Steve Lewis
@drstevelewis.bsky.social
Walking for health, ‘Survivor Mission’, ex-Northeast, cricket lover, pro-rail, DIY, bibliophile, understanding group dysfunction: church and corporate. Guildford
The sparrow hawk has landed…
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The sparrow hawk has landed…
Newark Priory on the River Wey
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Newark Priory on the River Wey
Just finished Traitors New Zealand series 1 on iPlayer. Loved it!
September 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Just finished Traitors New Zealand series 1 on iPlayer. Loved it!
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Controlling pigeons at Guildford railway station. Some had been boarding trains, even without tickets
August 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Controlling pigeons at Guildford railway station. Some had been boarding trains, even without tickets
If you like bookshops, Leakey’s in Inverness is spectacular!
June 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
If you like bookshops, Leakey’s in Inverness is spectacular!
youtube.com/watch?v=x6XE... The old Weymouth Harbour tramway. Look how they manoeuvred cars out of the way!
Weymouth Harbour Branch (Quay Tramway)
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May 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=x6XE... The old Weymouth Harbour tramway. Look how they manoeuvred cars out of the way!
Guildford Castle in the gloom this morning
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Guildford Castle in the gloom this morning
Came across this little guy out walking the North Downs Way today. Any ideas?
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Came across this little guy out walking the North Downs Way today. Any ideas?
Newark Priory, a remnant from the dissolution of the monasteries. Send, Surrey
April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Newark Priory, a remnant from the dissolution of the monasteries. Send, Surrey
A shiny new visitor to Guildford this afternoon on a round test trip from Clapham Yard at platform 4, confusing the heck out of passengers trying to board it.
March 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A shiny new visitor to Guildford this afternoon on a round test trip from Clapham Yard at platform 4, confusing the heck out of passengers trying to board it.
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Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated
Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.
This research…
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Loving @anncleeves.bsky.social ‘s Vera series, which I’m re-reading. I find myself identifying with Vera’s thinking, her flabby weaknesses etc! So true. Brilliant plot as ever, this one set in mysterious Northumberland. Who would kill and why amongst so-called friends? Recommend
February 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Loving @anncleeves.bsky.social ‘s Vera series, which I’m re-reading. I find myself identifying with Vera’s thinking, her flabby weaknesses etc! So true. Brilliant plot as ever, this one set in mysterious Northumberland. Who would kill and why amongst so-called friends? Recommend
I usually use realtimetrains for platforms at termini. Please don’t tell anyone in case they abolish this information source too.
‘How patronising’: rail bosses face anger over plan to hide train departure times
‘How patronising’: rail bosses face anger over plan to hide train departure times
New scheme, aimed at reducing platform dashes, will see schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departure
Rail bosses have been accused of patronising passengers by hiding trains’ departure information minutes before they are due to leave in a…
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I usually use realtimetrains for platforms at termini. Please don’t tell anyone in case they abolish this information source too.
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Sunset over Bamburgh, 2016, by north-east photographer Sophie Henderson.
February 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Sunset over Bamburgh, 2016, by north-east photographer Sophie Henderson.
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@hs2ltd.bsky.social hosted me at the Small Dean Viaduct yesterday. 350m long, 4300tons single structure being slid over the A413 & @chilternrailway.bsky.social main line. @ukrailadventure.bsky.social @railwaygazette.com @trains.bsky.social @locusinpes.bsky.social @traindrivercol.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@hs2ltd.bsky.social hosted me at the Small Dean Viaduct yesterday. 350m long, 4300tons single structure being slid over the A413 & @chilternrailway.bsky.social main line. @ukrailadventure.bsky.social @railwaygazette.com @trains.bsky.social @locusinpes.bsky.social @traindrivercol.bsky.social
“Yes, these fuels are biofuels made from crops, cooking oils and other sources of plant biomass. But producing them takes up huge amounts of land, endangering food security and biodiversity.
Reeves’s Heathrow expansion plans leave Labour’s green agenda grounded
Reeves’s Heathrow expansion plans leave Labour’s green agenda grounded
The chancellor’s apparent volte-face in backing a third runway has left many in her party disillusioned and led them to label it as an act of desperation
In 2020, Rachel Reeves, the MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, was clear why she opposed expansion of…
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“Yes, these fuels are biofuels made from crops, cooking oils and other sources of plant biomass. But producing them takes up huge amounts of land, endangering food security and biodiversity.
Went to see Peter Kay live at the O2 with this taster from @allontheboard.bsky.social at North Greenwich. Spectacular performance! Well worth the wait
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Went to see Peter Kay live at the O2 with this taster from @allontheboard.bsky.social at North Greenwich. Spectacular performance! Well worth the wait
‘Contestants teeter on the edge of discovering who the murderers might be, only to fall helplessly into line with the rest of the group.’
The Traitors shows how herd mentality tramples on our basic instincts | Martha Gill
The Traitors shows how herd mentality tramples on our basic instincts | Martha Gill
In the hit TV reality show, as in life, we like to think we are autonomous. In fact, we follow the herd
What explains the stupendous success of The Traitors? More than 9 million people tuned in to the first episode of this, its third season, and last…
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
‘Contestants teeter on the edge of discovering who the murderers might be, only to fall helplessly into line with the rest of the group.’
Some company on a recent walk to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea from Ashington station @nlcrp.bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Some company on a recent walk to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea from Ashington station @nlcrp.bsky.social
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'Great milestone' as Northumberland Line registers 50,000 passenger journeys in first month
www.railmagazine.com/news/2025/01...
January 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
'Great milestone' as Northumberland Line registers 50,000 passenger journeys in first month
www.railmagazine.com/news/2025/01...