R.P.Marks
@rpmarks.bsky.social
Train driver, husband, dad/grandpa, snapper, whippet owner, cider & ale fan, centre-left. ASLEF. Part-time misanthrope. Opinions unrelated to employer.
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Really nice moment from @mrjamesob.bsky.social on today's show re the GWR Greenford battery train trial, and the enthusiasts enjoying it. Could have been snarkily played for punch-down comedy, but it very much wasn't. Classy.
February 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Really nice moment from @mrjamesob.bsky.social on today's show re the GWR Greenford battery train trial, and the enthusiasts enjoying it. Could have been snarkily played for punch-down comedy, but it very much wasn't. Classy.
Not my finest photo, but with Gloucester Horton Road recently razed to the ground, this bustling view from the Rail Day on 17th September 1989 seemed apposite.
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Not my finest photo, but with Gloucester Horton Road recently razed to the ground, this bustling view from the Rail Day on 17th September 1989 seemed apposite.
So. Farewell Then, 85B / GL / Gloucester Horton Road. You are partly to blame for my career choices.
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 PM
So. Farewell Then, 85B / GL / Gloucester Horton Road. You are partly to blame for my career choices.
Oh bugger off Tesco. It's 4 days into January!
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Oh bugger off Tesco. It's 4 days into January!
A nice roadside display at the former Plymouth Road overbridge (11m 50ch) at Kingsbridge, Devon. 24/12/25.
December 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A nice roadside display at the former Plymouth Road overbridge (11m 50ch) at Kingsbridge, Devon. 24/12/25.
One for the hive mind. This ventilating window on a Devon cottage is similar to others I have seen on 1960s houses. I assume it is designed to serve a pantry or larder? Does anyone know any more about them (manufacturer, what they're called, etc.)?
December 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
One for the hive mind. This ventilating window on a Devon cottage is similar to others I have seen on 1960s houses. I assume it is designed to serve a pantry or larder? Does anyone know any more about them (manufacturer, what they're called, etc.)?
Back in March 2006 I took this picture (lower) of the Rover 75 I owned at the time. The best part of 20 years later, my son found the exact same place in the Cotswolds and photographed his 75 there. Chip off the old block and all that sort of thing.
December 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Back in March 2006 I took this picture (lower) of the Rover 75 I owned at the time. The best part of 20 years later, my son found the exact same place in the Cotswolds and photographed his 75 there. Chip off the old block and all that sort of thing.
Dutch tanker "Thun Granite" and Cypriot general cargo vessel "Emma" at anchor off Hope Cove in Devon, 25/12/25. I wonder if they've anchored up especially for Christmas? Lovely if true.
December 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Dutch tanker "Thun Granite" and Cypriot general cargo vessel "Emma" at anchor off Hope Cove in Devon, 25/12/25. I wonder if they've anchored up especially for Christmas? Lovely if true.
Look at all the right-wing accounts trying to convince you that Christmas is somehow threatened or cancelled, and then ask yourself who the real snowflakes are.
December 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Look at all the right-wing accounts trying to convince you that Christmas is somehow threatened or cancelled, and then ask yourself who the real snowflakes are.
December 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Milton Parva Christmas Special 2025
YouTube video by DavidSid Parker
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December 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A class 108 DMU at Bridgnorth, with a colourfully dressed Sikh couple taking part in a photoshoot. Severn Valley Railway, 25th October 2025.
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A class 108 DMU at Bridgnorth, with a colourfully dressed Sikh couple taking part in a photoshoot. Severn Valley Railway, 25th October 2025.
Bewdley, Severn Valley Railway. 25/10/25.
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Bewdley, Severn Valley Railway. 25/10/25.
35 years ago today: a temporary MPD in Gloucester Mileage Yard to allow Horton Road depot to host Gloucester Rail Day on 1st July 1990.
July 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
35 years ago today: a temporary MPD in Gloucester Mileage Yard to allow Horton Road depot to host Gloucester Rail Day on 1st July 1990.
An evening Parcel Sector working at Gloucester, with 47490 "Bristol Bath Road" in charge. 29/06/89.
June 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
An evening Parcel Sector working at Gloucester, with 47490 "Bristol Bath Road" in charge. 29/06/89.
47304, Gloucester New Yard, 4th April 1990.
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
47304, Gloucester New Yard, 4th April 1990.
Back in the early noughties, broken down freight trains were a concern for Chiltern management, so they funded or part-funded a "Thunderbird" rescue loco at Banbury. Parcel sector liveried 47635 was on that duty in the former down bay platform on 16/05/02.
May 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Back in the early noughties, broken down freight trains were a concern for Chiltern management, so they funded or part-funded a "Thunderbird" rescue loco at Banbury. Parcel sector liveried 47635 was on that duty in the former down bay platform on 16/05/02.
The uniquely liveried 47973 "Midland Counties Railway 150 1839 - 1989" on a charter train in the loop at Blaenau Ffestiniog on 16th July 1989.
May 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The uniquely liveried 47973 "Midland Counties Railway 150 1839 - 1989" on a charter train in the loop at Blaenau Ffestiniog on 16th July 1989.
168106 off for a post-refurb test run. Aylesbury, 29/04/25.
April 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
168106 off for a post-refurb test run. Aylesbury, 29/04/25.
On this day in 1999. 56106 running light through Barnetby.
April 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On this day in 1999. 56106 running light through Barnetby.
On this day, 24 years ago: 43153 "The English Riviera" on a Virgin Crosscountry service at Sheffield. 19/04/01.
April 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
On this day, 24 years ago: 43153 "The English Riviera" on a Virgin Crosscountry service at Sheffield. 19/04/01.
Memories of my days as a Ffestiniog Railway guard. I particularly liked the diesel push-pull set. 07/05/90.
April 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Memories of my days as a Ffestiniog Railway guard. I particularly liked the diesel push-pull set. 07/05/90.
Intercity days at Gloucester. 4th April 1994.
April 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Intercity days at Gloucester. 4th April 1994.
Regional Railways days at Blaenau Ffestiniog. 16th July 1994.
April 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Regional Railways days at Blaenau Ffestiniog. 16th July 1994.