Mike Pugh
@mikepugh1986.bsky.social
Ramblings of a railwayman: expect random dross.
My own opinion, not my employer’s!
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Founder of www.gingernuity.farm
My own opinion, not my employer’s!
🧼🏳️🌈 he/him
Founder of www.gingernuity.farm
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we will remember them.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we will remember them.
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Our Christmas range is now available on our website!
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We’re gingernuity | small batch, palm-free, vegan friendly bath and body care products, handmade using responsibly sourced ingredients.
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We’re gingernuity | small batch, palm-free, vegan friendly bath and body care products, handmade using responsibly sourced ingredients.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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I’ve never been held up in a ship-traffic-jam before, but today the Wightlink I happened to be on was held out by Spitbank Fort for three much larger vessels to go around us 😵💫
October 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I’ve never been held up in a ship-traffic-jam before, but today the Wightlink I happened to be on was held out by Spitbank Fort for three much larger vessels to go around us 😵💫
Today, I made:
• Apple, Berry and Currant Jelly
• Summer Berry (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant) Jam
• Apple, Berry and Currant Jelly
• Summer Berry (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant) Jam
October 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today, I made:
• Apple, Berry and Currant Jelly
• Summer Berry (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant) Jam
• Apple, Berry and Currant Jelly
• Summer Berry (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant) Jam
PLEASE VOTE! Our team have been nominated for the nationally recognised Rail Staff Awards, and we’d love your vote!
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October 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
PLEASE VOTE! Our team have been nominated for the nationally recognised Rail Staff Awards, and we’d love your vote!
Vote here: railstaffawards.com/RSA25/en/pag...
Vote here: railstaffawards.com/RSA25/en/pag...
On Wednesdays I wear pink… but today…
#MeanGirls
#MeanGirls
October 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
On Wednesdays I wear pink… but today…
#MeanGirls
#MeanGirls
Passing trains may suck you off…
4M46 the 1419 Southampton Western Docks to Trafford Park Euro Terminal seeing passing through platform 4 at Basingstoke this afternoon
4M46 the 1419 Southampton Western Docks to Trafford Park Euro Terminal seeing passing through platform 4 at Basingstoke this afternoon
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Passing trains may suck you off…
4M46 the 1419 Southampton Western Docks to Trafford Park Euro Terminal seeing passing through platform 4 at Basingstoke this afternoon
4M46 the 1419 Southampton Western Docks to Trafford Park Euro Terminal seeing passing through platform 4 at Basingstoke this afternoon
The diminutive Cistus (rock rose) continues to flower despite the shortening days and long shadows at this time of year
October 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The diminutive Cistus (rock rose) continues to flower despite the shortening days and long shadows at this time of year
A pleasant surprise yesterday lunchtime!
📍 Basingstoke
📍 Basingstoke
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A pleasant surprise yesterday lunchtime!
📍 Basingstoke
📍 Basingstoke
200yrs ago today…
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
200yrs ago today…
The C word has been made. I’m exhausted, there’s mountains of washing up but the smell is AMAZING and makes up for it.
Tomorrow’s task is to unmould five varieties, cut, shave and stamp them… oh, and more washing up!
Tomorrow’s task is to unmould five varieties, cut, shave and stamp them… oh, and more washing up!
September 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The C word has been made. I’m exhausted, there’s mountains of washing up but the smell is AMAZING and makes up for it.
Tomorrow’s task is to unmould five varieties, cut, shave and stamp them… oh, and more washing up!
Tomorrow’s task is to unmould five varieties, cut, shave and stamp them… oh, and more washing up!
Flashy bang, bang! ⛈️
September 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Flashy bang, bang! ⛈️
Bulleid West Country class 34028 “Eddystone” running on the up fast past Barton Mill, Basingstoke, today (3rd Sept 2025)
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Bulleid West Country class 34028 “Eddystone” running on the up fast past Barton Mill, Basingstoke, today (3rd Sept 2025)
Nocturnal spotting of Clan Line hauling 1Z30 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Victoria this evening - the sound of Bulleid’s brilliance!
📍 Mays Lane, Earley.
📍 Mays Lane, Earley.
August 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Nocturnal spotting of Clan Line hauling 1Z30 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Victoria this evening - the sound of Bulleid’s brilliance!
📍 Mays Lane, Earley.
📍 Mays Lane, Earley.
This is what I think of when I see the flag of St George plastered everywhere and talk of camps and deportations by those wishing to ‘reclaim are [sic] country’.
August 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is what I think of when I see the flag of St George plastered everywhere and talk of camps and deportations by those wishing to ‘reclaim are [sic] country’.
Happy 8th Birthday, South Western Railway!
August 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Happy 8th Birthday, South Western Railway!
I think he’s forgotten that they’re Senators within his own party
August 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I think he’s forgotten that they’re Senators within his own party
Some more Bristolian scenes
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of The Granary, Little King Street.
2. Robinson’s Depositories, Hotwell Road.
3. Aeroplanes in the roof of the Café at Aerospace Bristol.
4. The Grade II listed Hangar 16U (dating from 1917) being restored for community use at Brabazon.
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of The Granary, Little King Street.
2. Robinson’s Depositories, Hotwell Road.
3. Aeroplanes in the roof of the Café at Aerospace Bristol.
4. The Grade II listed Hangar 16U (dating from 1917) being restored for community use at Brabazon.
August 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Some more Bristolian scenes
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of The Granary, Little King Street.
2. Robinson’s Depositories, Hotwell Road.
3. Aeroplanes in the roof of the Café at Aerospace Bristol.
4. The Grade II listed Hangar 16U (dating from 1917) being restored for community use at Brabazon.
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of The Granary, Little King Street.
2. Robinson’s Depositories, Hotwell Road.
3. Aeroplanes in the roof of the Café at Aerospace Bristol.
4. The Grade II listed Hangar 16U (dating from 1917) being restored for community use at Brabazon.
Love is love!
📍 Brabazon, Bristol
📍 Brabazon, Bristol
August 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Love is love!
📍 Brabazon, Bristol
📍 Brabazon, Bristol
Some of Gromit Unleashed 3
📍 Bristol, United Kingdom
📍 Bristol, United Kingdom
August 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Some of Gromit Unleashed 3
📍 Bristol, United Kingdom
📍 Bristol, United Kingdom
Some Bristolian scenes…
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of the old Gardiner Haskins site
2. Intercity bridge over the Avon at Temple Meads
3. Bristol VR bus outside M-Shed
4. Faience façade oh the former refrigeration and meat packaging site for Swift & Co. in Braggs Lane
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of the old Gardiner Haskins site
2. Intercity bridge over the Avon at Temple Meads
3. Bristol VR bus outside M-Shed
4. Faience façade oh the former refrigeration and meat packaging site for Swift & Co. in Braggs Lane
August 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Some Bristolian scenes…
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of the old Gardiner Haskins site
2. Intercity bridge over the Avon at Temple Meads
3. Bristol VR bus outside M-Shed
4. Faience façade oh the former refrigeration and meat packaging site for Swift & Co. in Braggs Lane
1. Bristol Byzantine architecture of the old Gardiner Haskins site
2. Intercity bridge over the Avon at Temple Meads
3. Bristol VR bus outside M-Shed
4. Faience façade oh the former refrigeration and meat packaging site for Swift & Co. in Braggs Lane
A veritable glut of runner beans… that’s my evening sorted: dicing, blanching and freezing!
August 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A veritable glut of runner beans… that’s my evening sorted: dicing, blanching and freezing!