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@jimbarrettrail.bsky.social

Railways, history, model making, RNPS, WW2. Modelling US railways - building an HO scale switching layout and making Youtube videos of the process. #TMRGUK #BSMRGUK https://youtube.com/@jimbarrett1975?si=UqA7VLuaA9DEn9FQ

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Norwich?

02.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Corby Guard founder Reece McCarron broke into his ex-partner's home and threatened to kill her before he swinging a machete around the kitchen A man who started a vigilante group to β€˜protect women and children’ has admitted carrying out a shocking attack on his former partner.

Corby Guard founder Reece McCarron broke into his ex-partner's home and threatened to kill her before he swinging a machete around the kitchen
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/...

30.09.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13

I've tried to add alt text, but keep getting an error message.

29.09.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Purely by chance I had some time to kill at Northampton station this morning, and had my camera in my bag - I managed to catch ROG 37501 and 37608 heading south.

29.09.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I spent a very strange (probably) Sunday watching the full televised coverage a few years ago.

28.09.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vienna 2025: The First Ever WORLD Tram Driver Championships
YouTube video by The Tim Traveller Vienna 2025: The First Ever WORLD Tram Driver Championships

yes YES @amyhoy.bsky.social @andraswf.bsky.social

28.09.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No-one (well, enough no-one to count) took Trump seriously, and look where that's ended up. So sad that we've ended up like this in the UK.

28.09.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1:148/150/160 obviously

27.09.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ 1:43.5/45/48 on 9mm gauge track, or 1:148/250/160 on 32mm gauge? πŸ˜‚

27.09.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The smaller scales are definitely more popular in Japan.

27.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Ghostbusters Vigo

Ghostbusters Vigo

27.09.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting - good luck!

27.09.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is 1:45 Japanese O Gauge? It's 1:43.5 in the UK.

27.09.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#modelrailroading
The roof is drying, and of course, there needs to be more details. But here's what Rexall drug looks like now.

24.09.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Great work.

24.09.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have stuff HO, OO, O (finescale and course scale), O-16.5 and 009, covering a range of eras from c1880 to now. Mostly because I can never settle on what I'm doing (I am now fixed on an HO layout).

24.09.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've just started working my way through it - very interesting thread!

22.09.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It'll never happen.

22.09.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you By Alex Andreou

I wrote something about feeling like a guest in a country that is my home.

bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...

17.09.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 949    πŸ” 345    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 59

That's very nice, a real improvement

17.09.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reservoirs may not be woke yet, but immigration is responsible for drought @quietriotpod.bsky.social

17.09.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's really nice. I'm not always a fan of TMC weathering (I can't put my finger on why), but that really looks good.

15.09.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Nazikeule im Dritten Reich | Browser Ballett
YouTube video by Browser Ballett Nazikeule im Dritten Reich | Browser Ballett

I keep thinking about this sketch at the moment. youtu.be/zvgZtdmyKlI?...

13.09.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

It's great that it's still popular, but the feeling when it was new and fresh - unbeatable.

10.09.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mandelson was quite happy to put himself up to be ambassador knowing that this existed. Absolute arrogance and total belief in being right all the time. Anyone with any humility or contrition would have kept their head down and withdrawn quietly from public life.

10.09.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never felt so disheartened. My small business means everything to me and I want to keep going.
Please have a look at my website. Buy things, commission me or repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.

08.09.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 243    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 39

"Brand new edition for 2025", presumably reflecting 2025's obsession with flags more than anything else.

08.09.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is why I hate Facebook.

08.09.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
muppetebbtide on tumblr: "scrolled past the new chappell look too fast and thought it was rincewind"

fortjester replies: "hang on lemme look smth up"

fortjester then posts side by side images of chapell roan in yellow and pink and Discworld's Rincewind.

"yea alright that's funny"

muppetebbtide on tumblr: "scrolled past the new chappell look too fast and thought it was rincewind" fortjester replies: "hang on lemme look smth up" fortjester then posts side by side images of chapell roan in yellow and pink and Discworld's Rincewind. "yea alright that's funny"

06.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 711    πŸ” 181    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

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