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Just another train enthusiast If you follow me you should probably go sub to my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@transitsurfer

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Aug 3

Hi there. Im TransitSurfer.
On this account I will post photos of trains and occasionally other things.
(Almost) All of my future YouTube posts will be posted here before it is posted on YouTube and I post some "Bluesky exclusive" things here that aren't available on YouTube.

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 1d

Having noticed that B&W seems to make everything better, I applied a filter to my photo and this is the result:

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 1d

Jean-Talon station, Montréal

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 1d

I've made it to Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 2d

This stunned me when I saw it land.
BEA? In 2025?
Turns out it's just a retro livery.
It's still cool though.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 2d

Just tried the new @alstom.bsky.social people mover at @heathrow.com.
The door closing sounds are the same as other alstom trains (such as the avengers), which caught me off guard.
The train acceleration is very good, but I can't remember what its predecessor was like.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 3d

NEW VIDEO:

This video shows JR West 205 & 221 series trains running on the Nara Line at Inari, in Kyoto prefecture.

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Two Trains at Inari

YouTube video by TransitSurfer

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 4d

46115 Scots Guardsman at Derby Litchurch Lane for the Greatest Gathering
Photo taken 02/07/25, custom filter applied to photo.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 9d

Japanese ice cream options are very different from the UK: no Magnums or Cornettos, instead Choco Monaka (Ice cream waffle), Coolish (ice lolly but in a pouch) and this which is a simple chocolate + milk (not vanilla apparently) ice cream, with chocolate sauce on top. It's cheap and a solid dessert.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 11d

New video of trains at Kyoto, featuring Shinkansen, JR Limited Expresses and Kintetsu Limited Expresses

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Trains at Kyoto (Part 1)

YouTube video by TransitSurfer

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 17d

Caledonian Sleeper decides to make regular stops at one singular station (and not every day!) and the media goes wild.

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 18d

Turns out photographing Eurostar trains is a lot harder than it seems 😅. Still glad I got to see them, even if it's a 374.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 20d

In case you haven't seen it yet my final part of day 3 in Japan has been posted

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 23d

3.4
Afterwards, I went to Shinsaibashi via the Midosuji Line. It was extremely busy due to all of the tourists.

For dinner I went to a popular chain called Yoshinoya. Like most of the chains, its cheap, cheerful and filling.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 21d

Yes, but the front seats are now high back so no one else gets to watch you do it

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 23d

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 24d

The terminus at Lewisham Molesworth Street is very strange since the bus uses a loop to turn around, which is quite good for efficiency purposes, but results in one way only stations.

Overall rating: 6/10 it's slow but the new double deck trains make up for it

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 24d

The line diagrams seem to only show the extension stops, not the rest of the line.

The journey was quite slow for a tube train. It kept stopping and starting, and it skipped Old Kent Road which the driver said was closed because of "road works". I still don't know what they mean by that.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 24d

Review: Bakerloop line extension to Lewisham.

Boarding the train at Waterloo, I was quite surprised to see that the new rolling stock is double decker trains, that was quite nice!

The trains of course have the classic bakerloo barman moquette, but with yellow handles for visibility reasons

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 24d

Happy birthday to the railways!
It's been 200 years since the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened.

So to celebrate, I'm going to ride a bus.
Not just any bus.
A bus that should have been a train.
The irony.

(Image credit route-one.net)

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · 27d

New Shuttle 2020 series train (set 24) departing Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan (The Railway Museum) Station.

Clip taken from the Railway Museum

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Sep 21

With this new setup I'm ready to finally start editing some videos

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Sep 21

3.3:
I then went to Osaka Station City (the shopping centre area above Osaka Station) to see the Pokemon Center and Nintendo store, before doing some trainspotting outside the station.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Sep 21

3.2:
At Tanimachi 4-Chome, I did a couple of minutes of trainspotting before heading to Osaka Castle. After that, I took the Tanimachi line to Tennoji, where I changed for the Midosuji line to Umeda station.

TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Sep 19

Japan Day 3.1:
After getting my first IC Card (an ICOCA), I took the Osaka Subway Midosuji line (operated with Kita-osaka Kyuko 800 series) to Hommachi, then took a Chuo line train (operated with Osaka Metro400 series) to Tanimachi 4-Chome

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Sep 19

I need to visit Poland. This is incredible.
Compartment seating? Seatback entertainment? And it all looks so comfortable as well!

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TransitSurfer @transitsurfer.bsky.social · Sep 17

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is located at Tochomae station in the Oedo line (Tokyo's less well-known circle line) and is a 10 minute walk away from Shinjuku station, which is on Tokyo Metro, Keio, Odakyu, Tobu & JR lines including the Yamanote line (Tokyo's famous circle line)