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Railways, Industrial History, Canals and the odd bit of strange Wales
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
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
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Early morning at Cardiff Central as @gwr.com 158769 waits to depart for Portsmouth Harbour.
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
TfW 756101 waits for the guards signal before departing towards Cardiff
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The GWR war memorials in Cardiff station this morning, with wreaths from the weekend.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Poiziers Cemetery on the Somme. One of so many along just one road. Lest we forget.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tramway relics at the Risca Museum in South Wales. Some amazing relics in this little place.
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The old guard. Ariva Trains Wales Sprinter and Pacer at Aber station. Now TfW and under wires.
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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
Bit of Cardiff street art
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@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
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
Rifling through my phone and came across 769002 at Pengam. They were a bit of a dogs breakfast but I loved riding on them.
October 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Bagnell 060 tank loco Brookfield at the Blaenavon Heritage Railway in the mid 1980's. Now at the Mangapps Railway Museum.
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Set out to see @daraobriain.bsky.social tonight and arrived AT THE WRONG VENUE! A quick taxi dash to the Bay got us there on time, but never done that before! And worth it. Just a magnificent show tonight. Laughed my socks off.
October 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Well hello! The Guardian at Six Bells near Newbridge in South Wales.
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Coming on Tuesday, the latest Railway 200 overview, this time looking at the Barry Railway company. A railway formed by a chance comment and resulted in some of the most impressive structures on the Welsh Railway network.
September 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A memorial to the miners from Windsor Colliery at Abertrydwr. The local heritage centre have recently tidied this up.
September 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@railfocus.bsky.social This was by the market at Villa Comercial El Campanario.
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The ruins of farm buildings north of Radyr station.
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you see this, post a concert pic you took.

The incredible @martynjosephwales.bsky.social at Acapella Studios in Pentyrch near Cardiff. A memorable night (Please play "Please Sir" at the next one)
September 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As London is trending tonight, this is an image of Bishopsgate Library last week. Does it look like Sharia Law is in place? Political rant ends.
September 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Oh my word. Garden Centres have Christmas decorations up already. Too soon!
September 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Liverpool Street is not the best place to photograph trains, but I did capture this 720 awaiting duties
September 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Half an hour late thanks to OHL issues. So why wouldn't I? Cake is good.
September 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM