Kevin Murphy-Steele
@rapidassistant.bsky.social
Engineering lecturer, transport geek, ex-pat Glaswegian living in Tayside, husband, rugby photographer...and asylum seeker from Xwitter 😂
My last session on the rooftop bar in my hotel at Lisbon
September 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My last session on the rooftop bar in my hotel at Lisbon
Loved my hotel in Lisbon (the PortoBay Marques), but my wall contained a daily reminder of the funicular railway that crashed last week.
September 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Loved my hotel in Lisbon (the PortoBay Marques), but my wall contained a daily reminder of the funicular railway that crashed last week.
In #Lisbon right now on holiday for the first time and seeing the steep gradients the streetcars have to negotiate up the Bairro Alto it makes the consequences of last week's crash all the more real.
September 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In #Lisbon right now on holiday for the first time and seeing the steep gradients the streetcars have to negotiate up the Bairro Alto it makes the consequences of last week's crash all the more real.
Goodnight Toronto! Standing on Yonge St just next to the Eaton Centre.
September 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Goodnight Toronto! Standing on Yonge St just next to the Eaton Centre.
The same photo taken from the same spot roughly today. Not a trace that there was ever a railway station here.
March 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The same photo taken from the same spot roughly today. Not a trace that there was ever a railway station here.
Nice walk in New York City last night on our first night of our Easter break
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Nice walk in New York City last night on our first night of our Easter break
Proof that the rhetoric of the right never changes.
March 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Proof that the rhetoric of the right never changes.
March 1st always brings a bit of optimism as it means that winter is now slowly transitioning into Spring. Boy we need it with all these dark political events happening around us.
March 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
March 1st always brings a bit of optimism as it means that winter is now slowly transitioning into Spring. Boy we need it with all these dark political events happening around us.
I am privileged enough to get into the Gold Lounge at Heathrow you get a brilliant view of the entire airfield and you can watch the planes landing and taking off
February 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I am privileged enough to get into the Gold Lounge at Heathrow you get a brilliant view of the entire airfield and you can watch the planes landing and taking off
Frantic train and tube journey to try and get from Hampton Court back to Islington before the rugby started but we made it (more or less)
February 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Frantic train and tube journey to try and get from Hampton Court back to Islington before the rugby started but we made it (more or less)
Amazing day at @blairgowrierfc.bsky.social taking photos for the @mndoddie5.bsky.social cyclists en route up north on their latest tour Rob Wainwright signs our Seat for Doddie which we are auctioning.
February 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Amazing day at @blairgowrierfc.bsky.social taking photos for the @mndoddie5.bsky.social cyclists en route up north on their latest tour Rob Wainwright signs our Seat for Doddie which we are auctioning.
The Petticoat Lane area in East London sums up beautifully the wealth gap in the UK. Shuttered shops, graffiti everywhere and a run down council estate just two blocks away from all the power and wealth of the Square Mile.
January 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Petticoat Lane area in East London sums up beautifully the wealth gap in the UK. Shuttered shops, graffiti everywhere and a run down council estate just two blocks away from all the power and wealth of the Square Mile.
Dundee didn't escape the storm...a tree came down in the main University of Dundee campus on Friday thankfully nobody was hurt
January 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Dundee didn't escape the storm...a tree came down in the main University of Dundee campus on Friday thankfully nobody was hurt
Got this little present from BA this morning. I have of course, zero chance of maintaining it with the new rules coming in but hey how enjoy it whilst it lasts.....
January 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Got this little present from BA this morning. I have of course, zero chance of maintaining it with the new rules coming in but hey how enjoy it whilst it lasts.....
Interesting - it costs £5.60 to go from Zone 1 to Heathrow (Zone 6) direct. But stop the journey and restart in Zone 2 and you save 60p. Tam from Still Game would be proud!
January 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Interesting - it costs £5.60 to go from Zone 1 to Heathrow (Zone 6) direct. But stop the journey and restart in Zone 2 and you save 60p. Tam from Still Game would be proud!
Winter vs Summer over the Thames at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
January 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Winter vs Summer over the Thames at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
Lovely afternoon in Kew Gardens....not a lot of flowers but peaceful walks in the winter mist (apart from the planes going into LHR every minute). How do those people cope with it??
January 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Lovely afternoon in Kew Gardens....not a lot of flowers but peaceful walks in the winter mist (apart from the planes going into LHR every minute). How do those people cope with it??
Misty day here in London, from the top of St Paul's. If you were going up The Shard then it was something of a waste of time it seems.
January 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Misty day here in London, from the top of St Paul's. If you were going up The Shard then it was something of a waste of time it seems.
Having a little stroll through Chapel Market near the Angel Islington. It's become my favourite little corner of London.
January 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Having a little stroll through Chapel Market near the Angel Islington. It's become my favourite little corner of London.
The things we do for frequent flyer mileage.....
January 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The things we do for frequent flyer mileage.....
Out in the woods today. As the festive season draws to a close we can just trudge through the coming weeks and months as best we can.
January 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Out in the woods today. As the festive season draws to a close we can just trudge through the coming weeks and months as best we can.
Lego Modular buildings are addictive. I am half way through the Jazz Club and I want another one already!
January 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Lego Modular buildings are addictive. I am half way through the Jazz Club and I want another one already!
Starting my Lego project a week after I got it. 420 build steps, 3000 parts and 14 bags in total. Already made a couple of bloopers in this first stage
January 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Starting my Lego project a week after I got it. 420 build steps, 3000 parts and 14 bags in total. Already made a couple of bloopers in this first stage
Shocking the amount of destruction at Euston for #HS2. Two office blocks, two hotels, a council estate have been flattened and an entire cemetery has had to be exhumed. Years before anything will ever be built to replace it all. Scandalous.
December 10, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Shocking the amount of destruction at Euston for #HS2. Two office blocks, two hotels, a council estate have been flattened and an entire cemetery has had to be exhumed. Years before anything will ever be built to replace it all. Scandalous.
Cold and frosty morning here in Dundee with low cloud over the Tay Bridge. Winter is definitely upon us now.
December 4, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Cold and frosty morning here in Dundee with low cloud over the Tay Bridge. Winter is definitely upon us now.