Bobs Rail Relics
@bobsrailrelics.co.uk
Railways, Industrial History, Canals and the odd bit of strange Wales
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1/2 A lot of positive chatter after King Charles opened the #SouthWalesMetro Taffs Well Tram-train depot last week. If people want to get under the bonet of how we got here...esp. the 2010-2015 advocacy I led, I wrote it all down...!!
southwalesmetro.org
southwalesmetro.org
How to build a Metro...
Mark Barry's story of the development of the South Wales Metro / Cardiff Capital Region Metro from 2010-2024
southwalesmetro.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
1/2 A lot of positive chatter after King Charles opened the #SouthWalesMetro Taffs Well Tram-train depot last week. If people want to get under the bonet of how we got here...esp. the 2010-2015 advocacy I led, I wrote it all down...!!
southwalesmetro.org
southwalesmetro.org
In all the weather related chaos at Paddington last Friday, at least the Heathrow Express was running. 387134 waits it's next trip at Paddington.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In all the weather related chaos at Paddington last Friday, at least the Heathrow Express was running. 387134 waits it's next trip at Paddington.
New talk - Next week I am in Cwmbran.
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Cwmbran History Society, Forgehammer CIC, Greenhill Road, Cwmbran NP44 3DQ.
19.30 start
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Cwmbran History Society, Forgehammer CIC, Greenhill Road, Cwmbran NP44 3DQ.
19.30 start
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New talk - Next week I am in Cwmbran.
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Cwmbran History Society, Forgehammer CIC, Greenhill Road, Cwmbran NP44 3DQ.
19.30 start
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Cwmbran History Society, Forgehammer CIC, Greenhill Road, Cwmbran NP44 3DQ.
19.30 start
TfW 756101 waits for the guards signal before departing towards Cardiff
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
TfW 756101 waits for the guards signal before departing towards Cardiff
📹New Video 📹.
Not only is it Railway 200 but it is 175 years since Cardiff Central opened. Today this station is the link in the middle of the South Wales Metro. So my final look at the lines that made up the Metro looks at a tiny bit of the GWR.
youtu.be/7f7wNPlVo58
Not only is it Railway 200 but it is 175 years since Cardiff Central opened. Today this station is the link in the middle of the South Wales Metro. So my final look at the lines that made up the Metro looks at a tiny bit of the GWR.
youtu.be/7f7wNPlVo58
Railway 200 - GWR - The missing link
The final look at the former railway comapnies that make up todays South Wales Metro. The small, but vital gap at Cardiff station.
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📹New Video 📹.
Not only is it Railway 200 but it is 175 years since Cardiff Central opened. Today this station is the link in the middle of the South Wales Metro. So my final look at the lines that made up the Metro looks at a tiny bit of the GWR.
youtu.be/7f7wNPlVo58
Not only is it Railway 200 but it is 175 years since Cardiff Central opened. Today this station is the link in the middle of the South Wales Metro. So my final look at the lines that made up the Metro looks at a tiny bit of the GWR.
youtu.be/7f7wNPlVo58
The GWR war memorials in Cardiff station this morning, with wreaths from the weekend.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The GWR war memorials in Cardiff station this morning, with wreaths from the weekend.
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Give the vid a click! The replica Locomotion up close and everything else at the Stockton & Darlington railway 200 weekend ...
VIDEO! The replica Locomotion at Railway 200 and the whole of the Stockton & Darlington weekend ...
youtu.be/gApVb-NBOko
youtu.be/gApVb-NBOko
Stockton & Darlington - The First Passenger Train Runs Again!
YouTube video by Geoff Marshall
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Give the vid a click! The replica Locomotion up close and everything else at the Stockton & Darlington railway 200 weekend ...
Poiziers Cemetery on the Somme. One of so many along just one road. Lest we forget.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Poiziers Cemetery on the Somme. One of so many along just one road. Lest we forget.
Tramway relics at the Risca Museum in South Wales. Some amazing relics in this little place.
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Tramway relics at the Risca Museum in South Wales. Some amazing relics in this little place.
Think it's fair to say that the jump from Premiere Elements to Premiere Pro is a big one. I'm going to need time and a bigger screen
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Think it's fair to say that the jump from Premiere Elements to Premiere Pro is a big one. I'm going to need time and a bigger screen
The old guard. Ariva Trains Wales Sprinter and Pacer at Aber station. Now TfW and under wires.
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The old guard. Ariva Trains Wales Sprinter and Pacer at Aber station. Now TfW and under wires.
This is going through my head right now. New York could be the turning point for the USA back from the brink.
youtu.be/V9qNjCgC49E?...
youtu.be/V9qNjCgC49E?...
Art Garfunkel - A Heart in New York (Official Video)
YouTube video by ArtGarfunkelVEVO
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This is going through my head right now. New York could be the turning point for the USA back from the brink.
youtu.be/V9qNjCgC49E?...
youtu.be/V9qNjCgC49E?...
How amazing would it be if we had that over here for all consumers.
add a home battery and an EV and most households would never need to pay a petrol bill ever again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
How amazing would it be if we had that over here for all consumers.
Glad to hear that there are no serious injuries at Shap. It is a testament to modern design that the train stayed upright and in one piece. Hope the driver is Ok as well, not good to hit a landslip!
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Glad to hear that there are no serious injuries at Shap. It is a testament to modern design that the train stayed upright and in one piece. Hope the driver is Ok as well, not good to hit a landslip!
Getting shot of some of my kit I used to start my YouTube channel. Movo VXR10 camera microphone Price:£15 www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/m...
Movo VXR10 camera microphone | in Pentwyn, Cardiff | Gumtree
Perfect for vlogging. Camera and phone microphone with noise cover, clips for attaching to different screw fixes and cables to attach to the unit. Note: this is a small jack connection, you will need ...
www.gumtree.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Getting shot of some of my kit I used to start my YouTube channel. Movo VXR10 camera microphone Price:£15 www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/m...
Just because Halloween is over, it doesn't mean Christmas starts. First we have:
Nov 5
Bonfire Night
Nov
Remembrance Sunday
Nov 18 - Nov 24
World Nursery Rhyme Week 2024
Nov 19
World Toilet Day 2024
Dec 10
Lager Day 2024
Dec 18
Roast Suckling Pig Day 2024
Then we can start Christmas 😁
Nov 5
Bonfire Night
Nov
Remembrance Sunday
Nov 18 - Nov 24
World Nursery Rhyme Week 2024
Nov 19
World Toilet Day 2024
Dec 10
Lager Day 2024
Dec 18
Roast Suckling Pig Day 2024
Then we can start Christmas 😁
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just because Halloween is over, it doesn't mean Christmas starts. First we have:
Nov 5
Bonfire Night
Nov
Remembrance Sunday
Nov 18 - Nov 24
World Nursery Rhyme Week 2024
Nov 19
World Toilet Day 2024
Dec 10
Lager Day 2024
Dec 18
Roast Suckling Pig Day 2024
Then we can start Christmas 😁
Nov 5
Bonfire Night
Nov
Remembrance Sunday
Nov 18 - Nov 24
World Nursery Rhyme Week 2024
Nov 19
World Toilet Day 2024
Dec 10
Lager Day 2024
Dec 18
Roast Suckling Pig Day 2024
Then we can start Christmas 😁
This is the only place I want to be at Halloween. (It's the one in Paris btw).
October 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is the only place I want to be at Halloween. (It's the one in Paris btw).
Paging @paulwhitewick.bsky.social Scottish trip on your to do list?
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...
Replica of 2,000-year-old Iron Age tower to be built in Highlands
This will be the first broch built in Scotland for two millennia.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Paging @paulwhitewick.bsky.social Scottish trip on your to do list?
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...
In case you missed it, my latest video exploring a beautiful bit of north Cardiff looking for, and finding, industrial relics. And the sun shine...🌞
Around Radyr Weir - Ten Industrial Relics
Railways, canals, bridges, locks and some level crossing gates hidden in the undergrowth. 10 things to see around Radyr Weir if you are in the area.
Map can be downloaded from Bobsrailrelics.co.uk…
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In case you missed it, my latest video exploring a beautiful bit of north Cardiff looking for, and finding, industrial relics. And the sun shine...🌞
Bit of Cardiff street art
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bit of Cardiff street art
One of the funniest things I have heard this morning is Trevor Phillips saying "I don't do gotchas" That is all you do, it's who you are!!! @skynewsrss.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
One of the funniest things I have heard this morning is Trevor Phillips saying "I don't do gotchas" That is all you do, it's who you are!!! @skynewsrss.bsky.social
@nattj.bsky.social @railfocus.bsky.social I used Teemill for this T Shirt. Just transfer printed but the detail is there. It's a one off I can wear it on the @railwaycts.bsky.social stand at the Cardiff Model Railway show.
October 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
@nattj.bsky.social @railfocus.bsky.social I used Teemill for this T Shirt. Just transfer printed but the detail is there. It's a one off I can wear it on the @railwaycts.bsky.social stand at the Cardiff Model Railway show.
📹New Video 📹.
A wander from Radyr Station, via the weir, around Forest Farm nature reserve, to look at ten industrial relics. Canals, railways, and more. And the sun was shining 🌟
A wander from Radyr Station, via the weir, around Forest Farm nature reserve, to look at ten industrial relics. Canals, railways, and more. And the sun was shining 🌟
Around Radyr Weir - Ten Industrial Relics
Railways, canals, bridges, locks and some level crossing gates hidden in the undergrowth. 10 things to see around Radyr Weir if you are in the area.
Map can be downloaded from Bobsrailrelics.co.uk…
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📹New Video 📹.
A wander from Radyr Station, via the weir, around Forest Farm nature reserve, to look at ten industrial relics. Canals, railways, and more. And the sun was shining 🌟
A wander from Radyr Station, via the weir, around Forest Farm nature reserve, to look at ten industrial relics. Canals, railways, and more. And the sun was shining 🌟
Crewe as I remember it in 1982. A class 33 arrived from Cardiff on a service up the Weak Marches. Waiting to push it's stock out from platform 7 and run round, before shunting it back and heading out again.
October 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Crewe as I remember it in 1982. A class 33 arrived from Cardiff on a service up the Weak Marches. Waiting to push it's stock out from platform 7 and run round, before shunting it back and heading out again.