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South Western Railway (SWR) | DG321759. 158890. Clapham Junction. 1.5.19.

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 7h

Today's #DailyDMU is 158890. Here it is passing through #ClaphamJunction on the 1st May 2019. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p901669522/e... #railways #photography

Rolling blog. The PWI, Swindon and the journey home…

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 21h

The end of today's rolling blog from a day in #Swindon and the journey home... paulbigland.blog/2025/10/09/r... #railways #photography

07:45. It’s the start of a long day here in Swindon. Our group’s about to assemble in the hotel lobby before heading over to the Network Rail training centre to begin today’s acti…

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TOCs past: EMT (East Midlands Trains) | DG329138. 158889. 158846. Heckington. 18.7.19.

Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 1d

Today's #DailyDMU is 158889 which is seen calling at #Heckington on the 18th July 2019. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p439503514/e... #railways #photography

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

All, except Trump...

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 2d

Trains are not always on time. Neither is life. Still, we go on.

PHOTO by Viktor Mogilat. Golden wheat stalks stretch across the frame, their tips catching the amber light of a low sun. Each head sways gently, blurred in the foreground while a soft focus hints at a dense forest edge in the distance. The warmth of late summer radiates through the scene, silent and still, as if time has paused to admire the glow resting on the ripened grain.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

UAE has no democratically elected institutions, no free speech and an appalling human rights record.

Its economy functions on completely different metrics to the ours & ranks well below us for GDP

No serious person would ever think that we should emulate it.

But here's Tice calling us decadent

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 2d

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

Uh-Oh... tinyurl.com/35d4zdfp

Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

It's 75+ OR those with health conditions. I should be grateful neither apply to me!

Rolling blog. Swindon, cross-country…

Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

Today's rolling blog. paulbigland.blog/2025/10/08/r... #railways #travel

10:15. After a welcome night at home, I’ve repacked my bags (which are now full of my PPE) and begun my journey across country to Swindon in Wiltshire to join the rest of the PWI team abd del…

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 2d

standuptoracism.org.uk/hosting-tomm...

Hosting Tommy Robinson shows link between Israeli government and the international far right

STATEMENT Stand Up to Racism is part of an international network of anti-racist organisations and recognises that the far right and racists also organise

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 2d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

That's a bugger. I got the flu jab but was told Covid is now for the 75+ age range.

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

Appreciated!

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

You get to all the sexy locations!

18:57 After a very busy day at the community rail conference (hence no rolling blog this time) myself and many other staff members and delegates were heading North on Northern’s 16:14 to Leed…

Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

One of those days when getting home turns into a challenge. paulbigland.blog/2025/10/07/t... #railways #photography #WestYorkshire

This wasn’t in the plan…

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

Here's how it looks now. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p638949268/e...

Signalboxes and signalling | DG422406. Signalbox. Yeovil Pen Mill. Somerset. 12.7.2024.

Signalboxes and signalling | 0251. Signalbox. Yeovil Pen Mill. 25.10.1989.+

Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · 2d

Looking through old photos I noticed it's had some improvement work done. Here's how it looked in 1989. Spot the difference. paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p638949268/e...

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Community Rail Network @communityrail.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, what a fantastic selection of Open Platform topics our members came up with.

The sessions this morning covered accessibility, the changing political landscape, diversification of funding and engaging schools on rail careers - to name just a few! #CommunityRail

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Community Rail Network @communityrail.bsky.social · 4d

One of our favourite events of the year is here... Conference! 🎉

Today and tomorrow we will be in Nottingham, delivering our #CommunityRail Conference in conjunction with the Department for Transport 🚄

Members and partners, we hope you're ready to connect, collaborate, learn and share 👥

Photo courtesy of Paul Bigland from the 2023 Community Rail Conference, showing Jools Townsend, chief executive of Community Rail Network, giving a presentation to a busy room of community rail partnership officers and chairs, as well as rail industry partners.