Nice to see my image of the 701s at Long Marston on the front cover of the new RAIL Magazine. 🙂 Shame they are still in storage though 😕 www.railmagazine.com/news/rolling...

NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

My new book with Graffeg is now out: Lost Lines, Matlock to Buxton Available now: graffeg.com/products/los...

Today's office. 1955 Hibberd Planet 🥰

Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.

The new RAIL Magazine is out today, with my feature on Ridgmont Station and its volunteers, with the @Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership www.railmagazine.com

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

My new book on Class 20s is now out with Transport Treasury Publishing: Buy it now: ttpublishing.co.uk/.../spotligh...

Amid horrific violence it is clear the LNER train crew acted with incredible professionalism and bravery. The actions of the injured guard were heroic, and the coordination with blue lights to get to the best place for help to reach passengers was vital. Full respect for these workers. 🙏👏

HUGE result from @greenpeace.no, @naturogungdom.bsky.social and youth activists The European Court of Human Rights has just ruled that the Norwegian government must take the global climate impact into account before approving new oil and gas projects

Don't forget BST ends tonight, time to adjust the clocks again

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

Reform’s Russian ‘asset’ – the Kremlin shadow over Nigel Farage

Possibly the most forgotten viaduct in England… Calstock viaduct is amazing and definitely worth a visit!

www.railwaygazette.com/monorail-and... *Inserts obligatory Simpsons quote* 🚝 @garethdennis.uk

Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone. And you're cutting... the sleeper? www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION YET? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A week to go before the Autumn Diesel Bash at the SVR, 65 years of Class 37s. @geofftech.bsky.social @sarahwiththetrains.bsky.social svr.co.uk/event/65-yea...

Unusual sight last weekend due to ECML closure, Azumas on the Tyne Valley line - seen here at Hexham and Haltwhistle

NCB No 49 gets an early watering at Bridgnorth MPD, SVR Autumn Gala

GB Railfreight 66721 at Healey Mills B junction with 4M36, 09.54 Drax Aes to Liverpool Biomass Tml, 16th Sepetember 2025

New footage shows the scale of the fire after a Russian strike on an Epicenter logistics facility in Kyiv region. The damage is significant, with rescue services working at the scene.

We all need to be having these conversations.

BR Standard Class 5 73082 Camelot arriving at Kidderminster for the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Gala, this coming weekend

Another delivered to Kharkiv, with Wyreforest2Ukraine Mitsubishi L200, did a basic conversion to front line evac ambulance, now with 68th Brigade, volunteer unit formed in 2022. Onto the next one! More 4WD single cab pickups urgently needed to evac injured troops from front lines. #ukraine #aid

You for some reason hate public transit and would never take it? Ok, but what if our taxes made it high quality, leading to more people abandoning their cars and utilizing it, freeing up the open road for you to more easily commute by car? Yeah, it's that simple.

We want the Dudley Dasher premetro.co.uk/building-the...

#OtD 29 Jul 1962 fascist Oswald Mosley tried to march with the Union Movement in Manchester, UK. However, he was attacked by anti-fascists and had to be rescued by police. A Mosley speech later was drowned out by a crowd of anti-fascists. More info: www.patreon.com/posts/e37b-6...

Fixed it

SVR was busy again yesterday, loads of people out watching the Scotsman. Including at Victoria Bridge. The people photographing it crossing the bridge add that bit extra to this photo imho randomrailways.photodeck.com/-/galleries/...

Flying Scotsman takes the #severnvalleyrailway reopening train across the newly rebuilt bridge at Mor Brook, after the landslip here closed the line in January

Paris urban biking DOUBLED in just one year. “Cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new records and reshaping the urban landscape.”

A large green loco has arrived at Kidderminster, apparently it's quite well known...

Parliament in a nutshell: Yesterday MPs, including Yvette Cooper, celebrated the suffragette legacy of civil disobedience that won women the right to vote.. Only to then vote to designate non-violent direct action group Palestine Action as terrorists. Westminster is broken.

I want accountable, competent politicians who get the bigger picture & long term effect of their decisions on society. That would mean one job, not 10 different grifts like Farage. & mandatory aptitude tests for those standing for election - do they understand the job & are they competent to do it?

Strong support for passenger services on Cowley branch www.anneliesedodds.org.uk/record-turno...

New sleeper service from Warsaw to Croatia www.timeout.com/news/a-brand...

San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

In grim "there's always a tweet" news.

We've been verifying dozens of social media videos documenting the conflict between Iran and Israel. But not all videos being shared online claiming to show the strikes are real. 13s

Erm, I think you mean rails BBC... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Erm, I think you mean rails BBC... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left? All the shifts are in just one direction. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...