Robert Knight
@rupertairbear.bsky.social
Transport and Travel in the UK and Europe.
Visited every railway station in GB.
All views are my own.
https://linktr.ee/rupert_airbear
Visited every railway station in GB.
All views are my own.
https://linktr.ee/rupert_airbear
I visited Thornbury in Gloucestershire this evening, it's very nice!
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I visited Thornbury in Gloucestershire this evening, it's very nice!
What a weekend that was! There are a lot of photos, so here's a taster.
I spent a weekend in Pembrokeshire with friends for an early Christmas get-together. We also spent some time in Fishguard, Haverfordwest and St David's exploring the area.
I spent a weekend in Pembrokeshire with friends for an early Christmas get-together. We also spent some time in Fishguard, Haverfordwest and St David's exploring the area.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What a weekend that was! There are a lot of photos, so here's a taster.
I spent a weekend in Pembrokeshire with friends for an early Christmas get-together. We also spent some time in Fishguard, Haverfordwest and St David's exploring the area.
I spent a weekend in Pembrokeshire with friends for an early Christmas get-together. We also spent some time in Fishguard, Haverfordwest and St David's exploring the area.
Excellent weekend, I just wish it could've been longer!
Great long weekend had with great friends in a beautiful part of Wales!
It’s now time to head home!
It’s now time to head home!
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Excellent weekend, I just wish it could've been longer!
I did a parkrun!
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I did a parkrun!
A photo of me from last weekend's November Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, standing out from the crowd in the Oxford Electro bus!
📸 Adam Harber
📸 Adam Harber
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A photo of me from last weekend's November Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, standing out from the crowd in the Oxford Electro bus!
📸 Adam Harber
📸 Adam Harber
I see Oxfordshire County Council have been going about removing bus shelters. The two I've noticed are Lincoln Rd on Abingdon Rd, and Beechcroft Rd on Woodstock Rd. Not forgetting St Margaret's Rd West (inbound), which was destroyed 2+ years ago with no replacement.
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I see Oxfordshire County Council have been going about removing bus shelters. The two I've noticed are Lincoln Rd on Abingdon Rd, and Beechcroft Rd on Woodstock Rd. Not forgetting St Margaret's Rd West (inbound), which was destroyed 2+ years ago with no replacement.
I see the recent bad weather has done some good.
A lot of the flags tied to lamp posts have come off. 🤣
A lot of the flags tied to lamp posts have come off. 🤣
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I see the recent bad weather has done some good.
A lot of the flags tied to lamp posts have come off. 🤣
A lot of the flags tied to lamp posts have come off. 🤣
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Keir Starmer is right. The death penalty is never the answer for any country. It’s inhumane, costly & doesn’t deter crime. It has no place in the civilised world. Most of Europe abolished the death penalty decades ago & has been better, safer without it:
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Starmer rejects MP’s call for referendum on death penalty for criminals
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Keir Starmer is right. The death penalty is never the answer for any country. It’s inhumane, costly & doesn’t deter crime. It has no place in the civilised world. Most of Europe abolished the death penalty decades ago & has been better, safer without it:
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Over in Cheltenham, I've just used the recently revised 10 bus. It now provides better connections to the shops and restaurants on Bath Road, which makes perfect sense.
Unfortunately, the service is still not reliable with buses regularly running in pairs. Roadworks are the main cause of this.
Unfortunately, the service is still not reliable with buses regularly running in pairs. Roadworks are the main cause of this.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Over in Cheltenham, I've just used the recently revised 10 bus. It now provides better connections to the shops and restaurants on Bath Road, which makes perfect sense.
Unfortunately, the service is still not reliable with buses regularly running in pairs. Roadworks are the main cause of this.
Unfortunately, the service is still not reliable with buses regularly running in pairs. Roadworks are the main cause of this.
Extra bus services are great, but they need extra infrastructure to support them.
Having multiple buses being scheduled to use the same stop at the same time is far too common and bad for those who use buses.
Having multiple buses being scheduled to use the same stop at the same time is far too common and bad for those who use buses.
I counted 7 buses at the main entrance to the JR Hospital just now. Some at their appropriate stop, but many having to just find a space to park and drop off.
While it’s good to see services increase, the infrastructure both here and at the railway station, needs improving.
While it’s good to see services increase, the infrastructure both here and at the railway station, needs improving.
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Extra bus services are great, but they need extra infrastructure to support them.
Having multiple buses being scheduled to use the same stop at the same time is far too common and bad for those who use buses.
Having multiple buses being scheduled to use the same stop at the same time is far too common and bad for those who use buses.
Lots of these cameras have popped up in Oxford.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Lots of these cameras have popped up in Oxford.
Day 2 of the 3/3A buses serving Oxford station, and there are now DEFINITELY too many buses here.
There isn't room on their bus stop, so they fill up everywhere else instead. 🙄
There isn't room on their bus stop, so they fill up everywhere else instead. 🙄
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Day 2 of the 3/3A buses serving Oxford station, and there are now DEFINITELY too many buses here.
There isn't room on their bus stop, so they fill up everywhere else instead. 🙄
There isn't room on their bus stop, so they fill up everywhere else instead. 🙄
Part of my childhood, gone. Watched him all the time on old Top Gear in the 90s. 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quentin Willson: Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter dies aged 68
The presenter and campaigner was described by his family as a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Part of my childhood, gone. Watched him all the time on old Top Gear in the 90s. 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
People will stop going to Oxford because of the congestion charge, they told us? 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
People will stop going to Oxford because of the congestion charge, they told us? 🤔
Reposted by Robert Knight
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What is it with Charlbury and bad parking? 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What is it with Charlbury and bad parking? 🤔
Reposted by Robert Knight
On my dog walk I often chat with right wingers. I pretend I am an ex-Reform voter put off by the utter fuck up of our county council. Then they see me as one of their own, don't get defensive and shouty, and start to question their own opinion of Reform. Honey, not vinegar.
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On my dog walk I often chat with right wingers. I pretend I am an ex-Reform voter put off by the utter fuck up of our county council. Then they see me as one of their own, don't get defensive and shouty, and start to question their own opinion of Reform. Honey, not vinegar.
Vision Zero has taken over Broad Street today, offering people the chance to have their bike registered and learn about road safety.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Vision Zero has taken over Broad Street today, offering people the chance to have their bike registered and learn about road safety.
Whizzing into Oxford on the 800, which is a route I completely forgot goes around the ring road!
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Whizzing into Oxford on the 800, which is a route I completely forgot goes around the ring road!
It's amazing how much of a difference the congestion charge in Oxford has made. The roads are much quieter, it's so easy driving around the city centre now and being able to keep to time. My job has become less stressful.
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's amazing how much of a difference the congestion charge in Oxford has made. The roads are much quieter, it's so easy driving around the city centre now and being able to keep to time. My job has become less stressful.
'The Lego building'.
The first tenant has been announced at Oxford North, Oxford's new global innovation district. Law firm Mishcon de Reya's team operating in the fields of life sciences, healthcare, space, defence, AI, blockchain, quantum and more will relocate.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
'The Lego building'.
Don't get me wrong, I have no objection to displays for remembrance for those who fought for our freedom.
However, doing this instead of showing route information is not the way to do it. It confuses passengers who can't tell what bus is approaching them.
Bus companies, please don't do this. ❌️
However, doing this instead of showing route information is not the way to do it. It confuses passengers who can't tell what bus is approaching them.
Bus companies, please don't do this. ❌️
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don't get me wrong, I have no objection to displays for remembrance for those who fought for our freedom.
However, doing this instead of showing route information is not the way to do it. It confuses passengers who can't tell what bus is approaching them.
Bus companies, please don't do this. ❌️
However, doing this instead of showing route information is not the way to do it. It confuses passengers who can't tell what bus is approaching them.
Bus companies, please don't do this. ❌️
I'm in that part of the country where bus routes are decimalised.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I'm in that part of the country where bus routes are decimalised.
Reposted by Robert Knight
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”