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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Sending you all my strength and love! I hope you are back up and back to normal as soon as physically possible 🫶🏻

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I Fear that ICH KOMME is finally clicking for me 🫡 Tampere 2026 anyone?

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Happy Birthday Gromit

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

So this is quickly becoming one of my favourite songs at the moment. Hold The Light by Dominik Dudek 🇵🇱 Please let this represent Poland at Eurovision. I need this on that big stage!!! #Poland #ESC2025 #Eurovision

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I’ve been really quiet on here… I think it’s time I picked it up again 😅

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

So if every one of my favourite songs in the Eurovision national finals won… this is what my ranking would be. My ideal top 10 🫡

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I refuse to believe that Niyl and Adgy are so low in every poll that I see. These two songs are so beautiful and powerful. I have a feeling I’m in the minority when I say that I just don’t understand Bobbi Arlo’s song 😅 🇮🇪 #Eurosong #Eurovision #Basel2025 #Ireland #Adgy #Niyl

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Well I’ve just had a wonderful 10 days off, seeing people I know and love. London, Guildford, Sunderland, Darlington, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow. Life is looking good, it’s on the up, sure it’s not perfect right now, but we will get through this tricky period ❤️

Guildford station, taken from the far end of platform 1, so you can see the hills of Guildford behind the station

Darlington station with a TPE class 80x arriving into the station

The entrance of Glasgow Queen Street station as the sun has just set

4 trains lined up next to each other in London Kings Cross Station. 3 LNER trains and 1 Lumo

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Oh god 😭😭😭 Erm… *create a campfire*

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Help. I’m being dragged to Kent

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I haven’t pooped all year Madness

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Eurovision will be almost all I post about in the near future as it’s coming so soon 😂😂😂

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

1st of January 2024 vs 31st December 2024 The progress I’ve made, it looks small, but to me it’s big. And one more thing, I’ve ended the year on a massive high. I am able to be openly gay for the first time. Feels good to say it publicly. 🏳️‍🌈

A selfie of me back on the 1st of Jan 2024, on my way into work

A selfie of me on the 31st December 2024, at work

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas all 🫶🏻🎄

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

My ideal Eurovision 2025 line up so far 🇦🇱 - Elvana Gjata - Karnaval 🇪🇪 - Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato 🇱🇻 - The Ludvig - Līgo 🇲🇪 - Nina Žižić - Dobrodošli 🆕 🇱🇺 - Rhythmic Soulwave - Stronger 🇪🇸 - Lachispa - Hartita De Llorar

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Well I’ve made it to Benfleet, the nearest station to Canvey Island! Time to swap the train for the bus, as it is the number 22 to the penultimate stop! I’m gonna be at the ground before the players at this rate 😭 Come on Horsham!!!!

A photo of Benfleet station. The Pink Benfleet station sign is on the left of shot, whereas the train leaving the station, is on the right.

A First Essex Bus (Route 22) arrives at Benfleet station bus stop. This is the bus I will take to Canvey Island

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Canvey Island (A) Getting the train to an away day is always special. Today is cold, wet and windy. Absolutely perfect for a non league game in Essex

An imagine of my Horsham FC scarf in focus, with Clapham Junction station in the background (blurred)

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

My ideal Eurovision 2025 line up so far 🇦🇱 - Elvana Gjata - Karnaval 🇪🇪 - Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato 🇱🇻 - The Ludvig - Līgo 🇲🇪 - Nina Žižić - Dobrodošli

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Congratulations, and welcome into the industry 🫶🏻

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Chris the Driver @christhedriver.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

1/23 In case you have only recently started to follow my account, you might not know that I write Railway Explainers covering all sorts of topics. Well, it’s time for a new one… This time: Signalling!

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Ah yes. What an amazing advert at Roadchef Services in Magor 😭 You have to speak flipping Minecraft Enchantment to know what that is advertising 💀😭

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

So random question for railway people. Does anyone know of any books relating to the history of the North Downs line specifically? I’ve become particularly interested in the line I work’s history recently…

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

💀 Good point, but as long as the footie is good 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Leicester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Consider my ticket bought 😎 I’m going to my first Leicester game since January 10th 2024… nearly a whole year. I CANNOT WAIT

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Nah, I always do some baseless predictions before we know all the songs 😅 I’ll make proper predictions in March / April when we know all the songs

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Only 1 is out at the moment, so no

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Now that the 38 countries in Eurovision have been confirmed, here are my (semi) baseless predictions WINNER 🤩 🇲🇹 2nd 🥈🇮🇹 3rd 🥉🇵🇹 26th 🇩🇰 Shock Qualifier 🇸🇮 Shock N/Q 🇦🇹 Switzerland Placing 🇨🇭11th My country placing 🇬🇧13th #Eurovision #Eurovision2025 #ESC

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Joe Brown @joebrownlondon.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

#OnThisDay 36 years ago at 08:10, three trains collided south of Clapham Junction resulting in the loss of 35 lives and almost 500 injuries. The cause was faulty signalling due to human error aggravated by overwork and poor training and supervision. Image: BBC

The aftermath of the train collision at Clapham Junction, where one train had run into the back of another, with crumpled carriages at the point of impact on the right while on the left a third train which struck the wreckage of the initial collision is being recovered by a crane.

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I dare not think of all the things I’d have done if my dreams were reality 💀😭

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

That’s a very fair question. So for major things (which I deem this to be, for whatever reason) I like to have a build up time. This way it gives me time to mentally prepare for what is gonna be a big shift (in my eyes) in my habits. Hence the “in the new year” thing. Hope that answers it :)

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Well it appears I have hit 600 followers on this dear app. Thank you all for following (I don’t know why you would put yourself through that though!) I am happy to have you join me on my journey. In the new year, Bluesky will be where I post, almost exclusively, so more posts are on the way 🫶🏻

A photo taken by Coastway Will, while I am sat waiting for time at Basingstoke station. I am smiling, as I stand in the door to the back cab of a class 165 train.

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 10/12/2024

Just, and I cannot stress this enough, build HS2 in full.

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

It’s time for a new profile picture. Bluesky is going to become my new main platform in the new year, so I’ve decided it needs an identity separate to my Twitter profile So courtesy of @coastwaywill.me , this is my new Bluesky unique profile 💚

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Apparently I make up for not seeing Reading Green Park. I’ll take that 🫡 😂 Wonderful to have you on my services today Will 🫶🏻🫶🏻

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Nathan @nathantbatwaver.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I would agree with this. IMO Latvia has 3 or 4 songs that could qualify, whereas Albania has one… which could suffer the same fate as Loop 😬

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