Paul Bigland
@paulbigland.bsky.social
Photographer, Journalist, NUJ member. Likes transport, politics, food and travel. Hates extremism. My blog: https://paulbigland.blog/ My photography: https://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/ #FBPE
Today's #DailyDMU is 159006, seen leading a 9 - car service through #Woking on the 25th February 2010. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
TOCs past: SWT (Southwest Trains) | DG44789. 159006. 159002. 158884. Woking. 25.2.10.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Today's #DailyDMU is 159006, seen leading a 9 - car service through #Woking on the 25th February 2010. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
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An owl knocks down a Russian reconnaissance drone.
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
An owl knocks down a Russian reconnaissance drone.
Today's #DailyDMU is 159005, seen arriving at #London Waterloo station on the 13th November 2007. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
TOCs past: SWT (Southwest Trains) | DG13494. 159005. Waterloo. 13.11.07.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Today's #DailyDMU is 159005, seen arriving at #London Waterloo station on the 13th November 2007. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
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The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
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November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
Today's #DailyDMU is 159004 which is seen at Exeter St David's on the 25th July 2019. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #Railways #Photography
South Western Railway (SWR) | DG329447. 159007. 159004. 159017. Exeter St Davids. 25.7.19.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Today's #DailyDMU is 159004 which is seen at Exeter St David's on the 25th July 2019. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #Railways #Photography
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OK, my last video of the week - promise. I've been at the GCRE test track this week, a quick explainer video on what we have been testing and why - also why GCRE is a great place to test it (1/2)
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
OK, my last video of the week - promise. I've been at the GCRE test track this week, a quick explainer video on what we have been testing and why - also why GCRE is a great place to test it (1/2)
Today's #DailyDMU is 159003, pictured arriving at wet #Woking on the 25th February 2010. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
TOCs past: SWT (Southwest Trains) | DG44745. 159003. Woking. 25.2.10.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Today's #DailyDMU is 159003, pictured arriving at wet #Woking on the 25th February 2010. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
Today's blog. 'Tis been rather cloudy here in't Calder valley... paulbigland.blog/2025/11/06/6...
6th November picture of the day…
Sorry for the lack of blogging recently, but it’s been a dull but busy week here at Bigland Towers. I’ve been going nowhere fast due to work commitments which have kept me tied to home.…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Today's blog. 'Tis been rather cloudy here in't Calder valley... paulbigland.blog/2025/11/06/6...
You have to laugh!
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
You have to laugh!
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At GCRE this week, doing some more testing, and after last week's workshop on composites in rail - looking at my own composites in rail and how they held up after storms that shut half the Welsh rail network.
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
At GCRE this week, doing some more testing, and after last week's workshop on composites in rail - looking at my own composites in rail and how they held up after storms that shut half the Welsh rail network.
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Why is this person (and Boris Johnson crony) still a member of the House of Lords? www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
MSN
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November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Why is this person (and Boris Johnson crony) still a member of the House of Lords? www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
The SWR Class 455s are on their last legs, so here's part 2 of a look back at their lives and times. paulbigland.blog/2022/02/07/t... #railways #photography
The end of the line beckons. The SWR Class 455s (part 2)…
Following on from part 1 I’ve completely skipped the logical path of documenting the Class 455/8s – for two reasons. One is that the fleet is split between SWR and Southern and the othe…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The SWR Class 455s are on their last legs, so here's part 2 of a look back at their lives and times. paulbigland.blog/2022/02/07/t... #railways #photography
Today's #DailyDMU is 159002. It's pictured speeding past Wimbledon Park depot, London on the 19th February 2003. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
TOCs past: SWT (Southwest Trains) | 11847. 159002. Speeds past Wimbledon Park depot. London. 19.2 2003
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November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Today's #DailyDMU is 159002. It's pictured speeding past Wimbledon Park depot, London on the 19th February 2003. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
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they’ll sell off the care homes and get a one of payment of a few mill
The residents will no doubt be put in private homes
At 2-3 times the price of the council run homes
And no doubt some of the money will make its way to the councillor for social care
Who- oddly enough - owns private care homes
The residents will no doubt be put in private homes
At 2-3 times the price of the council run homes
And no doubt some of the money will make its way to the councillor for social care
Who- oddly enough - owns private care homes
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
they’ll sell off the care homes and get a one of payment of a few mill
The residents will no doubt be put in private homes
At 2-3 times the price of the council run homes
And no doubt some of the money will make its way to the councillor for social care
Who- oddly enough - owns private care homes
The residents will no doubt be put in private homes
At 2-3 times the price of the council run homes
And no doubt some of the money will make its way to the councillor for social care
Who- oddly enough - owns private care homes
The SWR Class 455s are on their last legs, so here's part 1 of a look back at their lives and times. paulbigland.blog/2022/01/31/t... #railways #photography
The end of the line beckons. The SWR Class 455s (part 1)…
*update* – the final pictures were added on the 2nd February. You can now find all 43 units plus internal shots of the SWT refurbishment. The first part of this trilogy is featuring the 43 Cl…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The SWR Class 455s are on their last legs, so here's part 1 of a look back at their lives and times. paulbigland.blog/2022/01/31/t... #railways #photography
New blog. Elon Musk's 'Grok' AI peddles misinformation about the #Huntingdon train attack, quoting and defending fake witnesses and pictures. Now it's defamed a Scottish MSP - then denied it's issued an apology to double-down on the defamation! It's a Grok of sh*t. paulbigland.blog/2025/11/05/h...
How Elon Musk’s AI is a grok of shit…
Think you can trust Artificial Intelligence (AI) to answer questions factually, find accurate statistics or tell fact from fiction, truth from lies? Well, think again. Right-Wing Billionaire Elon M…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New blog. Elon Musk's 'Grok' AI peddles misinformation about the #Huntingdon train attack, quoting and defending fake witnesses and pictures. Now it's defamed a Scottish MSP - then denied it's issued an apology to double-down on the defamation! It's a Grok of sh*t. paulbigland.blog/2025/11/05/h...
Today's #DailyDMU is 159001, seen in original livery at Clapham Junction on the 21st April 1996. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
TOCs past: SWT (Southwest Trains) | 05542. 159001. Clapham Jn. 21.4.1996
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November 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Today's #DailyDMU is 159001, seen in original livery at Clapham Junction on the 21st April 1996. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p342683540/e... #railways #photography
Today's #DailyDMU is the the oddly numbered 158974, seen at Manchester Piccadilly on the 14th March 2006. I can't even remember why it was renumbered this way. This is the last 158 in my collection. Next up, the Class 159s... paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p276197449/e... #railways #photography
TPE (Transpennine Express) | DG05538. 158974. Manchester Piccadilly. 14.3.06.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Today's #DailyDMU is the the oddly numbered 158974, seen at Manchester Piccadilly on the 14th March 2006. I can't even remember why it was renumbered this way. This is the last 158 in my collection. Next up, the Class 159s... paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p276197449/e... #railways #photography
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The climate challenge we face today is stark. It’s an existential fight between the climate wreckers and the climate defenders.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The climate challenge we face today is stark. It’s an existential fight between the climate wreckers and the climate defenders.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
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You’d need a heart of gammon not to laugh…
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You’d need a heart of gammon not to laugh…
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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
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Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
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November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Here's a fascinating example of how intransigent local #Nimby councils made #hs2 cost so much. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/how-hs2-bu...
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Here's a fascinating example of how intransigent local #Nimby councils made #hs2 cost so much. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/how-hs2-bu...
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC