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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A lovely morning today in Edinburgh as seen from Blackford Hill. Prominent in the view is Edinburgh Castle, with the Firth of Forth and Lomond Hills in the background

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Coffee stop by the Forth while out cycling this morning. Arthur’s Seat can be seen in the background!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

One of the best viewpoints for an outlook over Edinburgh and across the Forth to the Kingdom of Fife; Blackford Hill. Photo from a couple of days ago

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Stiff headwind today for a cycle ride out to West Linton in the Scottish Borders; exhilarating cycling back! Second photo is the town hall in Penicuik

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Nice destination for a cycle ride this afternoon; beautiful conditions along the Firth of Forth

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The series of waterfalls in the Keltie Water making up Bracklinn Falls above Callander are some of the finest in Scotland; I was there yesterday to do some photography

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Beautiful day for a walk in the Pentland Hills; very lucky to have these on the doorstep of Edinburgh!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Went to Carlisle last Friday to see ‘Blue Peter’ arrive with the ‘Cumbrian Mountaineer’ railtour. Such a beautiful engine with a very strong following, judging by the number of people present!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Quintessential Swiss; a train heads for the small village of Mürren in the Bernese Oberland last Saturday. The mountain in the background is the Jungfrau

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Calton Hill offers a superb view of Edinburgh, especially during the ‘blue hour’ before darkness. This was the view yesterday; the monument is to Dugald Stewart, philosopher and mathematician, and luminary of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th/19th centuries.

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

West Coast diversion on the Edinburgh Suburban Line today; the 12:02 Coatbridge to Daventry ‘Tesco train’, locos 88003 and 68018

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Sunset from Aberdour, Fife today, looking towards the Forth bridges

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Battle of Britain class ‘Tangmere’ passing Slateford, Edinburgh today, a fine sight!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The Walter Scott monument looking a little incongruous among the colourful Edinburgh Christmas Market

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Before the rain came; the 08:20 from Aberdeen to Plymouth skirts the Firth of Forth approaching Burntisland, Fyfe, 10 December 2026

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Catch them while you can; 2026 may well be the last year of High Speed Trains in passenger service. This is the 07:10 from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley entering Haymarket on 10 December 2025

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Apologies for posting another photo of Blue Peter, but I find it so photogenic! Seen this morning leaving Edinburgh for Carlisle where a change to diesel traction was to take place

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

The power of a class A2; ‘Blue Peter’ leaving the Forth Bridge and approaching North Queensferry today on a circular itinerary from Edinburgh to Edinburgh

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

A stirring sight this morning; the 07:29 York to Edinburgh 'Edinburgh Christmas Market’ is seen between Drem and Longniddry in East Lothian behind Battle of Britain pacific no.34067 ‘Tangmere’

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

43049 ‘Neville Hill’ leads the Locomotive Services Blue Pullman set crossing the river Clyde at Crawford today, working the ‘Edinburgh Christmas Pullman’ from Watford Junction to Edinburgh

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

At this time of year, the sun sets in line with the Union Canal as seen from Viewforth in the Edinburgh suburbs today. Although there was a beautiful sky before sunset, grey cloud obscured the actual sunset. You soon learn in Edinburgh that the weather can change quickly and to expect anything!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The view from Ben A’an in the Trossachs last Saturday. Although a hill of fairly modest height, the view along Loch Katrine is spectacular!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The lovely view from Edinburgh’s Salisbury Crags near sunset yesterday; lots of Edinburgh landmarks to be seen!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

On a day when the sun sets in line with Edinburgh’s Princes Street, as seen from Calton Hill; yesterday came up trumps!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

On the beach at Seacliff, East Lothian before sunrise this morning; a great time to be out with nobody else around!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A favourite viewpoint for looking over Edinburgh; the view from Blackford Hill yesterday. The West Lomond hills can be seen across the Firth of Forth

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A train on the lovely North Norfolk Railway last Sunday, travelling from Sheringham to Holt and about to cross the A149 road near Weybourne

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Been coming to the North Norfolk coast on and off for about 20 years now; definitely one of our favourite places for a short holiday

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

35 miles on my trusty Brompton this morning, which I’ve now had for over 20 years; seen here at the one time inland port of Shardlow on the Trent and Mersey Canal

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Looking back for the ‘right away’; visiting Merchant Navy pacific ‘Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co.’ waits departure time at Kidderminster yesterday on the second day of the Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Beauty in the upper Clyde valley today; ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ rounds the curve at Crawford working a railtour from Chester to Edinburgh

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The so-called ‘bridge to nowhere’ at Belhaven Bay, Dunbar this morning; the approach paths are covered as the tide comes in. Bass Rock is in the background

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Cycled through Tissington this morning; certainly one of the Peak District’s prettiest villages!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I’m a sucker for a steam locomotive; specially one as beautiful as ‘Blue Peter’, seen here pounding through Settle yesterday on ‘The Lakes Express 2025’ railtour yesterday

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

You wouldn’t want to mess with this bad boy; one of the lions seen at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster yesterday; well worth a visit!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A timeless scene at Loughborough Central during the first day of the Great Central Railway’s Autumn Diesel Gala yesterday

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Travelling on the Isle of Man steam railway from Douglas to Port Erin is like being transported back to the 19th century. This is ‘Maitland’ entering Castletown, the former capital of the island with a Port Erin train

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Nice to see the horse trams still operating in Douglas Isle of Man, even if their trackage has been reduced by about half in recent years

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Up at the summit of Snaefell yesterday, having taken the electric mountain railway from Laxey. Snaefell is the highest point on the Isle of Man with great views in every direction!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The sun sets behind the hills behind Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia two nights ago. Taken a few metres from where I was camped for the night.

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Last night’s wild camp; a cracking view over Snowdonia despite the cloud, which continued to build during the evening blotting out all the views!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Glorious cycle ride around the limestone Peak District; mile after mile of cycling above 1000 feet elevation; ice cream reward in Matlock to finish!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Contrasting trains at Horton-in-Ribblesdale on the Settle to Carlisle line in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Enjoyed a walk on Moughton Scars in the Yorkshire Dales; the limestone scenery takes some beating! Ingleborough in the background

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Seen while walking to the Greatest Gathering yesterday, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe leaves Derby on Vintage Trains’ ‘Shakespeare Express’ railtour to Stratford-on-Avon

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Enjoyed today at the Greatest Gathering, Alstom’s Derby Carriage Works celebrating 200 years since the birth of railways; so much to see and great atmosphere!

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

That’s me working on the Ecclesbourne Valley heritage railway yesterday, running from Duffield to Wirksworth in Derbyshire

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Another from our trip on the paddle steamer ‘Waverley’ last week, from Glasgow to Rothesay. This is the triple expansion steam engine that drives the ship, on full public view

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Fantastic day yesterday going ‘doon the watter’ from Glasgow to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute on the paddle steamer Waverley’, the world’s last ocean going paddle steamer

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Chris Hall @chris-hall.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Walked along part of the Fife Coast path today to Kinghorn, seen here with a High Speed Train approaching across the viaduct

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