Mortmeister
@mortmeister.bsky.social
Engineer, Armourer & Veteran. Lego Addict.
We’re only here once, might as well enjoy life!
All views & opinions my own, not those of my employer.
We’re only here once, might as well enjoy life!
All views & opinions my own, not those of my employer.
Great autumnal weather in Cornwall today, all taken around the Trerulefoot area:
43 093 Berkeley Castle - 2P18 Penzance-Plymouth
802 011 - 2C51 Exeter-Penzance
66 093 - 6V76 Westbury-Goonbarrow Imerys empties
43 189 Launceston Castle - 2P90 Penzance-Plymouth
43 093 Berkeley Castle - 2P18 Penzance-Plymouth
802 011 - 2C51 Exeter-Penzance
66 093 - 6V76 Westbury-Goonbarrow Imerys empties
43 189 Launceston Castle - 2P90 Penzance-Plymouth
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Great autumnal weather in Cornwall today, all taken around the Trerulefoot area:
43 093 Berkeley Castle - 2P18 Penzance-Plymouth
802 011 - 2C51 Exeter-Penzance
66 093 - 6V76 Westbury-Goonbarrow Imerys empties
43 189 Launceston Castle - 2P90 Penzance-Plymouth
43 093 Berkeley Castle - 2P18 Penzance-Plymouth
802 011 - 2C51 Exeter-Penzance
66 093 - 6V76 Westbury-Goonbarrow Imerys empties
43 189 Launceston Castle - 2P90 Penzance-Plymouth
Freightliner 66418 Patriot leading and 66594 NYK Spirit of Kyoto at the rear with the 6Y97 08:34 St.Erth>Westbury Down TC Engineering working heading across the Royal Albert Bridge from Saltash.
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Freightliner 66418 Patriot leading and 66594 NYK Spirit of Kyoto at the rear with the 6Y97 08:34 St.Erth>Westbury Down TC Engineering working heading across the Royal Albert Bridge from Saltash.
Some rare visitors to the UK in Plymouth this morning. Algerian corvette ANS Adhafer conducting boarding training at anchor, while Portuguese submarine NRP Tridente heads into Devonport after a week with FOST.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Some rare visitors to the UK in Plymouth this morning. Algerian corvette ANS Adhafer conducting boarding training at anchor, while Portuguese submarine NRP Tridente heads into Devonport after a week with FOST.
@warshipcam.bsky.social @wrightyswarships.bsky.social
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Today’s 1Z31 Dorridge-Penzance ‘Statesman’ passing through Plymouth with an immaculate pair of vintage Class 47s.
D1924 was so clean you could have eaten off her running gear!
D1924 was so clean you could have eaten off her running gear!
October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today’s 1Z31 Dorridge-Penzance ‘Statesman’ passing through Plymouth with an immaculate pair of vintage Class 47s.
D1924 was so clean you could have eaten off her running gear!
D1924 was so clean you could have eaten off her running gear!
66054 approaching Plymouth with the 6M53 Parkandillack-Cliffe Vale Imerys working.
Got to love a ‘shed’ in the sunshine!
Got to love a ‘shed’ in the sunshine!
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
66054 approaching Plymouth with the 6M53 Parkandillack-Cliffe Vale Imerys working.
Got to love a ‘shed’ in the sunshine!
Got to love a ‘shed’ in the sunshine!
Nice to see something powerful on the railway in Devon this morning.
66951 leading 66515 with the 6Y97 Burngullow-Hincksey engineering working.
66951 leading 66515 with the 6Y97 Burngullow-Hincksey engineering working.
October 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Nice to see something powerful on the railway in Devon this morning.
66951 leading 66515 with the 6Y97 Burngullow-Hincksey engineering working.
66951 leading 66515 with the 6Y97 Burngullow-Hincksey engineering working.
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Day 9: proper mountains 😀
We’re heading out of cellphone range, so updates will pause for a couple of days. See you when we come down 😘
We’re heading out of cellphone range, so updates will pause for a couple of days. See you when we come down 😘
August 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Day 9: proper mountains 😀
We’re heading out of cellphone range, so updates will pause for a couple of days. See you when we come down 😘
We’re heading out of cellphone range, so updates will pause for a couple of days. See you when we come down 😘
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this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.
June 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.
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June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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America what the hell are you doing to your own people at the behest of a convicted criminal and his henchmen (and women)?
This is not the action of a civilised developed society.
This is not the action of a civilised developed society.
June 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
America what the hell are you doing to your own people at the behest of a convicted criminal and his henchmen (and women)?
This is not the action of a civilised developed society.
This is not the action of a civilised developed society.
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A petition calling on the UK Government not to increase defence spending has attracted just 611 signatures since it was launched — a number that underscores just how little appetite there is for reversing the rearmament of Britain.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/anti%e2%80%9...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/anti%e2%80%9...
Anti‑defence spending petition stalls at 611 signatures
A petition calling on the UK Government not to increase defence spending has attracted just 611 signatures since it was launched — a number that underscores just how little appetite there is for reversing the rearmament of Britain.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
June 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A petition calling on the UK Government not to increase defence spending has attracted just 611 signatures since it was launched — a number that underscores just how little appetite there is for reversing the rearmament of Britain.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/anti%e2%80%9...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/anti%e2%80%9...
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Maybe James Comey is onto something.
#seashells
#seashells
May 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Maybe James Comey is onto something.
#seashells
#seashells
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May 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Well so much for that “Brexit benefit”.
Really didn’t last long.
Really didn’t last long.
Britain’s tariff burden worse than EU
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes than those from Continent
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Well so much for that “Brexit benefit”.
Really didn’t last long.
Really didn’t last long.
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“⚠️Firefighters are taking to the streets speaking to voters in Runcorn and Helsby with a clear message:
❌Firefighters DO NOT TRUST Reform UK
A Runcorn firefighter says: "Farage pretends to be anti-establishment... but we see through the spin."
❌Firefighters DO NOT TRUST Reform UK
A Runcorn firefighter says: "Farage pretends to be anti-establishment... but we see through the spin."
May 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“⚠️Firefighters are taking to the streets speaking to voters in Runcorn and Helsby with a clear message:
❌Firefighters DO NOT TRUST Reform UK
A Runcorn firefighter says: "Farage pretends to be anti-establishment... but we see through the spin."
❌Firefighters DO NOT TRUST Reform UK
A Runcorn firefighter says: "Farage pretends to be anti-establishment... but we see through the spin."
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Firefighters warn voters about dangers of Reform UK ahead of Runcorn and Helsby by-election
leftfootforward.org/2025/04/fire...
leftfootforward.org/2025/04/fire...
Firefighters warn voters about dangers of Reform UK ahead of Runcorn and Helsby by-election
‘Firefighters do not trust Reform UK, neither should you.’
leftfootforward.org
April 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Firefighters warn voters about dangers of Reform UK ahead of Runcorn and Helsby by-election
leftfootforward.org/2025/04/fire...
leftfootforward.org/2025/04/fire...
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A more accurate definition could not possibly exist!
April 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
A more accurate definition could not possibly exist!
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Buh-bye Tesla, your front man alienated your customers, is super creepy and the cup holders suck. Those of us who drive EV's have found better alternatives.
April 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Buh-bye Tesla, your front man alienated your customers, is super creepy and the cup holders suck. Those of us who drive EV's have found better alternatives.
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Could your family afford to get sick if you vote for Farage and Reform UK?
April 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Could your family afford to get sick if you vote for Farage and Reform UK?
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How about a massive live aid type concert to save democracy ?
Headliners like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Billie Eilish, and international as well U2, Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire…
That would be so awesome.
Donations to go to Amnesty International, ACLU, NGO’s, etc
Headliners like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Billie Eilish, and international as well U2, Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire…
That would be so awesome.
Donations to go to Amnesty International, ACLU, NGO’s, etc
April 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
How about a massive live aid type concert to save democracy ?
Headliners like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Billie Eilish, and international as well U2, Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire…
That would be so awesome.
Donations to go to Amnesty International, ACLU, NGO’s, etc
Headliners like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Billie Eilish, and international as well U2, Rolling Stones, Arcade Fire…
That would be so awesome.
Donations to go to Amnesty International, ACLU, NGO’s, etc