The Greatest Gathering – Alstom’s record-breaking Railway200 festival held in Derby – has raised over £100,000 for good causes. Following the unveiling of a commemorative painting on 8th December, Alstom colleagues enjoyed a ride along the test track aboard 507001. www.alstom.com/press-releas...

That was quite a day with an incredible team.

“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum

And what a two hours it was. Wow.

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum “Am I dyin’?’ YES. ‘Will I die?’ YES. Granny Weatherwax thought this over. ‘But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’ YES. ‘So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”

I have the same gin glass! (Habitat) #CelebrityTraitors

protect Nick Mohammed at all costs #CelebrityTraitors

History in the making, brought to you by #AlstomUK and @class507.org.uk.

oh, hello

How curious and unexpected.

This means nothing to me.

Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal

Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals “The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”

OMG LET'S GO 🥰

Using an AI generated image is the 2020s equivalent of pressing the "demo" button on a casio keyboard and pretending to play the keys.

Age verification should be someone going 'Fogg! I'm the one who made the bet!' and seeing if you can fill in the rest in real time

Set off this morning, got a bacon bap from Greggs as taking my PrEP on an empty stomach makes me throw up. Also got a sandwich for lunch. Just realised I never got around to eating my lunch.

Can still remember mine too. Calling 144 now gets the payphone information line.

Tiny Chef

We now have more than 18000 followers on Bluesky. Thanks to everyone who has followed us here. It's a great place to be. ❤️ That's also more followers than we have on Facebook or Instagram. 👏

british fan chat

Of course asking someone what genitals they had at birth is a breach of the right to privacy. They’re called “private parts” not “private unless you suspect the person is transgender and then be as invasive as you want parts”

Tell me you're involved in railway preservation, without telling me you're involved in railway preservation. I'll go first.

Amazing comment on a Sooty youtube

The bunting is down, the flags are away. The balloons are what remain of the aftermath of #Eurovision2025. Tomorrow, we are going to Morecambe!

WE GOT TWELVE POINTS OFF A MOUSE #Eurovision

Cyprus gave 12 to Greece? #Eurovision

Hope everybody who voted for Israel has left the telly on to watch the news.

A postcard from Foxfield on the Cumbrian coast, from @rincew1nd.bsky.social’s mother (Hello!) #SignalOfTheDay

“my son can’t be gay. he’s obsessed with women.” the women: #eurovision

I was going to slag off this Swiss half time shite and then PETRA MEDE TURNED UP #Eurovision

It was quite literally raining stair rods up at Abergynolwyn today as a cloudburst greeted an afternoon Footplate Experience Train chuffing its way up the line. #Talyllyn Railway.

Discworld QOTD, from Small Gods “Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.”

To be fair, the EBU are quite busy right now with their little singing competition. But also, this is your reminder that Eurovision is what brings us TV feeds from across the continent.

#OtD 6 May 1987 popular UK tabloid The Sun published an article entitled "Fly away gays – and we will pay!". They were offering free one-way plane tickets to Norway to gay activists to leave the country for good. More info and sources: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1065...

Genuinely unbelievable how blatant the ongoing trans rights scandal is in the UK

On this day in 1999 the Admiral Duncan gay bar in London’s Soho was hit by a nail bomb, planted by a far right terrorist. It followed similar attacks in Brixton and Brick Lane. Three people were killed and more than 70 injured. The fight against anti-LGBTQ hate is a fight for our safety, our lives.

Films you've watched more than six times using .gif

Oh, he knew a thing or two about politics:

If this time travel experiment works, I should be able to go from here and now and reappea—

I'm particularly happy with a late birthday present: to boldly cut pizzas where no pizzas have been cut before.

Mad busy day at work today; Easter is busier than Christmas. I'd like to think that my trans patients know I'm an advocate (heck, I now employ one of them to do the boring garden jobs I hate), but just in case they weren't sure, I decorated my RP notice today.

This will always continue to hit hard #TransLivesMatter

The response to yesterday’s ruling by terfs, the popping of champagne corks, the odious glee, shows that they were never afraid of trans people. No, they delight in our fear and our misery. Refuse to be miserable. Find community. Love loudly and proudly. Laugh together. Share joy.

I swear, the longer you look at this, the worse it gets…

It's the most wonderful time of the year; open the doors and spill out into the garden. Oh, and some bonus #AlanContent

It's like Temu Eurovision