Time lapse of #SeaTruck Precision on approach to @CarlingfordIRE and @PortWarrenpoint this evening 22nd Jan 2020 as the sunsets and we transition to darkness. Real time this is 1hr 25 minutes crammed into 20 seconds.

4 days, 4 countries, 4 locos! 37501 in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, 66787 in Stafford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 1355 at Brussels Midi 🇧🇪 and 431 (Class 193) from Switzerland passing Brugge 🇨🇭.

An unexpected surprise today at Brussels Midi/Zuid 🇧🇪 #Trainbow 08586 an @SNCB Siemens AM08 Desiro Main Line built by Bombardier. TBH I was unaware of Trainbows outside the U.K.

Must admit as I grew up in the 80s, this is spot on 😂

Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit. His murder is as tragic as it is enraging. He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it. Henry was far from the first to so needlessly lose his life, and I fear he won’t be the last. Each time a life like his is lost, the proper response—the only response—is righteous anger. One of the most important things the Trump administration has proven to the world is that stopping the flow of mass migration and defending national sovereignty is a matter of political will and leadership. Anything else is an excuse. It is because we love the West that we want to preserve it. We love our civilization. We love our country. We love our children. And nobody—nobody—should ever die the way that Henry Nowak died. May God comfort those who loved him, and may God rest his soul.

88003 “Genesis” @DRSgovuk pulls 4L48 Daventry Drs (Tesco) to Tilbury2 Container passing through Tilbury Town, almost at the end of its journey on Tues 2nd June 2026. I love this shot, straight track showing the full length of train.

We bid farewell to our old fleet The fleet’s last official week of service will be the week commencing Monday 22 June, with an old train operating on the Yellow and Green Metro lines from 9.30am to 5.30pm all week, up until the early evening of Friday 26 June.

What a journey home, using Eurostar Brussels Midi to London. Grabbed an hour spotting & it didn’t disappoint. My first ICE3 🇩🇪, ex Thalys Eurostar 🇳🇱, Class 19 loco hauled Belgian stock 🇧🇪 and an Austrian Vectron OBB hauling the Nightjet 🇦🇹. What a lovely busy station 😀

European Shed, they get everywhere! Class 226 065 PB14 for Beacon Rail departs Zeebrugge sidings near Lissewege 🇧🇪 Belgium with empty car wagons.

The beauty of working a ship, double circular rainbow as a rain shower past me, whilst moored at Tilbury on the River Thames @POferries @LondonPortAuth

🚨 NEW: The Government says HS2 is now set to cost up to £102.7bn The first trains from Birmingham to west London are expected between May 2036 and October 2039 Services from Euston to the North West and Scotland are expected between May 2040 and December 2043

No, Dan, you're wrong on this. No one promised Brexit voters that leaving the EU would solve all their problems. They promised to Take Back Control. We did that and then our political class betrayed that promise. Leave voters aren't angry that Brexit didn't deliver, they're even MORE angry than they were in 2016 that politicians STILL aren't listening to them.

Congratulations to all elected @SeneddWales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - will @Plaid_Cymru & @RUKWales now commit & work together on a 3rd Menai strait crossing? Reform stated in manifesto upgrading A55 and @RhunapIorwerth @PrifWeinidog knows the pain as he is an Ynys Môn resident.

The Great Western Main Line between Paddington and Westbourne Park, 1990 & 2026 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sdaDbF

Work has taken me to the port of Zeebrugge today, managed to catch both 7725 & 7771, pair of Belgian SNCB/Lineas Class 77 Shunters producing around 1300 HP power, constantly moving container wagons around 🇧🇪

4 great movements today through Stratford London. GBRF 4M22 66787 “Three Bridges ASC”, Heavy Haul 6M47 66594 “NYK Spirit of Kyoto”, 153379 2Q40 Inspection dogbox and last 357008 C2C “Gold Geese for child Cancer” (at Tilbury)

The only way out of his current quagmire of political games is to remove FPTP voting and move to Proportional Representation. It removes the extremes, reflects the country and gives cross party cooperation. @Keir_Starmer @KemiBadenoch @RupertLowe10 @Nigel_Farage @EdwardJDavey

I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly." The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal. When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience." Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable. When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates. I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped. The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault." I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology." Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident. Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize." I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time." They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again." I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes. © 6IX.

A Swallow (I think) singing its heart out on the yard today! @RSPBCymru @Nature

A work colleague sent me this photo of sheep in a field of dandelions taken on his evening walk. I think it’s beautiful. He gave me permission to post it and reckoned it might get 100 likes. I bet him it would make at least 1000. Off you go folks - do your thing 😂