A Leftist Railfan
alexanderboyle.bsky.social
A Leftist Railfan
@alexanderboyle.bsky.social
Green party of England and Wales member! 💚
Londoner W/ Scottish/Northern heritage.

He/Him
Leftist (obviously)
Railfan (obviously)
Ally.

Other interests:
Hockey 🏑
Cycling 🚲
City planning 🚌


Love trains hate neoliberals.
Actual #trainwindowviews this time, courtesy of @festrail.bsky.social on the Welsh Highland Railway today.

Ffestiniog railway tomorrow!
July 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#trainwindowviews - except this would fall under #buswindowviews

Llanberis - Wales. (Snowdonia)
July 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
These results are insane.
May 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here is a nice change to a labour post I'm sure we can all get behind:
April 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Pretty flowers.

Nuff said.
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I'm so done.
February 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My message to the disgusting organisation that is England Hockey.

Thanks to Wapping hockey club for their powerful statement.

I was not aware of this nasty policy (banning trans women) coming into effect until today.

Trans women are women.
Trans Rights are Human Rights.
January 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Got a great pair of books this Christmas!

Already stuck into both :)

'how railways will fix the future' by @garethdennis.bsky.social

'the tube mapper project' - @tubemapper.bsky.social 's first book (2 more to collect 👀)
December 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
The first new Newcastle metro train (quite a mouthful) has entered service! 🎉

With the old fleet run into the ground, and some units even being scrapped for parts, this couldn't have come more urgently (although maybe it should have arrived sooner).

Hoping for greater reliability in the future...
December 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
The first new Newcastle metro (but of a mouthful) train has entered service! 🎉

With the old fleet run into the ground, and some units even being scrapped for parts, this couldn't have come more urgently (although maybe it should have arrived sooner).

Hoping for greater reliability in the future...
December 18, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Possible station sites (excuse the awful drawings):
December 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Great to see this on the tube the other day!

For climate justice to work, we need to succeed in politics - join.greenparty.org.uk
December 8, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Ik it's a bad screenshot and it's a bit late but oh well...

Yeah, I use Amazon music - and what?

Well - the what is that I think the stats are wrong but oh well...
December 8, 2024 at 11:53 AM