Go West young man they said. Well I’m no longer young but I’m heading west nevertheless starting with 166212 to Salisbury.

Two pictures taken eight years apart in 2014 and 2022 on the way past Nine Elms.

Never one to miss a bandwagon, Farage has turned up in Portsmouth to see HMS Dragon which has just left for Cyprus.

Kier for sale, and sold to various trade unions.

On my way to Southampton to see occupational health to plan what will likely be a phased return to work.😀

One from Saturday’s trip down the Abbey Line.

Off on a solo day out on my own for the first time since the leg break, crutches still required though.

Lovely conditions for the return crossing.

Lovely day for a cliff top walk in Sandown.😀

After many years on the District Line in London 484004 has now retired to the Isle of Wight.

A spontaneous trip across the water from Portsmouth starts at the Wightlink terminal today.

The one time I used Ryanair, Stansted to Prestwick on September 11th 2002. Also the only time I've used Prestwick.

Stagecoach E300 27876 at Queen Alexandra Hospital this afternoon.

Board Of Peace = Bored Of Peace.

A quarter of a century already, but never forgotten.

When I'm back at work I might try a jaunty tune for my announcements. #PeptobismolAdvert #Annoying 🎶"We call at Farnborough, Woking, Walton On Thames, Clapham Junction, Waterloo-oo-oo." 🎶

It’s nice to be able to wear both shoes again, not for any significant distance though.

A throwback to the post 9/11 months when many North American based aircraft found work elsewhere, this is Air Canada 767 C-FOCA at Sydney ready for another Tasman transit to Auckland in December 2001.

2405 seen leaving Woking on a chilly February 20th in 1996.

HMS Dauntless arriving into Portsmouth after some Mediterranean manoeuvres.

Island Flyer heading off to Ryde this afternoon.

February 19th through the years. 320307 at Balloch in 1996, 66183 at Newport in 2000, 313215 at Fratton in 2022 and VH-OJP climbing over Wraysbury heading to Heathrow in 2005.

Twenty years ago climbing out of Heathrow on Virgin A340-600 G-VNAP for some winter warmth in Los Angeles on February 16th 2006.

I'm not sure the latest cutbacks to the fire service have been fully thought through.

BA A380 G-XLEL over Portsmouth this morning on the Miami to London flight.

February 13th 2005 was my longest day, all forty three hours of it! I started the day in Sydney, hopped over to Auckland before crossing the Pacific for tea in Los Angeles! Here's N180UA in Sydney, ZK-NBA in Auckland, the wing of 747 ZK-SUI over the Pacific and N840MH at LA.

Home on the bus as the trains are a little delayed at the moment.

Off to Haslemere on our cursed unit to visit my nephew on the gateline and brother in the ticket office.

#MerseysideMonday 150205 & 87002 at Lime Street in July 1996, 507007 at Rock Ferry in March 2012, 508120 at Town Green in December 2022 and at 777018 Fazakerley also in December 2022.

Now looking at a possible seventh prime minister in ten years. We used to be a serious country.

#WorcestershireWednesday 150132 at Droitwich Spa in May 1997, 172214 at Hartlebury in May 2024, 172220 at Hagley in May 2024 and 323205 at Alvechurch in November 2023.

#WiltshireWednesday 43181 at Swindon in April 1987, 59103 at Westbury in February 2025, 158765 at Melksham in June 2024 and 158887 at Dean in May 2023.

Nine years ago today just passing over Vallecrosia on the north west coast of Italy close to the French border while returning from Rome to Gatwick.

701047 arriving at Ewell West this afternoon.

"There's a gun in your hand it's pointing at your head You think you're mad, too unstable Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables In a restaurant in a West Jet town".

Four from February the first through the years. 1394 & 1881 at Southampton heading to Waterloo in 2001, 464.658 on the approach to Roma Termini in 2017, 465190 at Sevenoaks in 2022 and 450072 at Waterloo a year ago today.

Four from a Summer's day in July 1995 while doing an all line rover. 56121 at Peterborough, 86235 at Liverpool Street, 144017 at York and 465026 at Waterloo East. July 23rd 1995.

I didn't know it at the time but this was the last train I was going to work for quite an extended period as the broken leg happened around forty eight hours later, 444036 at Woking on December 28th with the 2032 to Portsmouth Harbour.

First train journey of 2026 at last.😂

A wander around the yard at Bescot on January 27th 1990 featuring 20019, 47117, 58007 and 85109.

Out of the house for the first time since I broke my leg.😀

Schrödinger's carriage, either that or the train is having an existential crisis.

Going through some old pictures earlier, here's a picture of the Gosport Ferry outside the Houses Of Parliament in 2017!

The world's fastest rhino arriving at Heathrow in November last year!

A typical afternoon at Havant Junction back in 1999.

Tuesday starts with a T and so do these lesser known stations! Tile Hill, The Lakes, Trehafod and Town Green!

There's much less colour in the skies these days, white seems to be the de facto base livery for most airlines. It wasn't always like this however, British Midland at Heathrow, United Airlines at Los Angeles, Northwest Airlines at Phoenix and Pacific Blue at Sydney pictured here.

An Iveco bus trundles down Imperiali Fori in the shadow of the Colosseum in Rome back in 2017.

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

A Summer Suffolk day out in June last year. 720115 at Roydon, 720556 at Newport, 720586 at Sawbridgeworth and 745109 at Bishops Stortford.