In the 1920s, there was a rejected proposal to electrify the Leakbeck & Portethwaite to future-proof the line. The idea never got feet but it can only be speculated on what the locomotives might have looked like... Art by @theartistash.bsky.social

Bit late, but here’s some photos from last years Severn Valley “37 at 65” gala

Render of the ZIL-135 B, a heavy 8x8 Soviet truck converted to amphibious use. It's 5 tons but powered by just 2x130 horsepower engines. #art by Олег Афанасьев. www.artstation.com/artwork/blrNnn

When garden railroads go for realism, they go hardddd. Chehalis Western Garden Railroad dropped this construction site image and I'm still enamored with all the weathering and detail. #modeltrains #trains #modelrailroading

And, to sign off the year, a couple of mischievous twins. The Rapido yellow Alfreds have become Bill and Ben! Hand-painted and weathered, they'll certainly prove trouble until I finish a Boco and Edward to rein them in...

Found some film slides from the early 1930s. Not sure there's much information about this footage out there.

FUCKIN CHRISTMAS INNIT

Travelling down the harbour branch in the 1940s, No.1 "BRIGITTE" hauls a train of loaded vans and open wagons loaded with product from the billiam quarry. Never seeing passengers, the line that ran between houses was never kept free of weeds and made some believe the engine was off on a jolly.

Some echoes of the midland still lingering on.

The real MVP was The Beast, of course.

no idea

Crap weather means railhead treatment trains and some varied traction. Still yet to see the elusive 37 set.

The NWR Stories | 1983 www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9gk...

See the Rev W Awdry's own model railway 'Ffarquhar Branch' in operation at The Manchester Christmas Model Railway Show on the 13th & 14th December! There will also be a history display on Awdry's models as part of a 200-year timeline. More information 👉 www.mmrs.co.uk

So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.

28. 11. 25.

Those wee disposable cameras are pretty fun

Shipyard

Krita, day 4

🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween... #halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster

Awesome tiny trains

Old Station

The KING of Ladysmith Almost completed my model of Barclay 1448 "King" in its 1972-76 Ladysmith Washery condition. Built from a Hattons/Accurascale 'Carbon', with new buffers, an RT models giesl, W4 peckett cab sides and new buffer discs

Some photos from yesterdays fantastic Oban Bucket railtour with the brilliant D213

HNRC liveried 37405 top and tailed with Regional Railways liveried 37425 pass through Carluke with 3S93 Stirling - Carstairs CE RHTT train 27.9.25 scottishtrains.zenfolio.com/p364986117/e...

hey does anyone know where i can find the full version of this? has some rare colour footage of pre-war a4s in it apparently

Very last minute trip to the open day at Heaton Depot, lots of nice stuff on show!

‘Pennine Railway’, Simon Palmer, watercolour, ink and gouache, 2003. This Christmas card pack contains four A6 cards printed on Invercote card stock using high quality inks, and a white envelope for each of them. www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo... #simonpalmer #yorkshireartist #yorkshireart

#signalman Unpublished illustrations I made for The Signalman by Charles Dickens.

Some photos from this year’s Ayrshow, pushing my camera to its limits with these!

just heard the news and all i can think of is

Figures are in and lights are on. The ALTAs first PA is done!

Selling off some of my collection!! Here’s the video to explain a bit more about it! Dropping some links here for you also! youtube.com/shorts/g0Soz... www.vinted.co.uk/member/10669... ebay.us/m/abxfkA

POINTS AND ASPECTS (1974)

Whenever I share paintings of the power station I always get comments about what a blight it looks and the cleverness of the juxtaposition, and I just don’t know how to explain how sad it makes me feel to look at the hole it has left on the horizon now it’s gone

Been faffing about with the Haymarket set (that's basically all I can do at the moment in regards to the next episode. Realised after that the skyline is far too cluttered but hey ho, at least the tenements look more tenement-y!

DIESEL POWER ON BRITISH RAILWAYS (1965) | https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-diesel-power-on-british-railways-1965-online

This motivational transept in Southern Rwy green at the freight depot will wrap up this tread for tonight - a bit of eerie legacy…

Guardian has the cops arresting 474 people as terrorists. Salute to all arrested. People with courage to stand up against draconian intimidation. ✊

Amen break whenever Mario vibrates extremely rapidly while emitting a barrage of "ha", "hoo", and "hmm" soundbites

OSA is gonna make us lose access to fucking wikipedia write to your MPs.

the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!

Dear Friends, This past weekend has been something rather special indeed. From all of us at the Talyllyn Railway we cannot thank you enough for coming to the Awdry Extravaganza 2025 - so many have travelled so very far to visit our little railway and we are so very grateful.

AWDRY EXTRAVAGANZA SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT We've had a surprise arrival from the Island of Sodor today ahead of the weekend's festivities! George the Steam Roller will be at Tywyn Wharf across the event, though we're not sure he's as enthused as we are for him to be here...!

A fantastic gala! The excellent selection of locos made the unpleasantly hot weather a lot more bearable. (37057 definitely stole the show for me!)

Another superb gala at the KWVR yesterday! Well worth the 4 hour round car journey on an hours sleep and a lot of caffeine 😁 37057 departing Haworth yesterday evening

Off to a good start!

We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby.