Jan Grabarek
@railwaysquirrel.bsky.social
Intrepid Explorer By Railway in the UK and Europe 🇪🇺
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It's a shame that there's very little early architecture there, I wasn't keen on the modern architecture when I visited Katowice back in April
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's a shame that there's very little early architecture there, I wasn't keen on the modern architecture when I visited Katowice back in April
Well it's more or less 6 years give or take a month 😂
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Well it's more or less 6 years give or take a month 😂
Agreed 👍
It was good to see you again Simon and can you believe the last time we met was New Year's Day 2020 😲
It was good to see you again Simon and can you believe the last time we met was New Year's Day 2020 😲
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Agreed 👍
It was good to see you again Simon and can you believe the last time we met was New Year's Day 2020 😲
It was good to see you again Simon and can you believe the last time we met was New Year's Day 2020 😲
Yes it was 😊 I wished I could have stayed longer!
It was really lovely to meet you.
It was really lovely to meet you.
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Yes it was 😊 I wished I could have stayed longer!
It was really lovely to meet you.
It was really lovely to meet you.
Tenby Town Walls
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Tenby Town Walls
Always love seeing the five arches by the Town Walls
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Always love seeing the five arches by the Town Walls
You can't go to Pembrokeshire and not visit beautiful Tenby
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You can't go to Pembrokeshire and not visit beautiful Tenby
Neyland became the site for the western terminus of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway with a transatlantic terminal for the Ships
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Neyland became the site for the western terminus of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway with a transatlantic terminal for the Ships
Yes they are really good and they even fully compensated me for the bus ticket that I had to buy, to take me from Eupen to Aachen on the day of the overhead catenary problems near Aachen Hbf.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yes they are really good and they even fully compensated me for the bus ticket that I had to buy, to take me from Eupen to Aachen on the day of the overhead catenary problems near Aachen Hbf.
Eek! If it's not Austria, Switzerland or the Netherlands I would never trust a 17 minute connection 😬
I'm not sure if Croatian Railways hold connections or not
I'm not sure if Croatian Railways hold connections or not
October 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Eek! If it's not Austria, Switzerland or the Netherlands I would never trust a 17 minute connection 😬
I'm not sure if Croatian Railways hold connections or not
I'm not sure if Croatian Railways hold connections or not
End of the line for the Chasewater Railway and the end of the line for the walk that was over 10 miles in total 🚶♂️
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
End of the line for the Chasewater Railway and the end of the line for the walk that was over 10 miles in total 🚶♂️
A Pacer lurks in the sidings
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A Pacer lurks in the sidings
Made it to Brownhills West Station
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Made it to Brownhills West Station
A bit of a bonus as I wasn't expecting to see a steam locomotive pulling a rake of Mark 1 carriages 😊🚂
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A bit of a bonus as I wasn't expecting to see a steam locomotive pulling a rake of Mark 1 carriages 😊🚂
Followed the Railway round on the paths running close to the line
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Followed the Railway round on the paths running close to the line
We ended up at the Chasewater Railway
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We ended up at the Chasewater Railway
We carried on walking to the misty Chasewater Reservoir
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We carried on walking to the misty Chasewater Reservoir
Walked up a stairway next to the bridge and wasn't expecting to find a canal at the top of the bridge 😯
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Walked up a stairway next to the bridge and wasn't expecting to find a canal at the top of the bridge 😯
Right at the end of the walk came across a section of old track still in situ
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Right at the end of the walk came across a section of old track still in situ