Indeed Sarah!

Good call @premnsikka.bsky.social And why are we not forcing new homes to built on brownfield and around the decaying High Streets and over surface car parks? Densify urban centres before churning up greenfield sites, surely?

@mikeashworth67.bsky.social skies round your home city looking particularly beautiful this morning apparently Mike.

@southernwater.bsky.social bill just arrived. Nearly £300 annual increase. Why? Their investors & top execs syphoned off profits for themselves. They 'drained' the company instead of investing in modernisations to prevent sea sewage pollution. Renationalise now with zero shareholders compensation!

Everything this honourable man @premnsikka.bsky.social posts is common sense. Do follow him for more words of wisdom.

Clever animation by Zach here.

Was only a matter of time before Deform turned on us gay people. Time to stand up, explain anyone fooled by FacistFürage: he’s playing divide & rule. Blame everyone except the cause of all problems: his billionaire friends. If you have LGBTQ friends/family considering Reform: please remind them!

Cannot argue with this Much of the media is out of control

Stupendously Unnecessary Vehicles: Oversize Vehicles Exterminate Roads Stop Importing Zany Equipment

People are getting angry at the wrong things! This is what the super rich don’t want us to know:

How to stop billions being lost by the Treasury in one simple change. Will rotten Reeves close this loophole?

Ever wondered how mobile phones work? What is a "cell"? Was there 1 & 2G before 3 & 4G? Will there be 6G after 5? Hear Roger Wilkins explain his fascinating role in the development of modern mobile phones. (www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...). (Image courtesy www.facebook.com/mobphonemuse...)

Nice coverage for book by local station (www.iwradio.co.uk/news-post/is...). Our great editor @monisharajesh.bsky.social chose well! Thanks to her & my other 9 co-conspirators who wrote this book. @felicityspector.bsky.social & Jack Curtis feature next week on my @vectisradio.bsky.social show.

10 #train travel tales you never knew: it's The Untold Railway Stories, a new compendium out today, edited by @monisharajesh.bsky.social. Today interviewed co-authors Jack Curtis (carbonjacked.com) & journalist @felicityspector.bsky.social (in Kyiv for @channel4news.bsky.social). Gripping stuff!

The hypocrisy knows no bounds

And in a similar vein to Zach, slightly stronger even…can’t argue with this:

Seems like @zackpolanski.bsky.social is starting by coming out fighting!

Deform celebrate someone who called for people to be burnt in their homes? Disgraceful.

I like the message of Gareth’s video: just nationalising #railways won’t solve all the issues - it’s needs more fundamental change too.

Just so we all know:

And where is the media attention to this story? Please explain?

Roy from Corrie (@itvcorrie.bsky.social) & Pete Waterman are both collectors of 'Railwayana': vintage relics of bygone train travel. Auctioneer Simon Turner (www.gwra.co.uk) explains what these items can be worth, & how auctions work: www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc... (Photo: Jack Boskett)

Going round the #Netherlands? Check out this amazing new concentric circles diagram of all Dutch railways. www.tubemapcentral.com

Precisely

Let it be known…

We need to make sure this type of meme is seen widely. Remember that the only beneficiaries of right wing populism and division are the super rich. It’s happening in America right now: The Fuürage wants it here.

Be very worried

Anyone supporting this buffoon needs to know the company he keeps (other buffoons) and why!

Seems appropriate

Do you like things small? Ever felt keen on model railways? Want to know how to start your own or why it's one of Britain's most popular pastimes? Check out this podcast from Paul Bradley of IoW N-Gauge Society. www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

Chuffed to get hold of this magnificent history of #Berlin public transport #graphicdesign. A mega 400 page tome which hugely deserves an English language translation. Design guru Erik Spiekermann is joint author. Didn’t realise EastBerlin experimented with #GillSans #typeface. Superb book.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... This is what we’ve been saying! Stupendously Unnecessary Vehicles are Too big, Too Polluting, Too Dangerous. Tax them off the roads!

Just look at the line up! How amazing would that have been to see those people Standing in a field on the Isle of Wight!

I think we can sense that attacks on LGBTQ people will not be far behind. (Recent Fürage siren calls about building ‘families’ - Deform tend to forget we all have families too). So we can probably add homophobia and transphobia to that list.

How did a record-breaking 140 trains get brought together for the 'Greatest Gathering'? Alstom's Ben Goodwin explains the feat in celebration of #Railway200, his early love of trains and rail's role in our future. www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

This is one of the maddest but most wonderful model railways I’ve ever seen! This guy must have more money and time than sense but what a joy for the #cats and those of us who love felines and subway systems! Bravo you mad gherkin Mr Xing!

Battery/electric power is the way forward for all passenger #railways, and pretty much all public transport. Just have to ensure that the power comes from renewables and the batteries are eco-friendly. Tall order but it has to be done.

Just been doing a talk for @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social and spotted this older post by them. Amazing to see a Leyland double-decker #bus on NYC streets!

Can I recommend the meeting is held in Scheveningen, in the Netherlands? Very nice there this time of year…

Prefer YouTube to podcast platforms? Launching curated editions of my UK FM radio show "CATCH-cast". Chatting, Art, Transport, Communications, History with guests. 1st up, most popular podcast: Cam Booth (transitmap.net) & Peter Lloyd (map guru) discuss New York Subway diagram. youtu.be/CBurz9krbfc

Former Madonna & Michael Jackson PR person, friend of Paul’s McCartney & MacKenna, and David Lynch, near death experiencer, brain cancer-survivor, author and TM meditation instructor, Susie Pearl tells the inspiring story of her life, her work and her creativity. www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

Excellent article on why #rail in the provinces needs boosting. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hey @metoffice.gov.uk: Official temps declared at 33.4 yesterday (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...) but noticed widely higher than this on domestic weather stations. Maybe time to include averages of these as well as #StephensonScreen sites? @extremetemps.bsky.social

What was life like inside once secret Kingsway #TelephoneExchange? Home to #coldwar 'hot-line' connection between the #Presidents of US & Russia; inspiration to some Ian Fleming #JamesBond stories; former deep-level air-raid shelter...Kelvin Currie reveals all! www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

King of #Trance Anthems Dave Pearce: 1st interview on Cultural Heroes mini-series part of my CATCH-cast podcast. Dave reveals inspirations from Sylvester to #GrandmasterFlash, 70s synths to pirate radio & describes #Radio1 #danceanthems days. Really good listen: www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

Totally agree with this post. Why can't Britain deliver big infrastructure projects without three-quarters of the cost being leeched off to consultants & inflated salaries/bonuses? It's effectively legalised corruption and theft of state money for private pockets isn't it?

Find out how London's famous 'roundel' was almost lost in 1933 when London Passenger Transport Board was formed. @historyniall.bsky.social talks about the key protagonists of the quasi-nationalised LPTB. 6pm, VectisRadio, 104.6FM, and afterwards on the podcast: www.vectisradio.com/podcast/catc...

Great to see this article by Richard Baird on one of my all-time favourite #transport logos. www.logohistories.com/p/greater-ma... Real treat for graphic design fans and #transit geeks. Bravo Richard!

Hang on! Why keep subsidising road use but rail fares keep going up above inflation? End the fuel duty freeze now!