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Mike Pugh

@mikepugh1986.bsky.social
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Ramblings of a railwayman: expect random dross. My own opinion, not my employer’s! 🧼🏳️‍🌈 he/him Founder of www.gingernuity.farm

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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Vote for us! railstaffawards.com/RSA26/en/pag...
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
3yrs ago today, @coastwaywill.me ! 📍 Bournemouth, Dorset 📅 Saturday, 8th July 2023
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I was there. And there was love, joy, kindness and togetherness. 📍 London Pride 2026 📅 Saturday, 4th July 2026
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“Travels with Pevsner” is a truly magnificent series from 1997. Episode 3 is all about Dorset, and Episode 6 (Surrey) visits the Beehive at Gatwick! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Travels with Pevsner - Series 1: 1. Norfolk with Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank looks at the architecture of Norfolk with the help of Nikolaus Pevsner's architectural guide.
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Onwards! 701 006 sporting the “Great British Railways | South Western” livery, working 2C47 the 15:48 London Waterloo to Reading service on Friday, 22nd May 2026. 📍 Earley, Berkshire
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“The future now standing on Platform 19…” 📍 London Waterloo
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Something happened today…
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
10car @hastingsdiesels.co.uk working 1Z40 Hastings-Cranmore today (26 April 2026). 📍 Earley, Berkshire 1/4
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
LinkedIn vs. OnlyTrains Thanks to @skyehaynes.me for the awesome photos! ℹ️ Last 455s ventured to Basingstoke 🗓️ Friday, 20th March 2026 📍 Basingstoke railway station
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Today would have been SWT’s 30th birthday!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The first daffodil of the year has flowered in my garden… a welcome sign that brighter days will come!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Awwww, Paul referred to Ruairi as his boyfriend 🥰 Catching up on Monday’s episode of #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Oh, Brad and Amber 🥺 Catching up on Sunday’s episode of #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If you see this, post an archer. #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
How can we be left in such suspense on a Friday night???? #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Falon? Harrison? Jazza? My word… #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year, y’all!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I know I dislike George, but he can’t die on NYE! #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
George needs to go… I shouldn’t be getting this angry at Radio 4! #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I’ve just warmed to Amber! #AmberSlappedGeorge #TheArchers
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Papped at work last week by @skyehaynes.me !
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I marked #HillfortWednesday with the mighty Maiden Castle seen at dusk from a train heading west…
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Class 150 unit 231 at Basingstoke on its way to the Watercress Line. Tuesday, 23rd December 2025
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Proof that, despite pushing 40, I still have a full head of hair!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Farewell Railtours at Guildford Class 455s on the South Western 1983-2025
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
My ode to the 455s
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Bulleid light pacific, 34028 “Eddystone” saunters toward Bournemouth, some 25mins late, working 5Z89 from Salisbury to Swanage this evening (Saturday, 13th December 2025).
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
47812 and Black 5 44871 working 5Z23, the 1038 Southall WCR - Bristol Kingsland Road positioning move, spotted at Reading today (21st November).
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we will remember them.
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
👀 🧼
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I’ve never been held up in a ship-traffic-jam before, but today the Wightlink I happened to be on was held out by Spitbank Fort for three much larger vessels to go around us 😵‍💫
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Today, I made: • Apple, Berry and Currant Jelly • Summer Berry (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant) Jam
Jars of Apple, Berry and Currant Jelly.Kilner Jar and jam jars full of Summer Berry Jam.
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
😱
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
PLEASE VOTE! Our team have been nominated for the nationally recognised Rail Staff Awards, and we’d love your vote! Vote here: railstaffawards.com/RSA25/en/pag...
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
On Wednesdays I wear pink… but today… #MeanGirls
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Passing trains may suck you off… 4M46 the 1419 Southampton Western Docks to Trafford Park Euro Terminal seeing passing through platform 4 at Basingstoke this afternoon
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The diminutive Cistus (rock rose) continues to flower despite the shortening days and long shadows at this time of year
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A pleasant surprise yesterday lunchtime! 📍 Basingstoke
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
@tomhepworthtv has impeccable taste in CMEs! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How Oliver Bulleid helped shape modern Southern rail
As part of Railway 200's campaign, the BBC is celebrating a man who made a huge impact on the rails.
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
200yrs ago today…
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The C word has been made. I’m exhausted, there’s mountains of washing up but the smell is AMAZING and makes up for it. Tomorrow’s task is to unmould five varieties, cut, shave and stamp them… oh, and more washing up!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Flashy bang, bang! ⛈️
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Bulleid West Country class 34028 “Eddystone” running on the up fast past Barton Mill, Basingstoke, today (3rd Sept 2025)
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Nocturnal spotting of Clan Line hauling 1Z30 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Victoria this evening - the sound of Bulleid’s brilliance! 📍 Mays Lane, Earley.
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
This is what I think of when I see the flag of St George plastered everywhere and talk of camps and deportations by those wishing to ‘reclaim are [sic] country’.
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Happy 8th Birthday, South Western Railway!
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Mike Pugh @mikepugh1986.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
I think he’s forgotten that they’re Senators within his own party
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