Tim Dunn
@mrtimdunn.bsky.social
Historian, geographer, part of #Railway200 team, presenter @UKTV’s #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt & #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground, Trainspotter, 🏳️🌈, and always an enthusiast. Own views, obv.
Northern Railway is running a Class 158 train from Darlington along the scenic heritage route of the Weardale Railway on Sun 22 Feb to support some great local charities. Tickets for this unusual railtour type trip are here weardale-railway.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...
January 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Northern Railway is running a Class 158 train from Darlington along the scenic heritage route of the Weardale Railway on Sun 22 Feb to support some great local charities. Tickets for this unusual railtour type trip are here weardale-railway.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...
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The GCR in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire are separated by 500 yards of missing bridges and embankments at Loughborough. In this video Tim Dunn looks at the project, already well under way, to close that gap.
Bridging Loughborough Gap to create an 18-mile heritage railway
I once described the the Great Central Railway – Nottingham as a bit of a mystery to those of us in Leicestershire. Rather like the Easter...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The GCR in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire are separated by 500 yards of missing bridges and embankments at Loughborough. In this video Tim Dunn looks at the project, already well under way, to close that gap.
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Love "Secrets of the Underground" & "The Architecture the Railways Built"? Listen to @mrtimdunn.bsky.social explain how he got the gig & why he's so fascinated by it all. Plus how his parents met across a crowded platform...& why he also loves #modelvillages! www.vectisradio.com/podcasts/cat...
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Love "Secrets of the Underground" & "The Architecture the Railways Built"? Listen to @mrtimdunn.bsky.social explain how he got the gig & why he's so fascinated by it all. Plus how his parents met across a crowded platform...& why he also loves #modelvillages! www.vectisradio.com/podcasts/cat...
Phwoar. Would you just LOOK at the spandrels on THAT. (By which I mean of the iron and glass canopies on Skipton rly station, designed by Trubshaw for the Midland Railway. Long-time fan, here.)
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Phwoar. Would you just LOOK at the spandrels on THAT. (By which I mean of the iron and glass canopies on Skipton rly station, designed by Trubshaw for the Midland Railway. Long-time fan, here.)
Last chance to book for tmrw night! “Reels and Rails” #BFI London SouthBank. 2 hours of British railways, shown on the big screen. 1890s gems, 1930s action #flyingscotsman, #britishtransportfilms eg #nightmail, 1925 Railway Centenary & more: train chat in bar after whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
September 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Last chance to book for tmrw night! “Reels and Rails” #BFI London SouthBank. 2 hours of British railways, shown on the big screen. 1890s gems, 1930s action #flyingscotsman, #britishtransportfilms eg #nightmail, 1925 Railway Centenary & more: train chat in bar after whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Today the arrival of #NaoSantaMaria in London was giving *serious* Monty Python Accountan-sea vibes. But it did feel unfair to ask if the Crimson Permanent Assurance crew was aboard, as even on this replica Columbus ship, NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition. (It’s here all month*, open for tours)
May 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today the arrival of #NaoSantaMaria in London was giving *serious* Monty Python Accountan-sea vibes. But it did feel unfair to ask if the Crimson Permanent Assurance crew was aboard, as even on this replica Columbus ship, NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition. (It’s here all month*, open for tours)
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Our July seminar celebrates #trains at the #seaside for #railway200. The fantastic @mrtimdunn.bsky.social will be talking miniature railways, Susan Major is discussing excursions and Richard Furness is looking at railways and resort development. BOOK NOW! 🚂🏖️
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...
April 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Our July seminar celebrates #trains at the #seaside for #railway200. The fantastic @mrtimdunn.bsky.social will be talking miniature railways, Susan Major is discussing excursions and Richard Furness is looking at railways and resort development. BOOK NOW! 🚂🏖️
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...
Bluesky? Not at titting sillyoclock in London today it wasn’t
December 31, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Bluesky? Not at titting sillyoclock in London today it wasn’t
As we hurtle north, autumn seemingly surrenders and Home Counties hills fall away. Sun flickers and flashes through the carriage catching faces, drawing them westward. For a lingering moment, an entire train is lost in thought. Then, we tilt. Darkness falls, & we return to our lives. #TravelByTrain
November 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
As we hurtle north, autumn seemingly surrenders and Home Counties hills fall away. Sun flickers and flashes through the carriage catching faces, drawing them westward. For a lingering moment, an entire train is lost in thought. Then, we tilt. Darkness falls, & we return to our lives. #TravelByTrain
#TravelByTrain –the “I’m so proud of my friends” edition. Yesterday, a friend since we were kids working at Bekonscot Model Village arranged for me to join him at work: in the cab of 50008 “Thunderer” across southern England. He’s living his dream & he generously shared it with me. Thank you, Mikey.
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM
#TravelByTrain –the “I’m so proud of my friends” edition. Yesterday, a friend since we were kids working at Bekonscot Model Village arranged for me to join him at work: in the cab of 50008 “Thunderer” across southern England. He’s living his dream & he generously shared it with me. Thank you, Mikey.