To round off my birthday week headed out to Málaga for a few days. Rode a Spanish train and marvelled at a stunning city.

Having braved a tunnel yesterday, today was a walk around Bristol Harbour and a ride on the Bristol Harbour Railway. Great little line.

Did I avoid the sun today for a muddy tunnel visit? Yes. Was it amazing? Also yes. Rhondda Tunnel video will drop later this year.

New Video A look at the Brecon and Merthyr Railway between Machine and Maesycwmmer. Or at least that was the plan, as I explain in this Part 1 of a two parter. Coal mines, coke works, an abandoned station and some very odd birds. Part 1 - Machen to Bedwas youtu.be/Rz04_8b1szA

Remains of the Brecon and Merthyr railway near Bedwas. It's a hike up to the trackbed a long way up above the tunnel.

@catherinewestmp.bsky.social Utterly crazy to move against a democratically elected Prime Minister. This will destroy any political career you have had to date. Labour supporters do not want a repeat of the Tories revolving door. Please back down now.

Testing the Stadler Tram Trains, class 398, into and out of Cardiff Bay this afternoon. @showmeasign.online @everylaststation.bsky.social @nickbadley.com @jenonthemove.com @nattj.bsky.social youtu.be/muuVvsiT124

Working on my next Brecon and Merthyr Railway video, but this one has proved popular. Need some Friday night viewing? Take a look.

Well it finally happened. I asked a Facebook group if anyone knew anything about a local station and some recommended a series of videos to watch. They were by me 🤣🤣🤣

This snuck up on me. 2400 subscribers on my YouTube

A penultimate look at the route the ADNR took from Pontypridd to Newport. Relics on a live line plus what happened to this loco!

On a wall at the side of a road in Bedwas, Caerphilly. No idea what this was but it is in an area where there was a massive coal mine.

The old steps to Trethomas Station on the Brecon and Merthyr Railway.

The scary birds on the signal sculptures at Grag-y-Rhaca on the old Brecon and Merthyr railway.

An old friend and their son have setup a channel showing steam and railway videos from their travels. Please have a look and subscribe youtube.com/@enginesinth...

🎥 New video time 🎥 Stations, well, piles of sleeper dumped by the side of the line, however trains stopped at these places for nearly 50 years. In some cases, they only operated in one direction! The odd stations of the Brecon and Merthyr, from Caerphilly to Machen. youtu.be/7k4koGGKBuU

🚨STARMER’S DELIVERY MACHINE: 73 PLEDGES IN THE BAG — AND COUNTING! The Labour Government have achieved, or are on course to achieve, 73 of their 95 manifesto pledges in just 21 months. Source: fullfact.org/government-t...

🎥 New video time 🎥 You may have heard about the famous Tadley Treacle Mines, but did you know there was a railway line planned to serve them? Take a look at my latest video here. youtu.be/N0aFjmFBz0A

This video seemed to have captured people's imagination. My intro to the line sometimes called the Breakneck and Murder - the Brecon and Merthyr railway.

🎥 New video time 🎥 A potted look at the Brecon and Merthyr Railway. Yes it's missing a few bits but this little line has so much history. Longer videos on it coming later in the year. For now come and join me in the rain on a quiet Welsh country road.  youtu.be/JdXUQRZnHwk

So this space was taken up by @halcruttenden.bsky.social who did a full two hour set and made us laugh right through. Honestly if you can get to see him do so. Just don't wear a hoodie. Or orange.

Current mood

Hello Bluesky! I am looking for anyone who cares about/writes about/thinks about Rebecca West. I've been on a 10 year mission to get her a blue plaque in London and am finally allowed to re-apply after it was last turned down. I'd welcome help building a strong application. Thank you 💙🙏

And this is why we can't have nice things

Young girl on the Park and Ride bus in Bath: I need Cheesy Chips No you want Cheesy Chips No. I NEED Cheesy Chips Bath Rugby supporters...

The 'other' entrance to Cardiff Central. Platform zero.

The National Museum of Wales release a list of where their underused museum collection will be located. museum.wales/news/1430/Am...

TfW 150267 waits to depart from Cathays. These old work horses are on borrowed time.

Filmed last year when we had sun, a missing railway link around the Caerphilly area, now buried under a very nice lake.

Sometimes AI works

Looks like a few visits to Wales will be on the cards for those folks who love new stations @everylaststation.bsky.social @jenonthemove.com @sarahwiththetrains.bsky.social @geofftech.bsky.social New stations in £14bn UK government rail funding promise - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Treberfydd House. Ace wedding venue and wonderful overnight accommodation. Wonderful weekend

A replica poster on the wall of the cottage I stayed on overnight. Note the address is New York

Good morning Bannau Brycheiniog. Lovely day for a wedding

Ready to go. A TfW 231 departs from Pengam.

🚨 Latest Video 🚨 South Wales Metro progress, looking at the Cardiff Bay Line upgrade and upgrade of Cardiff Queen Street, which is due to take place in 2027 ▶️ youtu.be/MtpSCytUTlQ ◀️

Looking for something to watch tonight. How about a bit of old railway history? Enjoy youtu.be/h3WAftstv5Y

Just how many railways could one small Welsh town sustain? Having made a bit of a generalisation on a previous video, come with me as I unravel the Spaghetti that was Pontypool. Also has an IET on a strange working.

Visiting the old home town of Reading. Good to see the 29 still goes to Caversham

Every co-working space needs a dog with a hat. Prove me wrong...

New railway experience this morning on a GWR IET. Points failure at Newport so reverse out of Newport, driver changes ends, back into different platform and away. Having units sometimes has advantages.

A lot of people are starting to understand what it felt like when Savile was uncovered. Someone who you thought was a bit odd turned out to be a wrong 'un. Except with Epstein the discoveries are of a much greater magnitude

When your sister casually mentions she is going on a train in the USA. Except it wasn't casual and she is buzzing. Heading out on the Californian Zephyr

My daughter sent me a picture she took from a work event in Manchester. I decided to make it more French.

You won’t read about this in @telegraph.co.uk…

In case you missed it, some drone footage of Rail relics in South Wales and my updates to the channel. Plus a bit of cleaned up canal which is always good to see. youtu.be/b2xKx5RytNM

@jagohazzard.bsky.social Just watched your Morton In Marsh video, fascinating. FYI Brunel also built standard gauge railways including the Taff Vale Railway! I've done a video on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway, it really was a pioneering line. youtu.be/-MSNh_iKFeY?...

Canal clean up, drone over railway remains and a channel update. Live now on YouTube youtu.be/b2xKx5RytNM?....

2026: Nigel Farage lies about the vaccine rollout claiming the UK did it faster because of Brexit 2020:: Dr June Raine (CEO of the MHRA), "We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until the first of January"

My Christmas Book haul. Vanished Wales, which I was a guest on last year, @lateralcast.com which I need to be a guest, as Tom doesn't have enough Boomers on there, and Map Men who would probably guest with me on Lateral. Now there's a connection.