Robert Hampton
@hampo.bsky.social
Wishes he could post to Bluesky from his Acorn Archimedes. Often found in or near trains, especially @class507.org.uk. He/him 🏳️🌈
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Genuinely broke out into applause at that result, despite being alone in my living room. #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Genuinely broke out into applause at that result, despite being alone in my living room. #TheTraitors
If I achieve nothing else in my life (and I won’t) I will always have this.
From the success of The Greatest Gathering, to running on Alstom's Derby test track, it's been an incredible first year of preservation for 507001. Here's just a few of the highlights.
Thanks to all our members and supporters - we couldn't have done it without you!
youtu.be/hDGvmL4tO-o
Thanks to all our members and supporters - we couldn't have done it without you!
youtu.be/hDGvmL4tO-o
Former Merseyrail class 507 train celebrates one year in preservation
On 23rd January 2025, class 507 number 507001 left Merseyrail's Birkenhead North depot for the final time, as it entered its new life in preservation.
This video showcases just a few of the…
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January 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
If I achieve nothing else in my life (and I won’t) I will always have this.
Tomorrow marks three years since the class 777 first entered service, and one year since 507001 passed into the care of @class507.org.uk.
I will be celebrating one of those anniversaries.
I will be celebrating one of those anniversaries.
January 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Tomorrow marks three years since the class 777 first entered service, and one year since 507001 passed into the care of @class507.org.uk.
I will be celebrating one of those anniversaries.
I will be celebrating one of those anniversaries.
Tempted to apply for this, were it not for the fact that I don’t know anyone who would want to do this (or is it the thought of spending weeks with me for company that puts people off??) www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...
Race Across the World seeks LGBTQ+ applicants as producers open casting for next series
The upcoming series aims to reflect a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, including those from the queer community.
www.attitude.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Tempted to apply for this, were it not for the fact that I don’t know anyone who would want to do this (or is it the thought of spending weeks with me for company that puts people off??) www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...
We cannot build anything in this country. Everything gets mired in politics, planning permissions, consultations and contractual issues.
Exc: £100m flagship new Liverpool train station set for significant delays
Flagship new Baltic train station set for significant delays
Exclusive: ECHO uncovers delays and frustrations with £100m project heralded by Metro Mayor
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM
We cannot build anything in this country. Everything gets mired in politics, planning permissions, consultations and contractual issues.
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Reminder that Blue Monday isn't a real phenomenon, it was made up by the boyband Blue in 2002 to make me wanna call you in the middle of the night, make me wanna hold you 'til the morning light, make me wanna love, make me wanna fall, make me wanna surrender my soul
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Reminder that Blue Monday isn't a real phenomenon, it was made up by the boyband Blue in 2002 to make me wanna call you in the middle of the night, make me wanna hold you 'til the morning light, make me wanna love, make me wanna fall, make me wanna surrender my soul
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I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
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“Wonderful! Just wonderful! … So much for instilling them with a sense of awe.”
January 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
“Wonderful! Just wonderful! … So much for instilling them with a sense of awe.”
Struggling with that big romantic gesture for Valentine’s Day? Treat your loved one to a tour of Scunthorpe steelworks in a Pacer 🥰 www.ticketsource.co.uk/afrps/afr-s-...
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Struggling with that big romantic gesture for Valentine’s Day? Treat your loved one to a tour of Scunthorpe steelworks in a Pacer 🥰 www.ticketsource.co.uk/afrps/afr-s-...
Just caught up with tonight’s Traitors.
a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed
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January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Just caught up with tonight’s Traitors.
No new pictures - where are you mentally?
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
No new pictures - where are you mentally?
People on public transport who think they can put a bag on the seat next to them and claim a pair of seats for their exclusive use 😡
January 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
People on public transport who think they can put a bag on the seat next to them and claim a pair of seats for their exclusive use 😡
Three episodes in and I am OBSESSED with The Gay Hockey Show 🥰
January 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Three episodes in and I am OBSESSED with The Gay Hockey Show 🥰
Really good thread debunking the argument that people should stay on X and “engage”
The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Really good thread debunking the argument that people should stay on X and “engage”
That sound 🥰
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
That sound 🥰
Preston station is closed for engineering works, so Northern is running an hourly shuttle service from Blackpool North to… Blackpool South. www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...
January 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Preston station is closed for engineering works, so Northern is running an hourly shuttle service from Blackpool North to… Blackpool South. www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-n...
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A tiny blog because I had to say how much I loved this utterly pointless bit of design in the Merseyrail app: www.merseytart.com/2026/01/not-... (h/t to the Dull Men's Club on Facebook)
Not Dull At All
Thanks to Amy Lou in the really delightful Dull Men's Club on Facebook for pointing this out. If you track your train on the Wirral Line a...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
A tiny blog because I had to say how much I loved this utterly pointless bit of design in the Merseyrail app: www.merseytart.com/2026/01/not-... (h/t to the Dull Men's Club on Facebook)
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Happy new year from TBS and BBC Scotland. youtu.be/o-i7WlQkRfI?...
BBC Scotland's Auld Lang Syne
YouTube video by Transdiffusion Broadcasting System
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January 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Happy new year from TBS and BBC Scotland. youtu.be/o-i7WlQkRfI?...
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Club Tropicana the first drink is free if you download our app and sign up to our newsletter with your email address
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Club Tropicana the first drink is free if you download our app and sign up to our newsletter with your email address
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Merry Christmas from all of us at the Class 507 Preservation Society!
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Merry Christmas from all of us at the Class 507 Preservation Society!
Intermission! Time to “research” the cast on Instagram 😏
December 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Intermission! Time to “research” the cast on Instagram 😏
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NEW VIDEO: On 8th December, 507001 once again visited the test track at Alstom's Litchurch Lane works, this time with passengers aboard! youtu.be/6XwkCCKmNoU
507001 carries passengers on the ALSTOM test track
On 8th December 2025, 507001 ran for a second time on the test track at ALSTOM's Litchurch Lane works in Derby. This time the unit carried passengers: invited guests of ALSTOM, as part of a ceremony…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NEW VIDEO: On 8th December, 507001 once again visited the test track at Alstom's Litchurch Lane works, this time with passengers aboard! youtu.be/6XwkCCKmNoU
If only Chris Rea had cracked an egg into his bath 😔
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If only Chris Rea had cracked an egg into his bath 😔