Let's go on an International Adventure!

I just really like trains... What else can I say! @geofftech.bsky.social

New Train Time! Its the first day in service of the brand new East Midlands Railway Class 810 Aurora trains so I'm heading up on their inaugural run up to Sheffield & back!

So despite Beaulieu Park opening **tomorrow**, tickets to and from the station still cannot be bought on @greateranglia.bsky.social TVMs! This might need to be sorted soon!

Ok. I need to say something. If you don't want me to be around with your group please tell me. I would prefer to people to kindly tell me to sod off rather than make posts specifically about me then blocking me. I apologise to the people i was around yesterday for joining you when not invited.

Well that was fun! Spent a very long and a very enjoyable Saturday doing Imberbus! Had a very enjoyable day with some friends as well which made the day even better!

Still calling these the #PurpleTrains right??? @geofftech.bsky.social!

Good Morning and Happy Saturday! Out at a party last night so wasn't expecting to wake up until about 12 and then was gonna chill but woke up about 9:30 and fancied a trains day! 701017 is up first into Waterloo!

Another really good day out on the rails! Was out and about in the Birmingham area and was successfully able to tick off 19 stations! I've been awake since 3:45AM though so I could really do with my bed! Luckily 701037 is speeding me towards it! (not literally don't panic! Lol)

And a very good albeit early morning from Shepperton! My second attempt to catch this service and luckily it was a success! 450020 running on her own is my early train towards that there London!

Whoever said there was no more 465s on Ashford via Maidstone services... yeah maybe not! Not only did a 465 come down, it was 465908 #NetworkSoutheast Seen at West Malling with a London Victoria to Ashford International service!

Hello! Welcome to the visit and change at Ashford 3 times in 2hrs section of the day! Having cleared the awkward stations of Westenhanger, Sandling (which was my 950th station by the way!) and Pluckley, its back on the Charing Cross line to Headcorn!

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! After having 450041 into town this morning, i then spotted 701046 with its new GBR stickers! Anyway, plan for today is Southeastern stations but a fire near the track at Otford has meant I've already had to replan! Let's see how this goes!

📌 Honiton It was going so well... not! Lost about 12 minutes on the run down from London but it's got to the point the signaller has let the train towards London ahead of us on the single line. Supposed to be out at 11:16, now not leaving until **11:55**! Who's idea was this!

Can normally do home to Waterloo in roughly 1:30hr. Today... 2:20hrs due to both the cancellations of 2H10 and 2H12 getting stuck behind a broken down train at Wimbledon! Anyway, luckily made my connection onto 1L17 which I will take all the way to Exeter with 159009 leading!

First train of SWR under government control is.... cancelled! Sign of things to come, yeah probably! Anyway, its Monday! Which is normally bad but today is good cos its time for a big trip. A VERY big trip! 455739 & 5728 take me into Waterloo!

Some slight delays on the Coastway have been helping! A late train meant I was able to grab Southease really quick and then jiggle a few things about to stick on plan for the last part of the day! Southease ✅️ Plumpton ✅️ Falmer ✅️ London Road ✅️ Cooksbridge ✅️

I think I may have a bit of a wait for the next train! Is good cos it does luckily mean: Horsham ✅️ Pulborough ✅️ Billingshurst ✅️ Amberley ✅️ Christ's Hospital ✅️ Back to Gatwick now to then head South!

Made it to Clapham where after a stop in a certain fast food outlet for breakfast, it's the first main train of the day! If you can't tell, its a Southern Daysave kinda day! 377212, 7203 & 7446 take me South! 🚦Clapham Junctiom 🏁Amberley

Good Moaning and Happy Saturday!! The first day out of 4 in the next 6 days and we are going a bit green today! 455854 & 5721 are the starters! 🚦Shepperton 🏁Clapham Junction

It's Friday! We made it to the end of another week! 701017 returns after a small absence to form my normal train heading to Waterloo! Have a great Friday!

Sudbury Branch ✅️ This is a really nice and scenic line! I also find it quite unique the intermediate stations can fit the 3 carriage unit but yet the two terminus stations can't. You'd expect it to be the other way round!

Braintree Branch ✅️ One of those lines I hear about on videos and on announcements when I'm out! Good to get it ticked off! Would say for both the trains i was on, the trains are full pretty much from Braintree! Maybe 10 cars all day would help out a lot on here!

I've found a way to crosspost between this and the other app! So expect more things to Appear on here!

And hello Liverpool Street! Off for a day Anglia way today into deepest darkest Essex which means its gonna be a lot of these Class 720s! 720585 takes me to my first of many stations for today!

Its Saturday again which meant its train day! Decided to head off to Bath for the day today which was really nice! Plus i got to colour in some required track, that being Bedywn-Pewsey and the curve avoiding Westbury between Pewsey and Trowbridge!

Hello! Took a trip to the Isle of Wight yesterday with the ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth with @steveches.bsky.social!

Have some more trains for your timeline!

Hey!!!! I realised this app existed again so thought i'd say hi! Been on half term this week so ended up spending my Froday collecting stations in Cardiff! Very nice to get every station on the Rhymney & Coryton lines and a lot of the City-Loop lines done as well!

Hey! I really like this picture for some reason. Took it today. Maybe its the moody sky that was coming over! Back out on the tracks on Friday for a very interesting weekend adventure!

Well that started 2025 off perfectly! My first trip on Eurostar from London all the way through to Brussels with a wild @steveches.bsky.social & @trentsnagglefoot.bsky.social joining me! Might even be going back in 3 weeks time.... Yay!!!

Good Morning from Euston! Heading up to Liverpool today with Avanti onboard a slightly delayed 1F14! First ride on an Evero and my first big trip of 2025! Yay!

Overheard on the bus today: “It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.” Policy in action.

And another three days of trains done spending some time with a wild @steveches.bsky.social! 21 stations done takes total currently complete in 2025 to a nice round 30! Few days chilling and a few days of exams and then back out on the tracks on Friday for my first trip North of 2025!

8 hours and 11 minutes into 2025 and i already find myself on a train! 455719 & 455720 take me for a London bash!

Oh and for anyone wondering, i give you my final RailMiles scores for 2024! 19,884 miles ridden on trains in 2024 i personally don't think is too bad at all! Let's see how much it is in 2025! Oh and if you want to find me, the link is there! ethanafro.railmiles.me

So 2025 is within touching distance and i have to say 2024 has been one of the most amazing years of my life! I have a lot of memories made from this year i'm not going to forget very quickly and i've done it with a lot of amazing people! So here's to 2025 and another year on the iron road! ❤️

And good morning from Shepperton where after a bit of persuading @steveches.bsky.social to let me come down and see him, its all systems go! 455714 and one of her /7 classmates are first up to Waterloo

And another great weekend with a wild @steveches.bsky.social is almost over! After an amazing weekend tram and train bashing in Manchester, its onto the train home! Following a ride down the M6 by Mr Chester, 390104 takes me down to Euston!

Afternoon people of the BlueSky! It's travel day for me which means trains! 701043 was the trusty steed into college this morning and now 455869 and one of her classmates is taking me into Waterloo!

Hello Bluesky! It's Wednesday which is nice cause its officially halfway between Monday and Friday! We hate Monday but love Friday! Anyway, unit number 5 out of 90 has been checked off with 701017 making its inagural run down and back to and from Shepperton!

New announcements on the Overground are like.... crap This is a ..... Weaver Line .... service to Highbury & Islington

Tram!

Good Morning Bluesky! Off on a London bash today with a wild @steveches.bsky.social joining me in a few minutes! 455873 takes us into Waterloo!

Ok. Time to own up! Who turned winter on!! Its bloody freezing here! 🥶 Time to get Wednesday going with 701037 + added Poppy is the unit this morning!

Evening all! I won't post this that often but i do have a Youtube channel which it would be much appreciated if you could go and give my latest video a click! I upload twice weekly and i hope to see some of you there! youtu.be/Num7fUi0b3Q?...

Hello Bluesky! One of the advantages of living where I am (and there aren't many!) is the fact that every morning i get to ride SWR's brand new Arterio train into college every day! 701039 is the trusty steed this morning!

Might even start using this app more! The cross-posting thing kinda didn't work cause i don't know how to officially do it but i'll see if i wanna go over here pernamently. Maybe not yet but let's see what happens!

Its not often you see GWR at Euston but it happened today! 800316 took me into here on 1Z22 from Swindon! It was cool though to see GWR stations on the boards at Euston!

Time to head onwards to the South Coast for a few days! 444027 & 444004 take me down to Poole!