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TheCrofter
@thecrofter.bsky.social
Ferroequinologist. Retired Rail Electrification Engineer. Wulfrunian. Not the geezer from Reef. Posting mainly Railway related but occasionally other general stuff.

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Staffordshire County Council election results as they happen
Staffordshire County Council election results as they happen - Lichfield Live®
Lichfield Live will be keeping you updated as the results come in for the Staffordshire County Council elections as they happen.
lichfieldlive.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Oh the irony 😉
March 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Someone clever did this to a lamppost on Coverdale road and now I am disappointed that every lamppost doesn’t have one
March 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Was not expecting to see Varamis Rail in the FT. Electric freight 👏👏👏
www.ft.com/content/9a40...
High-speed freight trains emerge as fresh alternative to trucks in UK
The trains are not only much faster than a truck but carry far more, while requiring only a single driver
www.ft.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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OK, so I'm now on Bluesky!!
Starting from scratch so please give me a follow to get things going!!
First pic up is for the #artvsartist thingy!!

#illustration #art #railways
December 30, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Not the most aesthetically pleasing view I grant you, but trying to capture Uttoxeter Signal Box and Signal UR3 in the off position sees 170532/516 working 1K61 the 10:36 Newark Castle to Crewe.

20/12/24
December 20, 2024 at 4:43 PM
First ride for me in a #Class730 on 2W22 11:07 Walsall to Wolverhampton (from BHM). Light and spacious and seems quick off a stand but sitting over the rear bogie end on ironing board seats, comfortable it’s not.
December 10, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Just spotted @shellienic.bsky.social boarding 2H43 at BHM. Didn’t get chance to say hi.
December 10, 2024 at 11:22 AM
A slightly different view of the Library of Birmingham, the Octagon under construction and the BT Tower in the distance seen from Bridge Street with Christmas attractions in Centenary Square.

27/11/24
#paradisebham @paradisebham
November 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Today 27th November marks the 80th anniversary of the RAF Fauld explosion in Staffordshire. 70 people lost their lives in what is (and hopefully remains) the largest explosion in the UK.
November 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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"Now sign a petition because you don't understand how elections work!"
November 26, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Is this the first UK TOC to join BlueSky? Lets see more please.
London North Eastern Railway (@lnerail.bsky.social)
Hello, Bluesky! 🦋 We're here. Follow us if you like trains.
buff.ly
November 15, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Seeing as there seems to be many people that I follow migrating from the Muskrat platform to where the sky is blue, I thought it time to try out the cross platform poster app Buffer to see how it works. Hopefully this post will appear on both at my scheduled time (17:30) 🤔
November 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
East Midlands Railway 2-car DMU 170530 passing Uttoxeter Signal Box with 1N11 the 11:10 Crewe to Newark Castle with an array of semaphore signals in view.
16/08/24
August 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Former HST Power Cars 43257/43272 pass through Uttoxeter on 0Z31 the 09:17 Derby RTC > Derby RTC

22/09/23
September 22, 2023 at 11:46 AM