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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 11h

I realised this morning that the thumbnail for my recent video may have accidentally been a bit misleading. I meant it as "the first nationalised *Greater Anglia* train"

Thought it made sense in my head, but then again, this is why getting lots of peoples' opinions is far better!
Fixed now! Sorry!

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 1d

New video!!
I went to Norwich station to see the unit for the first nationalised Greater Anglia service! (Featuring an interview with the Secretary of State for Transport!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwM7...

Greater Anglia Has Been Nationalised!

YouTube video by Nick Badley

www.youtube.com

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 5d

NEW VIDEO! (Yes I know I'm a bit late, hush!)
I went to the East Midlands to try and scout out some refurbished Class 170s!

youtu.be/MQksPMhZX_o

I Rode Newly Refurbished Trains!

YouTube video by Nick Badley

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 6d

Went there on a school trip in Year 7. The teachers were brave letting fifty 12-year-olds roam freely round a German town.

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 9d

NEW VIDEO!
I tested how much faster East West Rail will be when it opens, by travelling between Bicester and Bletchley by existing transport connections!

youtu.be/k8U8a8aTTTo

How Much Faster is East West Rail?

YouTube video by Nick Badley

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 13d

New video!!
I went to use an incredibly realistic Class 700 driving simulator! (And fail miserably at being a competent train driver)

youtu.be/MtLn6eJ4UyI

I Drove a REALISTIC Train Driver Simulator!

YouTube video by Nick Badley

youtu.be

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 14d

Images you can hear

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 15d

2 weeks until I am forced to give up Windows 10 🙃

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 17d

I went to every station on the St Albans Abbey Line!

youtu.be/l03PbymDiQo

A Small Railway Line in Hertfordshire

YouTube video by Nick Badley

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 21d

New video!!!
I walked the abandoned Garw Valley Line in South Wales!
youtu.be/O3XGmOuFNSw

I Walked Along an ABANDONED Railway

YouTube video by Nick Badley

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 23d

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 23d

Used it 3 times. Am still yet to be successful 😭

Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 24d

I downloaded Balatro.
If my upload frequency decreases in the near future, you know why.

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 24d

Oh, and also Dyffryn Ardudwy and Talybont also aren't request stops anymore!

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 24d

Entwistle, Ferryside and Kidwelly also aren't request stops anymore I think!

Dockyard is a funny one, as its not a request stop when served by IETs or HSTs. Otherwise it is.

Similarly for the Pembroke Dock line. None are request stops for the GWR Summer Saturday specials. But are for TfW.

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 24d

Went on my first ever Hidden London tour last night! Piccadilly Circus disused passageways and lift shafts. Brilliant!

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 25d

New video!!!
I went to every station that lies on the Prime Meridian! And also burst a bubble about the Greenwich Observatory.
youtu.be/cluNKvPoAsY

Every Railway Station That Lies on the Prime Meridian

YouTube video by Nick Badley

youtu.be

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 27d

Every station in Greater London ✅️

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 28d

Hooray! YouTube has now added Title A/B testing as well! Been wanting this for ages!

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · 29d

Marry, I did forget to post this on Bluesky erewhile, being much beset with business! Prithee, forgive me! But verily, I didst ride the Shakespeare line and did visit divers of its stations!

youtu.be/RtMnI-xBU7M

The Railway That Lost all its Request Stops

YouTube video by Nick Badley

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · Sep 14

I may have unlocked a new hobby in looking round new-build showhomes despite having no intent on buying a house in the area.

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · Sep 13

NEW VIDEO!
I rode a rather unique bus route on the South coast of England!

youtu.be/749hXVXyiQg

Britain's Most Unique Bus Journey?

YouTube video by Nick Badley

youtu.be

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · Sep 11

Been editing a video that requires a little bit of voiceover. Except the last 3 days I've had a cold followed by a slight touch of laryngitis. This is.. a bit of an issue.

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · Sep 9

NEW VIDEO!
I travelled, using public transport, to the Southernmost Point of mainland UK!

youtu.be/zdaLqce3F1Q

I Travelled to the Southernmost Point of Britain

YouTube video by Nick Badley

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Nick Badley @nickbadley.com · Sep 8

I graduated!

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