reminded that this bus operator exists *clicks About T4T*

And hello from Day Three of this trip!! Today I will be heading home, but first... first I need to finish the challenge. If you've not seen this trip thread yet, feel free to pick up Day One here: #SevenEightMine

Welcome back on Day Two of this trip, and the real meat of the journey!! After, umm, some sleep at the admittedly quite nice hotel, I guess it's time to get on with it and explain just why this trip is called: #SevenEightMine If you'd like to see Day One, please find it below.

I had a beautifully hilarious opening to this trip thread, but you're never going to see it because in the end I didn't have the time! After a stunt which frankly I can't even post about online, that's how much you shouldn't try it, I'm doing something different this weekend. #SevenEightMine

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

there should be a two day interrail pass

Innocent question: what is the largest roundel on the TfL network? Normal transport people: it's the big one on Brixton station Me, an intellectual:

Challenge: Redistrict England to makes the maximum number of people in England unhappy.

Yes, I am okay :) this is a spiritual successor to my old everyday superpowers thread, every so often I fancy writing something really bad transport stuff will hopefully resume soon?

Let's talk about magic, shall we? About magic, language, contracts, and society in general. (Yes, this is one of those forays into an alternate universe; while there are certainly forces in this world which I would happily class as magic, they're not what I'm talking about today.)

There are Pacers and Sprinters, Meridians, Turbos Voyagers, Pendos, Azumas, Everos But do you recall The most famous Train Faults Of All... (to be completed in the morning)

These signs can't stop me because I'm not in a vehicle. And if this is the first time you've seen me doing this kind of thing, you're in for a treat...

caveat: don't get Classic Tea from a fancy restaurant, get a fancy one (this food and drink opinion has been sponsored by Always Get The Thing The Restaurant/Café Is Good At)

Apparently the only station adjacent to Hatton which gets standard service pattern trains to/ from Hatton is Claverdon; both the adjacent main line stations don't get direct trains to/from Hatton other than a small number of weird ones...

I must be on bluesly today because I'm seeing sleet everywhere

- riding loads of London buses in a day - running polls about London boroughs - more bus related stuff - being the friend of greater transport people who occasionally permit me airtime - yeah that's why most of my followers haven't refollowed me because I don't have original thoughts, isn't it

I found these in stock today! And you can find them in... actually you can't, they're no longer in stock, because I bought the entire stock. Sorry.

If you see this, I invite you to post an image from your device with no explanation

Did... did TfL try and sneak this one past me? If anyone would like to protest the withdrawal of the direct bus connecting Paddington with Euston, Kings Cross and Liverpool Street, the consultation is here: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/30-205-bus-p...

This has been an interesting station to tick - no DMIs, just vibes

It's always lovely being up here, I'm not here enough

Realised I'd never seen this sign, always gone the other way through here

nice to see intertube back up!! intertube.eta.st (if you've never used it, it's a creation of @eta.st and it's incredibly useful)

If you have a spare moment, please take some time to fill out this short survey for my friend @mindtheflap.bsky.social and share this too - Autistica do excellent work on improving these things :)

So change of plan, I'm in Hathersage for half an hour - any ideas what to do?

And back through the Winnats Pass to Castleton!

And hello from Blue John Cavern! This is as far as you can get on the old A625 road, which was closed in the 1970s as the UK road agencies finally conceded defeat in their fight against the unyielding forces of nature (the road ran across an active landslide).

We're back on the open sightseeing tour - but this time we're heading west from Castleton Anyone who knows the local geography knows this is something special...

this is your mandatory scheduled pub break please log off and interact with the world for 15 minutes then come back

Come to the Peak District, everyone

Yes, I'm just wandering around the Peak District on buses at the moment, it's genuinely just a really lovely day

The sightseer bus comes to Chatsworth House, which is gorgeous, especially today!

Hello from the Peak Sightseer BLUE route!! It's really lovely up here.

Onwards to Edale, where I'm in the cafe outside the station The vibe here's great, as are both the food and the cafe staff - strongly recommend to anyone who happens to be down here!

Chapel-en-le-Frith - looks interesting so far...

And hello from Whaley Bridge - not to be confused with Stalybridge. (@nickbadley.com when?) This one does look rather lovely, I do approve!

This is rather nice!! (Yes, I'm no longer on the rails...)

Hello from Birmingham and despite delays leaving London, I made my onward train!! But you know I'm gonna be vague about which way I'm going...

It's a little late out, but hello from the 0230 M66 to Birmingham! But why would anyone ever take such a coach? Well, that requires a bit of explanation about how our rail timetables are set up, and this mini-explainer is gonna be a thread so it's easier for you to track, so buckle in.

Not a lot leaves Victoria Coach Station in the dark hours prior to 6am. Various airport services, the Gatwick service getting an irregular Brighton/Worthing extension, and an 0500 M42 Megabus via various destinations along the M4 to Cardiff. Oh, but what's that other service on the board...?

hands up anyone who guessed Victoria Coach Station! And yes, I'm not strictly threading this Twitter style as I don't think you get notified if I do that.

well hello Bluesky, what am I doing up at 2am...

so the one and only downside to Jack Dorsey no longer being part of the Bluesky board is I can't make this joke anymore, but hello to anyone here who reads @badambulist.bsky.social's "basement story"

this has been inspired by Jen's new list of course

Is it time I resuscitated this? Let's see all the fun new features here... (I should probably transport post at some point, keeping you updated ofc)

STOP comparing London railway termini St Pancras is MAJESTIC Waterloo is GIANT King's Cross is ADVENTUROUS London Bridge is SHINY Liverpool Street has MANY CONNECTIONS Victoria is CONVENIENT Euston Paddington is HISTORIC Marylebone is COSY

heck!

there was a meme format a while back where there was a good thing and a bad thing, and someone didn't know how to tell the difference between them, so they showed them a diagram, and they said it was the good thing, but it was actually the bad thing - does anyone remember the structure

fifth panel: Working for London Underground and pouring wheelbarrows of soil all over any railway tracks you can find in revenge sixth panel: Working for the Elizabeth line and lining up thousands of Elizabeths alongside any and all railways you can find seventh panel: Working for Cross Country

this is cursed