Robert Hampton
@hampo.bsky.social
Wishes he could post to Bluesky from his Acorn Archimedes. Often found in or near trains, especially @class507.org.uk. He/him 🏳️🌈
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Remembering Stanley Baxter with this 1984 ad for the BBC Micro
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Remembering Stanley Baxter with this 1984 ad for the BBC Micro
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Disney just commissioned a LOT of mouse pornography
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
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Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Disney just commissioned a LOT of mouse pornography
Today has been a good day 😀
Today 507001 visited the Litchurch Lane test track again. This time carrying guests from ALSTOM as part of a celebration of the success of The Greatest Gathering.
We’ll have more to share in the coming days. In the meantime, enjoy this noisy departure 😁
We’ll have more to share in the coming days. In the meantime, enjoy this noisy departure 😁
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Today has been a good day 😀
Also yesterday, the glamorous life of a train preservation society chairman…
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Also yesterday, the glamorous life of a train preservation society chairman…
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He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
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What an incredible sign of technological progress, that we can now have a Shit Winter Wonderland IN THE SKY
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December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What an incredible sign of technological progress, that we can now have a Shit Winter Wonderland IN THE SKY
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Minding my own business in TK Maxx today and oh no.
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Minding my own business in TK Maxx today and oh no.
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New blog: Integration. Integration. Integration, that's what you need. www.merseytart.com/2025/11/inte... - where I discover that Tap & Go is less a leap forward for Merseyside, more a slight stumble.
Integration. Integration. Integration, that's what you need.
Tap & Go is here! Get your MetroCard, link it to your bank details, and voila! All you need to board a Merseyrail train is a tap at the pl...
www.merseytart.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New blog: Integration. Integration. Integration, that's what you need. www.merseytart.com/2025/11/inte... - where I discover that Tap & Go is less a leap forward for Merseyside, more a slight stumble.
“Your parcel will be delivered today”
But also DHL is the courier so it probably won’t be.
But also DHL is the courier so it probably won’t be.
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Your parcel will be delivered today”
But also DHL is the courier so it probably won’t be.
But also DHL is the courier so it probably won’t be.
I appear to have reached the stage in my life where buying a new mattress is the highlight of my week.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I appear to have reached the stage in my life where buying a new mattress is the highlight of my week.
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Duffer Brothers Used Cutting-Edge CGI to Make Actors Appear Happy to Still Be Making Stranger Things
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Duffer Brothers Used Cutting-Edge CGI to Make Actors Appear Happy to Still Be Making Stranger Things - Hard Drive
LOS ANGELES — Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have revealed that they used CGI in the upcoming season to make... Continue this tale
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Duffer Brothers Used Cutting-Edge CGI to Make Actors Appear Happy to Still Be Making Stranger Things
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hard-drive.net/duffer-bros-...
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Setting up a PSN account for my son.
Everything seems to be in order, just need to choose an OnlineID and WHAT
Everything seems to be in order, just need to choose an OnlineID and WHAT
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Setting up a PSN account for my son.
Everything seems to be in order, just need to choose an OnlineID and WHAT
Everything seems to be in order, just need to choose an OnlineID and WHAT
“Regulated fares” is a meaningless term these days. DfT-controlled LNER removed the regulated off-peak fare for many journeys and now effectively charges what it likes, pushing fares up.
The Chancellor has announced that regulated rail fares will be frozen next year. A huge win for passengers and the economy, and one of our Budget asks!
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Regulated fares” is a meaningless term these days. DfT-controlled LNER removed the regulated off-peak fare for many journeys and now effectively charges what it likes, pushing fares up.
Over on Facebook the algorithm continues to push top quality content to me.
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Over on Facebook the algorithm continues to push top quality content to me.
An update for the "lol it's just going to sit in a siding and rot!!!" people 😊
On Tuesday, the classic whine of 507 traction motors was heard once more, as 507001 moved under its own power on the ALSTOM test track at Litchurch Lane for the first time. Watch the video of this special moment here: youtu.be/elfYWV8VoIs
507001 moves under its own power for the first time in preservation
On 18th November 2025, 507001 visited the Alstom test track at Litchurch Lane works. This was the first time the unit ran under its own power in over a year, since the Sefton Sparkler railtour in…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
An update for the "lol it's just going to sit in a siding and rot!!!" people 😊
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My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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I didn’t get a photo of me doing this, but I did greatly enjoy going up and down the train setting off all the alarms marked with “penalty for improper use” signs 😈
We are determined to keep 507001 in good condition. With that goal in mind, a small group visited Litchurch Lane on Sunday to carry out testing on various systems, including brakes, speedometers and the passenger alarms.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I didn’t get a photo of me doing this, but I did greatly enjoy going up and down the train setting off all the alarms marked with “penalty for improper use” signs 😈
They did this as a bit on the Conan O’Brien show, where the joke was how stupid an idea it was. youtu.be/U_0z61feLQQ
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
They did this as a bit on the Conan O’Brien show, where the joke was how stupid an idea it was. youtu.be/U_0z61feLQQ
The sound of the underground
Some ASMR for you.
(ASMR stands for Awesome Spirax Merseyrail Rhythm)
(ASMR stands for Awesome Spirax Merseyrail Rhythm)
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The sound of the underground
Just watched a film on a DVD which stopped halfway through and asked me to turn the DVD over to continue.
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just watched a film on a DVD which stopped halfway through and asked me to turn the DVD over to continue.
I would love to be a contestant on Race Across The World, but if I opened the envelope to see “you can’t travel at night because it’s too dangerous,” I think my reaction would be “Nope”
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I would love to be a contestant on Race Across The World, but if I opened the envelope to see “you can’t travel at night because it’s too dangerous,” I think my reaction would be “Nope”
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Beano #1679, September 21, 1974
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Beano #1679, September 21, 1974