The end of today's rolling blog from a day in #Swindon and the journey home... paulbigland.blog/2025/10/09/r... #railways #photography

Today's #DailyDMU is 158889 which is seen calling at #Heckington on the 18th July 2019. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p439503514/e... #railways #photography

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in. Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators. The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Trains are not always on time. Neither is life. Still, we go on.

UAE has no democratically elected institutions, no free speech and an appalling human rights record. Its economy functions on completely different metrics to the ours & ranks well below us for GDP No serious person would ever think that we should emulate it. But here's Tice calling us decadent

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean. If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

This Reuters headline. Oof. Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Uh-Oh... tinyurl.com/35d4zdfp

Today's rolling blog. paulbigland.blog/2025/10/08/r... #railways #travel

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America. How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

One of those days when getting home turns into a challenge. paulbigland.blog/2025/10/07/t... #railways #photography #WestYorkshire

Wow, what a fantastic selection of Open Platform topics our members came up with. The sessions this morning covered accessibility, the changing political landscape, diversification of funding and engaging schools on rail careers - to name just a few! #CommunityRail

One of our favourite events of the year is here... Conference! 🎉 Today and tomorrow we will be in Nottingham, delivering our #CommunityRail Conference in conjunction with the Department for Transport 🚄 Members and partners, we hope you're ready to connect, collaborate, learn and share 👥

JOB OPPORTUNITY 📢 We are seeking a dynamic, experienced programme coordinator to lead our Travelling with Confidence grant, engaging and empowering disabled people, promoting independent mobility, using rail and connecting modes. Learn more and apply ➡️ communityrail.org.uk/about-us/job...

Good morning - our Conference is underway! 👏 Our chief executive Jools Townsend and the Department for Transport's Rebecca Hall have introduced Session 1, developments in policy & practice, which will explore how rail reform & devolution is redefining the context in which #CommunityRail operates.

Today's #DailyDMU is 158888, pictured at #Yeovil Pen Mill on the 12th July 2024. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #railways #photography

Today's rolling blog from #Nottingham... paulbigland.blog/2025/10/06/r... #photography #travel #railways

Today's #DailyDMU is 158887, seen here at St Denys on the 29th September 2023. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #railways #photography

Today's #DailyDMU is 158886. On the 18th July 2011 it was standing in for an EMU on the shuttle service from #Brockenhurst to #Lymington Pier. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography

Today's blog. Storms, and cooking up a storm - as it'll be windy tomorrow!...😉 paulbigland.blog/2025/10/04/w... #photography #food

Today's cooking therapy. Chicken in a cashew nut sauce. #food

"Milei is amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing. That's leadership" - Nigel Farage Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch

Today's #DailyDMU is 158885. Here it is climbing the bank between #Exeter St David's and Central stations on the 1st July 2014. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography

Today's rolling blog. Off to celebrate the memory of a legendary (and often libelous) member of the railf raternity. Neil Howard. paulbigland.blog/2025/10/03/r... #railways

Today's #DailyDMU is 158884. Here it is trailing a pair of Class 159s through a wet #Woking on the 25th February 2010. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography

Today's #DailyDMU is 158883. In 2009 this SouthWest Trains machine was on loan to fellow Stagecoach franchise East Midlands Trains. Here it is at #Deansgate in #Manchester on the 24th November. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p439503514/e... #railways #photography

Today's blog from #SowerbyBridge. paulbigland.blog/2025/10/01/1... #photography

Today's #DailyDMU is 158882, seen passing through #Eastleigh on the 16th April 2010. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/h... #railways #photography

Today's blog. When my interests in #Railways, #Architecture (and #Travel) combine... paulbigland.blog/2025/09/30/3...

So, apart from die-hard Farageists and the terminally dim, who's left who believes in #Brexit? www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

It's back! Today's #DailyDMU is 158881, which is seen calling at #Romsey on the 29th September 2023. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #Railways #Photography

More good news for #Railfreight. www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/09/29/s...

Really, Reform UK? THIS is what you're going with? That this man, who served as an MEP next to Nigel Farage for years and was made leader of your party in Wales by current deputy, Richard Tice, is just "one of tens of thousands of people Nigel meets on an annual basis"?~AA

It's quite disheartening that this is presented as a special offer.

Nigel Farage's attendance record as an MEP was 748 out of 751, yet he turned up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian disinformation. Now one of his MEPs has admitted taking bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Why is this not all over the media?

I'm sorry but I refuse point blank to believe that Philip Faircloth-Mutton is a real person.

Remembered this fantastic resource. Want know how many Austin Maxi HLs are still on the road? Wonder no more (Spoiler - it’s 8) www.howmanyleft.co.uk

If #railwayenthusiasts were big-game hunters and kept trophies. A collection of train cabs in South #Wales. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p839411169/e... #photography

Today's blog and picture of the day... paulbigland.blog/2025/09/27/2... #railways #photography

A helpful primer.

Today's #DailyDMU is 158880, which is pictured arriving at #Southampton Central on the 9th December 2021. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #railways #photography

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia while being an elected member of the European Parliament www.bbc.com/news/article...

A last update and extra pictures from todays blog. paulbigland.blog/2025/09/25/r... #railways #photography

#Archicture #photography

The start of today's rolling blog. paulbigland.blog/2025/09/25/r... #railways #photography #Wales

Today's #DailyDMU is 158872 which is pictured at #Skipton on the 3rd July 2025. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p1022298857/... #railways #photography

Today's rolling blog. From West Yorkshire to South Wales for work. paulbigland.blog/2025/09/24/r... #railways #photography