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Hugh Hillier

@hughtfl3.bsky.social
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Railway enthusiast from London who makes YouTube videos for the TfL Three 🚇 and NFL 🏈 /F1 🏎️ fan He/Him

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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Same, biggest fright of my life
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Might as well jump on the eclipse bandwagon, was pretty cool I have to say
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
when are u gonna get ur hair cut m8 XD
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I can finally drink in America
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Been watching it pretty much since the start too though I think I will need to catch a wink at some point 😂
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
One of the true highlights of the motorsport year, always look forward to it!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Great background noise for me playing F1
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Forgot to mention that I rode this thing this week
Hugh with pacer bus... I mean train
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Happy Ed Balls day
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Hugh Hillier
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I've also got to stop having chance encounters with @mikewillsee.bsky.social! As he and @fynnjones.bsky.social found out today. (4/4)
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
(3/4)
A WMM Tram at Albert Street stationA WMM tram at Millennium Point
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
(2/4)
A class 196 at Willenhall stationA class 730 at Coseley StationA TfW Class 153 at Sandwell & Dudley INSANE!A Class 196 at Darlaston Station
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Some adventures in the West Mids today in preparation for you know what tomorrow + riding the new eastside Tram extension! (1/4)
A Class 172 at Birmingham Moor StreetA Class 730 at DuddestonBournville station with Cadbury Paint!A sign at Kings Norton Station showing where to go for Camp Hill line services starting tomorrow!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
So the massive Eurostar related kick that making this video got me on has influenced my financial habits a bit, still makes a nice addition to my small but ever growing train DVD collection!
Two video 125 drivers eye view dvds of Eurostar routesHugh’s collection of train DVDs
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Farewell 455! 1983-2026, managed to ride the last service out of Waterloo!
Last 445 at Waterloo Me with 455
455 farewell on DMIMe taking selfie with 455
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Nothing beats London 2012 on the 360 for me!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Wow, very interesting, always been one of my favourite colour schemes of all time!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
50 years ago today...
A British Airways Concorde taking-off from Heathrow on it's first commercial flight on January 21st 1976
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The Flying Scotsman at DerbyA Eurostar e320 at Brussels-MidiA DB ICE 3neo at Brussels-MidiA berlin U-Bahn G type train
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Well its been quite a year for me especially in expanding horizons and putting jokes to bed! Went on some fantastic adventures to many different places with many great people, here's to more in 2026!
A Class 195 Arriving at Wakefield WestgateMallard Steam engine in National Railway Museum YorkA Crosscountry Voyager at Ashley DownMe taking a selfie with a Class 91
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Just finished this excellent novel by @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social as someone who isn’t a big time reader I must say I enjoyed it massively and if you’re someone who likes maps I’m sure you’d like it too! (providing you haven’t read it already)
This way up, when maps go wrong (and why it matters) by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones aka Map Men
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Congrats Simon!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Me on a very busy SWR heading into London
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I've seen leaked photos on Reddit, sad to see the Grey and silver go but honestly I don't mind it too much, shame about the lack of lighter blue tho
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Well deserved, congrats my friend!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
It’s A-Level results day! Congrats to everyone who got into their top choices. A reminder too that my grades that I got last year match with this engineering firm
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Am I the only person that gets oddly fascinated in looking at Manhole covers for telephone lines working out the eras they come from? (yes this is how niche my interests can be)
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Well this was a cool thing to see at Derby earlier
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
A truly excellent exhibit to say the least
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I got it a bit wrong, I think there was a plan to have it shut down by 2024 as part of the wider regeneration of earls court but it got criticised by locals and it ain't happened yet (if ever) (I got that info from wikipedia which cited this document) content.tfl.gov.uk/lillie-bridg...
content.tfl.gov.uk
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Shame west Ashfield won’t be around much longer as I think I heard that both Ashfield house and lily bridge depot are shutting down which is a shame, nice old photos tho Geoff!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Welp I’m 20 years old now, that’s kinda cool
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Chris Spargo, he's sort of the replacement for Tom Scott and he does some pretty awesome stuff about rather mudane topics!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Best 20th birthday present ever!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Also nice to bump into @simontrains.bsky.social and @mikewillsee.bsky.social along the way!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Went for a ride on the inaugural class 730/2 service, a truly excellent train to say the least, highly impressed
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
New keyring alert! courtesy of @225group.org.uk
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I can’t seem to escape England
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Tottenham Court Road
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Sad that I couldn’t enjoy any of the festivities today organised by @225group.org.uk due to saving up for future trips but happy #225Day everyone! Rode these fabulous trains with East Coast and VTEC as a child but my appreciation for them only really started recently and I’ve grown to love them.
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Defo not behind the camera either
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Bit of a selection of some of my favourite snaps of these glorious trains
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Saw it in Leeds last month absolutely beautiful loco
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Happy Ed Balls day!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Hugh Hillier
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Not a day goes by when I don't think about what it would've been like if this single had been released (Alt text for context)
Call on Me was originally conceived by French DJ's (konwn as Together) Thomas Bangalter (of daft punk fame) and DJ Falcon  using a sample of Steve Winwood's track Valerie as a DJ tool in 2002 however despite record labels begging them to release it as a single they never did. Swedish DJ Eric Prydz would later 'steal' it and get it to number 1 in the UK in 2004. (Together version is better tho)
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I went to a thing
Hugh with the mallard (why does this text need to be here?)A Shinkansen 0 seriesA class 373 Eurostar An HST
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Great to 'accidentally' bump into you too!
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Hugh Hillier @hughtfl3.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
APRIL FOOLS BITCH I’m here to stay
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