more detail, exclusive behind-the-scenes content and a whole host of other handy information about our trips. And the best part is that, because it's a wiki, anyone can edit the information contained within - your thoughts, your feedback and even your own experiences - especially if you've come out on a trip with us!

Stations of the Month

Every month we randomly choose seventeen stations situated across Great Britain and eighteen stations situated across the Benelux region, and challenge you to visit them! The pick for April 2025 is below, and you can find out more, including how to enter and all of the previous stations, by heading to Stations of the Month!

Category Station System Entries
Great Britain
East Midlands Hadfield National Rail None
East of England Cromer National Rail None
London Deptford National Rail None
Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire St Helens Central National Rail None
Northern England Brierfield National Rail None
Scotland Kingsknowe National Rail None
South Central England Tilehurst National Rail None
South East England Bekesbourne National Rail None
South West England Worle National Rail None
Wales Ninian Park National Rail None
West Midlands Wylde Green National Rail None
Yorkshire and the Humber Sowerby Bridge National Rail None
London Underground and DLR Island Gardens Docklands Light Railway None
Trams and Light Rail Little Bispham Blackpool tramway None
Heritage Nantmor Welsh Highland Railway None
Hills, Cliffs and Mountains No selection this month.
Bonus Porthmadog Harbour Welsh Highland Railway None
Netherlands
Northern Netherlands Uithuizermeeden Nederlandse Spoorwegen None
Central Netherlands Utrecht Lunetten Nederlandse Spoorwegen None
Western Netherlands Leiden Centraal Nederlandse Spoorwegen None
Southern Netherlands Boxtel Nederlandse Spoorwegen None
Netherlands Metro Slinge Rotterdam Metro None
Netherlands Trams Statenkwartier Haagse tram None
Bonus Netherlands Kropswolde Nederlandse Spoorwegen None
Belgium
Eastern Flanders Sint-Truiden NMBS/SNCB None
Western Flanders Belsele NMBS/SNCB None
Central Belgium Delta NMBS/SNCB None
Eastern Wallonia Sart-Bernard NMBS/SNCB None
Western Wallonia Bierset-Awans NMBS/SNCB None
Belgium Metro Montgomery / Montgomery Brussels Metro None
Belgium Trams Ma Campagne Brussels Trams None
Bonus Belgium Huy NMBS/SNCB None
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Kautenbach CFL None
Luxembourg Trams Leschte Steiwer/Dernier Sol Luxtram None
Bonus Luxembourg Drauffelt CFL None

Picture of the Month

Every month we highlight a different photograph taken by a member of the On Our Lines community! The winning entry is chosen by our Discord staff and Patreons, and is displayed across our social media and Internet platforms for the following month. Find out more, and how to submit your own images, at Picture of the Month.

We return to Europe this month, with this wide angle capture of the cathedral-like Antwerpen Centraal station by @jarley.

Latest news

Keep up with the latest news from the On Our Lines community here, including publication of new editions of our newsletter, The Traffic Circular. You can also keep up to date with the latest news by joining our Discord here or by signing up to our mailing list here.


Upcoming events

Want to meet up with other members from the On Our Lines community? We hold regular events up and down the country to share our collective love of transport! With events for all tastes, folks and budgets, we look forward to seeing you On Our Lines soon!

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Systems of the Year

Why not visit one of our randomly selected rail transit systems from around the world? There's a new Systems of the Year pick every month, for a total of 12 different systems each valid for entries for one year!

System Location Valid from Valid to Entries
Glasgow Subway Glasgow, Scotland January 2025 December 2025 @finneyonatrain, @callmeflick
Munich S-Bahn Munich, Germany January 2025 January 2026 None
Het Antwerpse tramnet Antwerp, Belgium January 2025 February 2026 @jarley, @zootfish
Métro de Paris Paris, France April 2025 March 2026 None

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