Quite a decent departure 🚂
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Quite a decent departure 🚂
Sometimes you’re in the right place at the right time 🙂
In this case platform 11 of Reading station in time to catch 34028 ‘Eddystone’ on a trip to Bath and Bristol.
In this case platform 11 of Reading station in time to catch 34028 ‘Eddystone’ on a trip to Bath and Bristol.
November 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Sometimes you’re in the right place at the right time 🙂
In this case platform 11 of Reading station in time to catch 34028 ‘Eddystone’ on a trip to Bath and Bristol.
In this case platform 11 of Reading station in time to catch 34028 ‘Eddystone’ on a trip to Bath and Bristol.
I think you were probably only about 5. But we had a fun day out in Scarbados with steam haulage both ways. And we got the badges to prove it!
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I think you were probably only about 5. But we had a fun day out in Scarbados with steam haulage both ways. And we got the badges to prove it!
This #BlackFiveDay I think it’s time we went back to Leeds station and the summer of 1984 with LMS Stanier 5MT 5305 and the Scarborough Spa Express.
Happy times indeed 🙂
Happy times indeed 🙂
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This #BlackFiveDay I think it’s time we went back to Leeds station and the summer of 1984 with LMS Stanier 5MT 5305 and the Scarborough Spa Express.
Happy times indeed 🙂
Happy times indeed 🙂
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, I rest my case:
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, I rest my case:
Not sure why I decided to leave my cosy dining room today… ❄️🙂
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Not sure why I decided to leave my cosy dining room today… ❄️🙂
Spotted on our walk this afternoon🐴
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spotted on our walk this afternoon🐴
The green one does look like a glass of dilute Fairy Liquid though when you add water. 🤷♂️
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The green one does look like a glass of dilute Fairy Liquid though when you add water. 🤷♂️
Might have to get out for a walk this weekend if the weather stays dry-ish. It’d be rude not to when we have autumn colours like this just up the road. 🍂
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Might have to get out for a walk this weekend if the weather stays dry-ish. It’d be rude not to when we have autumn colours like this just up the road. 🍂
Gentle stroll through the woods in Oxfordshire this afternoon. Beautiful colours on the beech trees near Exlade Street, off the A4074 - definite food for the soul 🙂
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Gentle stroll through the woods in Oxfordshire this afternoon. Beautiful colours on the beech trees near Exlade Street, off the A4074 - definite food for the soul 🙂
Whoever thought of this is a genius!
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Whoever thought of this is a genius!
Does anyone know what this strange prismatic cloud effect is called? 🌈🌤️
Spotted this morning in the sky above Christchurch Meadows in #Reading this morning.
Spotted this morning in the sky above Christchurch Meadows in #Reading this morning.
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Does anyone know what this strange prismatic cloud effect is called? 🌈🌤️
Spotted this morning in the sky above Christchurch Meadows in #Reading this morning.
Spotted this morning in the sky above Christchurch Meadows in #Reading this morning.
Had a fun time at the Slough & Windsor Railway Society Model Railway exhibition yesterday. I was operating our club layout Wokingham for the first time.
Do check out the show if you’re in the area today: www.swrs.co.uk/swrsweb/html...
#BSMRGUK
Do check out the show if you’re in the area today: www.swrs.co.uk/swrsweb/html...
#BSMRGUK
October 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Had a fun time at the Slough & Windsor Railway Society Model Railway exhibition yesterday. I was operating our club layout Wokingham for the first time.
Do check out the show if you’re in the area today: www.swrs.co.uk/swrsweb/html...
#BSMRGUK
Do check out the show if you’re in the area today: www.swrs.co.uk/swrsweb/html...
#BSMRGUK
Autumn shadows and colours by the Thames in Caversham this morning.
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Autumn shadows and colours by the Thames in Caversham this morning.
Time for a bit of random 1980s nostalgia I reckon.
@richdmay.bsky.social and I with Midland 4F 43924 at Keighley station on the @worthvalley.bsky.social in autumn 1985
📷 G May
@richdmay.bsky.social and I with Midland 4F 43924 at Keighley station on the @worthvalley.bsky.social in autumn 1985
📷 G May
October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Time for a bit of random 1980s nostalgia I reckon.
@richdmay.bsky.social and I with Midland 4F 43924 at Keighley station on the @worthvalley.bsky.social in autumn 1985
📷 G May
@richdmay.bsky.social and I with Midland 4F 43924 at Keighley station on the @worthvalley.bsky.social in autumn 1985
📷 G May
Just missed the sunset last night. But did catch the mist over the meadows by the River Test.
October 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Just missed the sunset last night. But did catch the mist over the meadows by the River Test.
Splendid, if rather soggy, day at the steam gala yesterday.
Thanks @thewatercressline.bsky.social !
Thanks @thewatercressline.bsky.social !
October 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Splendid, if rather soggy, day at the steam gala yesterday.
Thanks @thewatercressline.bsky.social !
Thanks @thewatercressline.bsky.social !
Some pretty spectacular fungi on a walk in the woods today.
September 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Some pretty spectacular fungi on a walk in the woods today.
#ColdplayWembley wasn’t half bad. Thanks Chris and the guys.
August 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#ColdplayWembley wasn’t half bad. Thanks Chris and the guys.
Bucket hats, pints of Hooch and Oasis live. Yesterday was like 1996 all over again. Marvellous!
August 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Bucket hats, pints of Hooch and Oasis live. Yesterday was like 1996 all over again. Marvellous!
Roma Termini. First ever trip on a Frecciarossa 🙂
May 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Roma Termini. First ever trip on a Frecciarossa 🙂
13 years ago today I managed to catch 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ passing through Reading station with its support coach. I like to think the toot on the whistle was for me! 🚂🚉
April 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
13 years ago today I managed to catch 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ passing through Reading station with its support coach. I like to think the toot on the whistle was for me! 🚂🚉
A Slight Case of Overfrothing.
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A Slight Case of Overfrothing.
Superlative afternoon spent flying kites over the Chilterns.
April 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Superlative afternoon spent flying kites over the Chilterns.
Here’s a test freight train climbing the 4% gradient towards ‘Preda’ in N gauge.
March 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Here’s a test freight train climbing the 4% gradient towards ‘Preda’ in N gauge.