Shoveller
@shoveller.bsky.social
Former footplateman with a degree in Philosophy & History of Science; now a railway photographer and author. Link to my book on footplate life in the 1960s https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/16889
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Autumn light and colour on the Settle - Carlisle. No.34067 Tangmere heads south with the Northern Belle rail tour. I worked on these engines back in the 1960s and you can read about it here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1688929746
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
October 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Autumn light and colour on the Settle - Carlisle. No.34067 Tangmere heads south with the Northern Belle rail tour. I worked on these engines back in the 1960s and you can read about it here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1688929746
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
"When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon." Thomas Paine
Trains lots of trains
#politics #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #philosophy #railwayphotography
Trains lots of trains
#politics #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #philosophy #railwayphotography
September 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon." Thomas Paine
Trains lots of trains
#politics #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #philosophy #railwayphotography
Trains lots of trains
#politics #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #philosophy #railwayphotography
'Ere be Dragons. “It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.” Karl Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #ukrailway
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #ukrailway
September 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
'Ere be Dragons. “It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.” Karl Marx, A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #ukrailway
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #ukrailway
"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish." Lao Tzu
Trains lots of trains.
#politics #ukpolitics #philosophy #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #landscape #landscapephotography
Trains lots of trains.
#politics #ukpolitics #philosophy #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #landscape #landscapephotography
September 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish." Lao Tzu
Trains lots of trains.
#politics #ukpolitics #philosophy #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #landscape #landscapephotography
Trains lots of trains.
#politics #ukpolitics #philosophy #photography #railways #ukrailways #steamtrain #landscape #landscapephotography
“I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.” Terry Pratchett #politics #ukpolitics #philosophy #photography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailways #steam #steamlocomotive #trains
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.” Terry Pratchett #politics #ukpolitics #philosophy #photography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailways #steam #steamlocomotive #trains
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trains lots of trains.
"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses." Malcolm X #politics #ukpolitics #media #photo #photography #railways
"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses." Malcolm X #politics #ukpolitics #media #photo #photography #railways
August 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trains lots of trains.
"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses." Malcolm X #politics #ukpolitics #media #photo #photography #railways
"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses." Malcolm X #politics #ukpolitics #media #photo #photography #railways
August 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Here's a little chart that shows just where the UK is in relation to benefits. It makes a mockery of the "we can't afford it" BS - it's pretty much the same picture with regards to Pensions too.
August 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here's a little chart that shows just where the UK is in relation to benefits. It makes a mockery of the "we can't afford it" BS - it's pretty much the same picture with regards to Pensions too.
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” Orwell, 1984. A bit Like making America great by wearing a hat made in China and electing a criminal as President. #politics #philosophy #photography #railwayphotography
August 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” Orwell, 1984. A bit Like making America great by wearing a hat made in China and electing a criminal as President. #politics #philosophy #photography #railwayphotography
for all my railway chums BBC1 tonight 15/07/2025 at 19:00 a programme all about the Tanfield Railway and its volunteers #ukrailways #steamtrains #steamengines #heritage #heritagerailway #volunteers #railways #trains #history #railwayhistory
July 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
for all my railway chums BBC1 tonight 15/07/2025 at 19:00 a programme all about the Tanfield Railway and its volunteers #ukrailways #steamtrains #steamengines #heritage #heritagerailway #volunteers #railways #trains #history #railwayhistory
Trains, lots more trains - No.60163 Tornado
"The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best." Thomas Sowell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #trains #steamtrains #locomotive #uksteam #A1
"The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best." Thomas Sowell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #trains #steamtrains #locomotive #uksteam #A1
July 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Trains, lots more trains - No.60163 Tornado
"The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best." Thomas Sowell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #trains #steamtrains #locomotive #uksteam #A1
"The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best." Thomas Sowell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #trains #steamtrains #locomotive #uksteam #A1
“Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.” Adam Smith
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #rail
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #rail
July 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.” Adam Smith
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #rail
#politics #philosophy #photography #railways #railwayphotography #rail
We live in a country where the media gaslight the public, where the government attacks the poor while feeding the rich. A country which sucks up to Trump but snubs the EU. A country where right-wing populists are constantly promoted and anything left of centre vilified.
Hey ho.
#politicsuk #British
Hey ho.
#politicsuk #British
July 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We live in a country where the media gaslight the public, where the government attacks the poor while feeding the rich. A country which sucks up to Trump but snubs the EU. A country where right-wing populists are constantly promoted and anything left of centre vilified.
Hey ho.
#politicsuk #British
Hey ho.
#politicsuk #British
"In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure." Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 1772 - 1834
(ICE / Project 2025?)
#politics #philosophy #railways #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #steamtrain #steamengine #heritage #heritagerailway
(ICE / Project 2025?)
#politics #philosophy #railways #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #steamtrain #steamengine #heritage #heritagerailway
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure." Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 1772 - 1834
(ICE / Project 2025?)
#politics #philosophy #railways #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #steamtrain #steamengine #heritage #heritagerailway
(ICE / Project 2025?)
#politics #philosophy #railways #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #steamtrain #steamengine #heritage #heritagerailway
"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." A. J. Liebling This is also true of TV / Radio stations.
#politics #philosphy #railways #photography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #trains #steamtrains #landscape #landscapephotography #media
#politics #philosphy #railways #photography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #trains #steamtrains #landscape #landscapephotography #media
June 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." A. J. Liebling This is also true of TV / Radio stations.
#politics #philosphy #railways #photography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #trains #steamtrains #landscape #landscapephotography #media
#politics #philosphy #railways #photography #railwayphotography #ukrailways #trains #steamtrains #landscape #landscapephotography #media
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." Aesop 620 -564BCE Somethings never change
#politics #philosophy #photography #railwayphotography #landscape #landscapephotography #railways #trains #steamtrain #ukrailways #steamlocomotive #steamengine
#politics #philosophy #photography #railwayphotography #landscape #landscapephotography #railways #trains #steamtrain #ukrailways #steamlocomotive #steamengine
June 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." Aesop 620 -564BCE Somethings never change
#politics #philosophy #photography #railwayphotography #landscape #landscapephotography #railways #trains #steamtrain #ukrailways #steamlocomotive #steamengine
#politics #philosophy #photography #railwayphotography #landscape #landscapephotography #railways #trains #steamtrain #ukrailways #steamlocomotive #steamengine
"With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches." Adam Smith
#politics #railways #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #steam #steamengine #ukrailway #philosophy #trains #steamtrains #adamsmith #riches
#politics #railways #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #steam #steamengine #ukrailway #philosophy #trains #steamtrains #adamsmith #riches
June 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches." Adam Smith
#politics #railways #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #steam #steamengine #ukrailway #philosophy #trains #steamtrains #adamsmith #riches
#politics #railways #landscape #photography #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #steam #steamengine #ukrailway #philosophy #trains #steamtrains #adamsmith #riches
Maybe the BBC should give Reform and the rest of us this info on Farage's voting record. Not my meme but credit to who did make it.
June 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Maybe the BBC should give Reform and the rest of us this info on Farage's voting record. Not my meme but credit to who did make it.
Smokin' School
"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #steamtrain #steamengine #locomotive
"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #steamtrain #steamengine #locomotive
June 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Smokin' School
"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #steamtrain #steamengine #locomotive
"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #railway #railwayphotography #ukrailway #steamtrain #steamengine #locomotive
In the shadow of the pit
"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #trains #railways #mining #history
"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #trains #railways #mining #history
June 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
In the shadow of the pit
"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #trains #railways #mining #history
"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history." George Orwell
#politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #railwayphotography #trains #railways #mining #history
In the shadow of the pit.
"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." Charles Kettering
#trains #politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #steamengine #railway #transport
"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." Charles Kettering
#trains #politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #steamengine #railway #transport
June 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In the shadow of the pit.
"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." Charles Kettering
#trains #politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #steamengine #railway #transport
"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." Charles Kettering
#trains #politics #philosophy #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #steamengine #railway #transport
pits and trains
"All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations." G Orwell #steam #coalmine #railway #politics #orwell #locomotive #philosophy #railwayphotography #photos
"All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations." G Orwell #steam #coalmine #railway #politics #orwell #locomotive #philosophy #railwayphotography #photos
May 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
pits and trains
"All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations." G Orwell #steam #coalmine #railway #politics #orwell #locomotive #philosophy #railwayphotography #photos
"All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations." G Orwell #steam #coalmine #railway #politics #orwell #locomotive #philosophy #railwayphotography #photos
tram trains
"In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." Hunter S. Thompson #steam #railway #steamtrain #philosophy #politics #photography #railwayphotography #locomotive #heritage #heritage #steamengine
"In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." Hunter S. Thompson #steam #railway #steamtrain #philosophy #politics #photography #railwayphotography #locomotive #heritage #heritage #steamengine
May 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
tram trains
"In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." Hunter S. Thompson #steam #railway #steamtrain #philosophy #politics #photography #railwayphotography #locomotive #heritage #heritage #steamengine
"In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." Hunter S. Thompson #steam #railway #steamtrain #philosophy #politics #photography #railwayphotography #locomotive #heritage #heritage #steamengine