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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

There are, at minimum, serious injuries. It's a bad one.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Interesting move for him to make in the middle of a trial for harassing a woman.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I can't recall a time where the BA cubby holes weren't broken - though I have only flown economy upstairs!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Its a flying day! Off to Abu Dhabi today, but first to Doha on this Qatar Airways A380...upstairs in economy today 😎 It should take about 6h15m to fly down to Doha this pleasant autumn morning.

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Hei hei from the Hvalross in Vardø, a fish port on a butterfly-shaped island in the Barents Sea, starting point for the #Schengen200 adventure. Schengen is 40 in 2025 and we’re attempting the longest point-to-point journey within it, by public transport, in about 200 hours. bsky.app/profile/poli...

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I recently took the Doğu Express - Turkey’s greatest train, from Ankara to Kars near the Armenian border. One of the world’s great journeys and I cannot wait to edit the video of this special trip!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Azerbaijan at 3am, from 40,000 feet up.

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🐘 @Diningcar@rail.chat @diningcar.at · 25/08/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🛤🍽 Good morning everyone👋 from the early-bird Premier Service by #TfW🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 from #Holyhead🇬🇧 to #Cardiff🇬🇧. 🍽 This service is known for its outstanding on-board service at 1st class including a freshly prepared "Full Welsh" breakfast 😍! It comes with an amazing view🌅! Absolutely fantastic 💚!

A heavy diesel Engine in red and yellow livery is working the train and waiting for departure at Holyhead station. It's still dark and headlights switched on.

View of the coast and sea through the picture window of the 1st class carriage. Two dark brown leather chairs facing wache other, brown table in-between.

Someone is pouring milk in the cup of tea. All white porcelain.

Picture of the full Welsh breakfast. It'@ 2 glamorgan sausages, half a grilled tomato, slice of black pudding one fried egg, two slices of ham, two hash browns accompanied by 4 slices of toast with butter on another plate. Two cups of tea in the background.

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 25/08/2025

Apparently United considers its EWR-Greenland route to be a success this summer, as it has already announced the route will return in 2026. Cool.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

And yes. There is a cuckstoel.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

My first time on one of LNR's new Class 730/2 trains! These are pleasant units with a "secret" never-classified first class area complete with better seating and window blinds.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

My local station is so beautiful.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Have you ever thought about going onto YouTube and searching "Putin speaking English" to see he can? Just a thought anyone down the pub could do.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

With an LNR 350 in it? Unlikely 😉

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I think they have six different types of restaurant car stock too, plenty of variety!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

And we are back in London. Just one train to go!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Got a winner here with Queen Mother 》 Neville Chamberlain

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

What a strange route to see it on!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Third of four trains this afternoon. Eurostar back to London from Brussels! (Thank goodness for the lounge today)

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

hard to know where to start with this one 😆

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Train 2 of 4 - a vastly more pleasant ICE3neo heading to Brussels from Köln!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Incredibly stunted culture. Rawdog your flight but have to verify age to read Bluesky DMs. Laughable.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Absolutely. The neo is so much nicer by comparison!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Grateful for the dining car on board ICE200 this morning. Egg drop sandwich and a cappuccino to kick-start a long 12 hour travel day by rail. 🇩🇪🚄

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Adam Vanting @adamvg.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Dining cars from czech railways line Ex5 Berliner? Today they are making joy elsewhere - on line Ex1 Silesia/Ostravan. Thanks to it, this great rail catering service is available even where it was not available before, where you couldn't have this great breakfast in years gone by. :-)

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Train 1 of 4 today to get me home to Northamptonshire. First up, a natty ICE4 of Deutsche Bahn. These interiors are cheap, plasticky and uncomfortable- and not befitting a train making 3+ hour trips. I'm on today as far as Köln where I will change for something nicer!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Time to head home. (first leg on public transport which is free for anyone staying in a hotel in Basel!)

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Switzerland has a less jaded view of health and safety than many places I guess!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Haven't done Jungfrau yet! Maybe in the spring.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Pleased to see - again - a fully utilised restaurant car on SBB! This is not cheap, but I've had a long day and with a late arrival into Basel this evening I need some dinner. Switzerland really is a railway enthusiast's playground...if you can afford it (over 20 GBP for what's pictured here!!) 🇨🇭😎

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Just changed track gauge on the move 😎 the Goldenpass Express was a great trip!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Is that ready to eat risotto??

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Lots of passengers boarding further up the line.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

A real treat this sunny afternoon: Prestige Class on MOB's Goldenpass Express! This will do nicely for the trip down to Montreux. We also change gauge on the move...never done that before!

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Another pleasant Swiss train takes me to Interlaken.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

These stunning BLS RABe 528 trains took me from Brig to Spiez through the Bernese Alps. Beautiful route, and the trains are superb. There is even a vending machine bistro and dining area on these small electric units! 👌 🇨🇭🏔

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Manchester T3 is an abomination. But otherwise I'd agree. Mostly our airports are fine.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Got there before I did! I lived there until recently.

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

In Switzerland this week. Taking a couple of beautiful trains today...this is just the setup (and boy do the Swiss do railways well - perfectly silent loco hauled carriages even on regional services). 🇨🇭🏔

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Great to ride Turkey’s high speed train - the YHT. This Velaro train was a joy to ride…once it got up to speed (it takes nearly an hour to leave Istanbul??). Istanbul to Ankara in under 5 hours still beats flying. Solo occupancy of this club compartment with light meal included? About £100. 🤩

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Niche policy suggestion, but I think you should be able to have two allowances: wines you are allowed to to take with you when you get to your home country, and wines you are taking on the train home. Make interrailers drunk again!

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Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

And to finish the day, a nice ride on the ferry at sunset. Great to be joined by my good friend @paullucas.bsky.social for the exciting adventures over the coming days. 😁

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Great to take a Boeing 737-700 of Romanian national airline TAROM - these aircraft still have their original “proper” business class seats and are some of the only aircraft left in Europe with this configuration! Also, props to them doing ore departure sparkling wine on short hops to Istanbul! ✈️

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 11/07/2025

On the London Overground. I’ve just asked a young guy playing loud music out of his phone to turn his music down. He asked stroppily why he should. I said because it was uncivilised. He then turned it off and said “yeah, that’s fair” I HAVE NEVER FELT SO ALIVE

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Some more pictures of this beautiful train:

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Paul Lucas @paullucas.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Awesome day to take a vintage train! The London Transport Museum ran a special today with their classic 1938 Stock train out to Heathrow and back, on the Piccadilly Line. My dad learned to drive on these trains and it was great to get another ride on this classic traction 😍 ☀️

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