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Arturs Dobrecovs
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Queer 21y/o working in a railway control room, and occasionally the voice of announcements.

Views expressed here are entirely my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

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...nevermind - I've just checked how long of a walk it is to the bridge to Sweden, and I have neither the willpower nor the number of sunlight hours required 😅
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Went on a snowy hike through a forest, and now I shall cross the border into Sweden by foot! I am indeed on the southbound sleeper tonight, but only heading a few stops down for a hotel overnight, so I'll be in the seats instead of a cabin
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A very good (and cold) morning from Kolari - the northernmost point of Finland's public railway network!
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Good evening, that's not something I do anymore I'm afraid
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It won't be able to show all the same info as Tiger though, given it is powered directly by Darwin instead of by the local Worldline CIS 😅
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Just need to put a little more work into tidying it up (and stop testing in prod 🫣) and I'll make it publicly available!
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Oh and of course I couldn't miss this photo opportunity...
bsky.app/profile/artu...
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Failed a drug & alcohol test and was let go
November 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The station names are manually translated by myself, and I've only done a handful so far - only the notices at the bottom are translated automatically 😅
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I may be getting a bit carried away... 😆

National Rail Enquiries notices can now be automatically translated into French too, courtesy of Microsoft's free Azure plan
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Need that shirt
October 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Clapham Junction is a terminus for 2 different Overground lines - how did nobody give that as an answer 🥲
October 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Would Highbury & Islington count as a terminus for the Windrush line despite being a through-station for the Mildmay line?

Would a National Rail station served by the Underground count as a London Underground station?

Am I overthinking this? 🤪
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As for the second one - is that only 1 *Underground* line? Would a station be accepted if it's served by 1 Underground line and any number of other modes?
October 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The first one is not specific enough for me 😂 is it only the very ends of Overground lines based on the route maps alone, or would intermediate stations that are used as a terminus for some service groups count? Like Dalston Junction, for example
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I did wonder how you managed to visit this place at the same time as having dinner and drinks with me, and how I didn't notice 😂😂
September 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Unfortunately it wasn't free - €25 normally, €40 if you need it in a hurry. I'm sure that the whole reason it was compulsory for a while was to bring in some more money!
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM