Capt. Osbert Twinge Bt. KCB.

Looking to form a heavy metal band?

Not sure of a name?

Just listen to Radio 4's Farming Today!

I bagsy 'Pig Unit' and 'BSE Explosion', coming to an edition of NME near you...

Nay, nay and thrice nay.

East Cowton can't fail if East Cowton doesn't exist. 😁

I have a reputation for breaking things, but the power to make railways disappear just by hovering my mouse cursor over them is a new power that I'm not sure I deserve. 😂

As a child of the '90s, Keeping Up Appearances was staple viewing.

Might watch some tomorrow.

As with many actors, she'll be remembered for one thing when she did so much more.

She won a Tony Award as early as 1968, presented to her by none other than Groucho Marx.

Quite the career.

She's kicked the Bouquet.

😔

Glad you enjoyed it! It's one of my favourites.

Otherwise known as me after a cooked breakfast...

Still probably wouldn't take a lucky lady there on a date, admittedly, but you get my point...

YouTube video by That's old school Archive film: All that mighty heart (1963)

If you've an idle moment, watch this from about 11mins onwards (or, ideally, watch the whole thing - it's a gem).

Stevenage life, in 1963, in glorious colour.

Imagine now that you grew up in wartime Stepney... Life in Stevenage would have been like becoming a millionaire.

youtu.be/lpmED79zroQ?...

I have no argument with this.

Maybe growing up within easy (and frequently-utilised) reach of Stevenage has some bearing on this, but I do love me a New Town.

People sneer at them now, but so readily forget the unbearable Dickensian conditions they replaced in the lives of their early inhabitants.

SPREAD CREAM NOT CHEESE DISEASE!

It's *always* time for pudding turkey.

Caledonian Sleeper train to link Scotland with Birmingham The new service will start in January linking Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William to the West Midlands.

Coo.

21:00 finish at work, time for a pint then down to Birmingham International for the 22:42 @caledoniansleeper.bsky.social to Fort William. Breakfast passing Corrour and, finally, sat on Mallaig harbourside by lunchtime. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🐟 🍟 🥃

Yup, I like the sound of that.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really, really not feeling life tonight. 😐

Time for some good '90s playlist and, hopefully, a decent sleep.

🎶 But we're traaaash, you and me
We're the litter on the breeze
We're the lovers on the streets
Just traaaaash, me and you
It's in everything we do
It's in everything we do 🎵

Have a train.

Glad it's all sorted! Not to be regretted.

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Happy birthday to my favourite method of transport, the means of earning my salary and my unwavering lifelong passion.

Have a train.

This is the sort of 'Breaking News' I can thoroughly get on board with. 😀

Fucks hake.

Cocaine in the River Thames is 'another problem eels don't need', says expert

🎶 When your eel gets all wack
On a Thames full of gak
That’s a moray 🎶

Sympathies, Sir! If it's any consolation, I stupidly agreed to two 06-14 turns this Friday and Saturday...

They are.

Can't take it with you. Especially nowadays.

Anyway, there we are.

After five countries (six if you count Belgium, and I'm going to, because nobody else does. Poor Belgium) and precisely 2507 rail miles, it's time to round off my travels with a pint in my happy place.

I can think of far worse ways to spend a week.

Hurrah.

Back in the UK, and I felt it'd be unseemly not to partake of @lner.co.uk's new menu.

Take it from me - the steak bavette is *gorgeous*. 😀

If you get a chance to enjoy 'steaks on a train', do!

Anyway, there we are.

After five countries (six if you count Belgium, and I'm going to, because nobody else does. Poor Belgium) and precisely 2507 rail miles, it's time to round off my travels with a pint in my happy place.

I can think of far worse ways to spend a week.

Hurrah.

Back in the UK, and I felt it'd be unseemly not to partake of @lner.co.uk's new menu.

Take it from me - the steak bavette is *gorgeous*. 😀

If you get a chance to enjoy 'steaks on a train', do!

And there we are...

Until about two hours ago, I was heading back to the UK via the 13:10 Thalys to Paris and thence to St P. However, the weather's dismal and the trains are busy and, well, I'm worn out.

Bagged myself passage instead on the 13:40 direct from Amsterdam.

Back at Amersfoort, just in time for the next loco-hauled International into Amsterdam. What're the odds, eh? 😉

Let's have some more love for the Koplopers. Memories of 1990s Hoek-Amsterdam Boat Trains abound. 🚢 🚂