Bobs Rail Relics
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Railways, Industrial History, Canals and the odd bit of strange Wales
Visiting the old home town of Reading. Good to see the 29 still goes to Caversham
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Visiting the old home town of Reading. Good to see the 29 still goes to Caversham
Every co-working space needs a dog with a hat. Prove me wrong...
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Every co-working space needs a dog with a hat. Prove me wrong...
When your sister casually mentions she is going on a train in the USA. Except it wasn't casual and she is buzzing. Heading out on the Californian Zephyr
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 AM
When your sister casually mentions she is going on a train in the USA. Except it wasn't casual and she is buzzing. Heading out on the Californian Zephyr
My daughter sent me a picture she took from a work event in Manchester. I decided to make it more French.
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
My daughter sent me a picture she took from a work event in Manchester. I decided to make it more French.
My Christmas Book haul. Vanished Wales, which I was a guest on last year, @lateralcast.com which I need to be a guest, as Tom doesn't have enough Boomers on there, and Map Men who would probably guest with me on Lateral. Now there's a connection.
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
My Christmas Book haul. Vanished Wales, which I was a guest on last year, @lateralcast.com which I need to be a guest, as Tom doesn't have enough Boomers on there, and Map Men who would probably guest with me on Lateral. Now there's a connection.
Happy New Year from the Gren memorial at Hengoed. Sitting on a 19th century viaduct.
January 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Happy New Year from the Gren memorial at Hengoed. Sitting on a 19th century viaduct.
Something for your diaries. I am talking at the Roath Local History Society on the Taff Vale Roath Branch in January. Visitors welcome
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Something for your diaries. I am talking at the Roath Local History Society on the Taff Vale Roath Branch in January. Visitors welcome
A memorial in Berlin. Trains to Life, Trains to Death. The children at one end, with an intact suitcase, are heading for the Kindertransport and a new life in the UK. The others... You know the ending.
December 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A memorial in Berlin. Trains to Life, Trains to Death. The children at one end, with an intact suitcase, are heading for the Kindertransport and a new life in the UK. The others... You know the ending.
Thank you YouTube for sending me their 20 anniversary poster. Added to my gallery.
December 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Thank you YouTube for sending me their 20 anniversary poster. Added to my gallery.
Lovely to see Middle Lock, at Forest Farm nature reserve, has been cleaned up. Yeh lock has been emptied of debris and the stone work cleaned. Great to see.
December 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Lovely to see Middle Lock, at Forest Farm nature reserve, has been cleaned up. Yeh lock has been emptied of debris and the stone work cleaned. Great to see.
Take a picture of your tree, upload it to Chatgpt and tell it not to change any but add Santa putting presents under the tree. It works well.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Take a picture of your tree, upload it to Chatgpt and tell it not to change any but add Santa putting presents under the tree. It works well.
Merry Christmas one and all. Or whatever you celebrate
December 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Merry Christmas one and all. Or whatever you celebrate
A book exchange in Pontcanna, Cardiff.
December 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A book exchange in Pontcanna, Cardiff.
These are bad enough but when they ask if you would like a shot as well, then guaranteed hangover beckons.
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
These are bad enough but when they ask if you would like a shot as well, then guaranteed hangover beckons.
The SAS Gingerbread squad. Light projection at Charlottenburg Schloss in Berlin
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The SAS Gingerbread squad. Light projection at Charlottenburg Schloss in Berlin
And so it's now Scotland that has these legends still running passenger services. Probably not for much longer, but First Class from Inverness to Perth is a real treat. Photo from June 2022.
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
And so it's now Scotland that has these legends still running passenger services. Probably not for much longer, but First Class from Inverness to Perth is a real treat. Photo from June 2022.
Foggy Berlin from the top of the TV Tower, with the Welt Balloon (a tethered balloon) in the air.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Foggy Berlin from the top of the TV Tower, with the Welt Balloon (a tethered balloon) in the air.
Christmas is here. Tree up and sherry opened. Continuing some photos from Berlin. This is Spandau square.
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Christmas is here. Tree up and sherry opened. Continuing some photos from Berlin. This is Spandau square.
And remember kids...
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
And remember kids...
The Trabant is still a symbol of Berlin. They pop up all over the place.
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Trabant is still a symbol of Berlin. They pop up all over the place.
With the Rhymney Line closed this weekend to energise the wires, the rail replacement buses line up at Cardiff ready for duty. A DB 66 passes in the background
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
With the Rhymney Line closed this weekend to energise the wires, the rail replacement buses line up at Cardiff ready for duty. A DB 66 passes in the background
The official launch of the revamp of Cardiff Central station including the Metro platforms took place today. Hedi Alexandra MP, Jo Stevens MP, Ken Skates MS and the heads of Network Rail and TfW for the region signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the event.
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The official launch of the revamp of Cardiff Central station including the Metro platforms took place today. Hedi Alexandra MP, Jo Stevens MP, Ken Skates MS and the heads of Network Rail and TfW for the region signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the event.
@stevehacketthq.bsky.social and my most listened to album....
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@stevehacketthq.bsky.social and my most listened to album....
Seems me and my granddaughter seem to play this a lot
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Seems me and my granddaughter seem to play this a lot
Fun house at the Spandau Winter Fair in Berlin.
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Fun house at the Spandau Winter Fair in Berlin.