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Stuart Barber 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@barberstig.bsky.social
Train Manager, based in Edinburgh.

Let’s go on an adventure!

All views are my own.

#railways #photography #travel
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Favourite Stations

Meet Nay, a London Underground tube driver who has a real soft spot for Bow Road station.

I've started a new branch of the Tube Mapper project exploring people's favourite stations or stops on the London Tube Map.
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Who is the secret traitor….. anyone else just scream at their TV when it cut to the end titles…..

#TheTraitors #SecretTraitor
a man in a blue shirt is covering his ears with his hands while screaming .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is covering his ears with his hands while screaming .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Some Saturday driving

#ETS2 #TruckersMP
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
2025 in review!

What a year it’s been!

Trips included Manchester, London and Portugal, Isle of Wight, Paris, the Greatest Gathering, Nottingham, Scarborough and a farewell to the class 455!

Let’s see what adventures can be had in 2026!

#year2025 #yearinreview #lookingback
December 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today is my last working day of 2025!

It’s been a fab year!

Worked a total of 267 trains with LNER this year.

#LNER #EndoftheYear #Trains
December 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Set 800110 all locked up here in Aberdeen for our two hour break before working 1E23 1347 back south.

#LNER #Railways #Aberdeen #Trains
December 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
After a great day yesterday, it’s an early start to catch the 0730 Express home to Edinburgh.

#LNER #KingsCross
December 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The race is on!

Who will win?

#class455 #TrainRace #class450
December 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Part 1 to today’s class 455 Farewell Tour.

Back at Waterloo after running 1Z41 to Kingston and back via Wimbledon and Richmond.

#class455 #455FarewellTour #SouthWesternRailway
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Following an extensive evaluation of bids from three manufacturers, Irish Rail and Translink have jointly selected Stadler to deliver the new trains for the Dublin–Belfast ‘Enterprise’ service.

www.modernrailways.com/article/stad...
Stadler wins ‘Enterprise’ replacement deal
Irish Rail and Translink have jointly selected Stadler to deliver the new trains for the Dublin–Belfast ‘Enterprise’ service.
www.modernrailways.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Tomorrow the new blue, red & white GBR livery & brand will be launched. The new design will be displayed on digital displays at a number of major stations. The DfT says the livery will appear across already publicly owned train operators from spring 2026, with the roll-out being gradual. 📷DfT
December 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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If you work on the DLR, you need Rocky-level toughness
because the company gives you ZERO sick pay.
Share if you agree: No worker should have to fight for sick pay.
#SickPayNow
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Heading into the Channel Tunnel today on train 9044 and celebrating a historic moment: on 1 December 1990, 35 years ago, French and British teams broke through and met under the sea for the first time. Thanks to their achievement, our Eurostar trains now cross the Channel in 20 minutes.
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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To mark 35 years since the Channel Tunnel breakthrough, here's a timelapse taken from the back cab of a eurostar train. 50 kilometres in about 50 seconds.
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A snowy and cold Scarborough but the team at East Yorkshire Motor Services keep you moving!

#Buses #EYBuses #Scarborough #Snowy
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Some jointed track roughness despite the class 170 doing its best to soften it….

#railways #jointedtrack #northern #class170
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
And here comes my slightly delayed 170475 arriving in on 2C00, to turn to head back out on 1J44 via Hull.

#Northern #Trains #Scarborough #Yorkshire
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
TransPennine 185140 heading out of Scarborough working 1P16 to Manchester via York.

I’m waiting for my 1J44 Northern service via Hull.

#trains #yorkshire #TPE #Class185
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Some shiny class 99 parking at Edinburgh.

Beautiful looking new pieces of kit.

#class99 #GBRF #Freight #Trains
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A much needed walk today, loving the autumnal colours today with the haw on the Forth.

#Walks #Autumn #Forth #Haw
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Back across the border working 1E09 this morning as far as NCL.

Then I shall be crossing this border another three times today.

#railways #officeview #ukrail #border
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
No matter how many times I’ve been at York station it still impresses me every time.

#York #RailStation #Trains
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Another Sunday and back up here at Perth for the morning run this time.

1E17 primed and ready for its journey back to Northallerton.

#LNER #Trains #Class800
October 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A glorious sky as the sun sets taken from our messroom at York.

#sunset #redsky #York #RailwayStation
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An unusual Perth duty this evening due to the Highland Mainline Engineering Closure.

Set all empty and ready to lock up and head home.

#LNER #Trains #Railways
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM