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On the way back to Rotterdam my train got terminated short at Gouda due to an incident on the tracks, so I took the opportunity to revisit the town of Cheese 🧀😁

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I learnt that Culemborg used to have a castle and it has left a lasting impression on the landscape

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Remains of the old town wall in Culemborg

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Every place I've been to so far has had a Windmill

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Next stop was Culemborg which is a really charming place

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today I went to the end of the branch line at Rhenen 🇳🇱

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Really good to be back in the Netherlands 🧀🇳🇱😀

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Leerdam has part of the old town walls still intact 😍

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On the way back from Gorinchem I stopped off at Leerdam 🧀🇳🇱

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I wonder how many Windmills I will see during this Dutch Adventure 🤔 Here's the first one I spotted

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Gorinchem 🇳🇱 Full of beautiful old architecture

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Soon as I arrived into Rotterdam I went straight to Gorinchem

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I rounded of my weekend trip to Edinburgh by taking the train to a very wet North Berwick & Prestonpans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was quite surprised that when I presented my borders explorer ticket to each of the borders buses drivers none of them had ever heard of the ticket apart from 1 driver who knew straightaway what it was! 😂

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You can walk through the whole length of the tunnel but you need a torch as there are no lights, out the other side of the tunnel it brings you out onto an old railway viaduct

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In Peebles I knew it used to have a railway and quite by accident I discovered that there was an old railway tunnel just on the edge of the town 😍

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Next up was the X62 which I caught as far as the town of Peebles

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

After looking round Coldstream I caught the 67 bus to Kelso & walked round the ruins of Kelso Abbey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coldstream is right on the Border with England so I did a #CrossBorderWalk as the England/Scotland border is in the middle of the river

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First place I visited was Coldstream home to the Coldstream Guards Regiment

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At the weekend I was in Edinburgh and I decided to get a Borders Explorer ticket which entitles you to a return train journey from Edinburgh to Galashiels/Tweedbank and then unlimited use on Borders buses from Galashiels Interchange to some of the towns and villages in the Scottish Borders

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Chantry bridge was my favourite bridge and although it was rail replacement I still had a look at the magnificent Morpeth Railway Station 😍

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thomas Telford left his mark in Morpeth as I made my way up to Morpeth Castle 🏰

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I stayed in Morpeth for my Northumberland adventure and before leaving I explored this charming market town 😀

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I used a Northumberland day ranger bus ticket which was very good value at £6 valid on most local buses including the bus to holy island 🎫

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Before I went to Holy Island I managed to squeeze in a visit to Warkworth Castle 🏰 Where I walked to the village of Amble close by to catch my next bus

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Holy island is somewhere I'd highly recommend you visit after being recommended I should visit there by a good pal.

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I had 4.5 hours to explore the island which gave me plenty of time to take in the beauty of the island 😍

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Jan Grabarek @railwaysquirrel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This weekend I was up in Northumberland and I ended up visiting Holy Island by taking the 477 bus which runs there on Wednesday and Saturday tide times permitting 🌊

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