Ian Dinmore
@tarkaman.bsky.social
Semi-professional railman, into humour, rural railways, community rail, otters, cake and coffee. A passing photographer, Scripophillist, Graphologist, Calligraphist and aged likes a good whine.
Reposted by Ian Dinmore
"Mr. President, we have a request here asking you to Pardon the Sheringham Bus Shelter."
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Mr. President, we have a request here asking you to Pardon the Sheringham Bus Shelter."
New livery for Anglia Railway....seen at Norwich😂
December 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New livery for Anglia Railway....seen at Norwich😂
Reposted by Ian Dinmore
There are so many hidden gems across Britain just waiting to be discovered by train - even on those drizzly days ☔️
Fancy exploring magical Christmas markets, fascinating museums or cosy station cafés? 🌟
We've got you covered 🙌 #ScenicRailWinter scenicrailbritain.com/blog/rainy-d...
Fancy exploring magical Christmas markets, fascinating museums or cosy station cafés? 🌟
We've got you covered 🙌 #ScenicRailWinter scenicrailbritain.com/blog/rainy-d...
Rainy day adventures by train - Scenic Rail Britain
Take the train for rainy day adventures this winter.
scenicrailbritain.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
There are so many hidden gems across Britain just waiting to be discovered by train - even on those drizzly days ☔️
Fancy exploring magical Christmas markets, fascinating museums or cosy station cafés? 🌟
We've got you covered 🙌 #ScenicRailWinter scenicrailbritain.com/blog/rainy-d...
Fancy exploring magical Christmas markets, fascinating museums or cosy station cafés? 🌟
We've got you covered 🙌 #ScenicRailWinter scenicrailbritain.com/blog/rainy-d...
The boat trains at Lowestoft 14 July 2024
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The boat trains at Lowestoft 14 July 2024
Take Courage at Borough Market Junction London 25 Jan 2025
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Take Courage at Borough Market Junction London 25 Jan 2025
Not a bad view from the kitchen window this morning
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Not a bad view from the kitchen window this morning
Two Fragonset class 31's top & Tail at Ridgemont on Marston Vale line Sept 1998
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Two Fragonset class 31's top & Tail at Ridgemont on Marston Vale line Sept 1998
Antediluvian at Reedham, Norfolk
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Antediluvian at Reedham, Norfolk
One of the three great Murals on the wall of the small waiting shelter at Calstock station on the TamarValleyLine 08 Nov 2025 greatscenicrailways.co.uk/lines/tamar-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
One of the three great Murals on the wall of the small waiting shelter at Calstock station on the TamarValleyLine 08 Nov 2025 greatscenicrailways.co.uk/lines/tamar-...
Oakdale Colliery South Wales, with 20156 & 20175 on the Lea Valley Railtours 'Severn Choppers Express' on 03 Sept 1978
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Oakdale Colliery South Wales, with 20156 & 20175 on the Lea Valley Railtours 'Severn Choppers Express' on 03 Sept 1978
Autumn in the village with the Vineyard turning yellow after the harvest...
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Autumn in the village with the Vineyard turning yellow after the harvest...
#ThrowbackThursday with an Anglia Railway class 150 making an early winter morning call at Brundall 17 Nov 2002
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#ThrowbackThursday with an Anglia Railway class 150 making an early winter morning call at Brundall 17 Nov 2002
Come any closer and I'll have your camera for breakfast at Brundall station 04 Nov 2025
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Come any closer and I'll have your camera for breakfast at Brundall station 04 Nov 2025
Reposted by Ian Dinmore
The ORR has approved Virgin Trains' application to use Eurostar's Temple Mills depot with VT aiming to run cross-Channel trains from 2030.
www.modernrailways.com/article/virg...
www.modernrailways.com/article/virg...
Virgin Trains' bid to access Temple Mills approved by ORR
Virgin Trains' bid to access Temple Mills depot has been approved by the ORR, opening up the company's bid to run international services from London, however bids from Evolyn, Gemini and Trenitalia
www.modernrailways.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The ORR has approved Virgin Trains' application to use Eurostar's Temple Mills depot with VT aiming to run cross-Channel trains from 2030.
www.modernrailways.com/article/virg...
www.modernrailways.com/article/virg...
Last of the light passing Bellwater Junction box on the Skegness branch 1992
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Last of the light passing Bellwater Junction box on the Skegness branch 1992
Felbrigg walk North Norfolk
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Felbrigg walk North Norfolk
Reposted by Ian Dinmore
Looking for accessible walking routes that start from the station? Our latest guest blog by @ramblersgb.bsky.social highlights stile-free walks, perfect for wheelchair users, families with pushchairs, or anyone seeking a gentler path🌿
Read here: scenicrailbritain.com/blog/stile-f... #TracksAndTrails
Read here: scenicrailbritain.com/blog/stile-f... #TracksAndTrails
Guest blog: 5 fantastic stile-free routes you can reach by train - Scenic Rail Britain
Join The Ramblers as they share their insights around stile-free routes - highlighting five fantastic walks you can reach by train.
scenicrailbritain.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Looking for accessible walking routes that start from the station? Our latest guest blog by @ramblersgb.bsky.social highlights stile-free walks, perfect for wheelchair users, families with pushchairs, or anyone seeking a gentler path🌿
Read here: scenicrailbritain.com/blog/stile-f... #TracksAndTrails
Read here: scenicrailbritain.com/blog/stile-f... #TracksAndTrails
A distant Penyghent from an S&C train near Horton in Ribblesdale where they are putting in new lifts on 11 Oct 2025
October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A distant Penyghent from an S&C train near Horton in Ribblesdale where they are putting in new lifts on 11 Oct 2025
#ThrowbackThursday at Willesden Junction with a Southern class 416 in 1989
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#ThrowbackThursday at Willesden Junction with a Southern class 416 in 1989
#ThrowbackThursday with a pair of Slippers passing St Peter's Tawstock on the Tarka Line in October 1990
October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#ThrowbackThursday with a pair of Slippers passing St Peter's Tawstock on the Tarka Line in October 1990
Torrington station with a charter train back in 1981 showing the milk loading gantry and the UK fertiliser warehouse on the left.- image courtesy and © of railarchive.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Torrington station with a charter train back in 1981 showing the milk loading gantry and the UK fertiliser warehouse on the left.- image courtesy and © of railarchive.org.uk
Class 40 on Freightliner leaving Manchester Exchange, about 1981 iirc.
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Class 40 on Freightliner leaving Manchester Exchange, about 1981 iirc.
A Northern class 158 from above Batty Moss Viaduct- one for #SettleCarlisleLine
September 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A Northern class 158 from above Batty Moss Viaduct- one for #SettleCarlisleLine
A work stained J72 Joem at Dunnington on the Derwent Valley Light Railway 1977
September 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A work stained J72 Joem at Dunnington on the Derwent Valley Light Railway 1977
#ThrowbackThursday 'Light work' with signalman Eric Prouse making an entry in the register in Barnstaple signal box November 1983
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#ThrowbackThursday 'Light work' with signalman Eric Prouse making an entry in the register in Barnstaple signal box November 1983