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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 23h

Old Faithful...or a Traitor? 📸 Jack Evans #HeartofGold #TheTraitors

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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 30/09/2026

It's not *quite* the weather for convertibles anymore, but check out this picture of No.2 'Dolgoch' without her cab from Summer 1999! 📸 TR Collection #HeartofGold

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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Proper pre-grouping suburban stock, fit for a proper suburban tank engine. We’re closing the order books on the LB&SCR Liveried Evolution coaches in Batch 3 tomorrow, and with yesterday's announcement of the LB&SCR D1, we thought you would appreciate a heads-up. That way you don’t miss out!

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Remember Woolworths selling it in welsh via one of their scribble on covers for the display sleeve.

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Lachie V @thomasfan101.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The 1991 film The Little Engine That Could is being screened at a Cardiff film festival. What’s more, it's actually being screened it Welsh! I'm pretty sure the Welsh dub was lost media for a long time! www.cardiffanimation.com/yr-injan-fac...

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Last Unicorn is such a concoction. Beautiful/ugly animation. Timelessly deep/80s-make-anything-up-and-move-on writing. Great voice performances/Robert Klein & Jeff Bridges sticking out like sore thumbs. Select band known for one catchy hit/result two great lugubrious pieces back-to-back.

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Amethyst Works @b661sutton.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

And, to sign off the year, a couple of mischievous twins. The Rapido yellow Alfreds have become Bill and Ben! Hand-painted and weathered, they'll certainly prove trouble until I finish a Boco and Edward to rein them in...

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Less on Bodmin than hoped for but not being well versed on the B&WR still a useful title. There's a rear shot I've not seen prior & the well known photo is it still ex-works as the buffers are not yet lowered. This makes the lining interesting and also states the paint is black rather than blue.

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Brick Train Awards @bricktrainawards.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Entry for Best Steam Locomotive — Great Eastern Railway S56 Tank Engine by bowensbricks Europe & Middle East #legotrain #lego #bricktrainawards #legotrains #modeltrains

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bit ruff but updated my old Sodor & Mainland Railway map edit so the Norramby branch is omitted. Even with this correction the network is still quite long for the little Gabs so thought I'd overrule Awdry's lore of three box tanks by making the third Neilson a design able to run trains end-to-end.

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CR No.123. No.3553 built in 1886. Obviously a well known engine but a few won't have seen the outside cylinder draft for it with even bigger drivers....would make for an interesting model. I'll bookend with Dublin & Drogheda Railway No.8 No.855 built in 1862 which the model is based on (not a scan).

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A sucker for Neilson singles so picked up 5 old prints at the Llanfair & Welshpool Railway show. Unfortunately 2 big 4 my scanner so had to piece 2 halves together but thought some might like to see. G&SWR No.159. No.1316 built in 1867. ? No.1458 built in 1869. Ireland? No.1783 built in 1873. (1/2)

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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · 23/09/2026

Want to bag all of our latest news and announcements? Don’t be a mug; make sure you are signed up for our tea-riffic email newsletter. The next edition will be hitting your inboxes this Friday, so get cosy, you are going to want to pore over it! buff.ly/EsAnnrN

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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Some of our favourite photos (so far) from this year! Share your pictures in the comments! 📸 Nathan Spence, Luke Ryan, Owen Hayward #HeartofGold

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not been to a re-release before so hard to gauge normal attendance but couldn't watch this with my sis in Cwmbran as when tried booking the Thurs & Sat shows about 5 days in advance there were only 3 or so spread out seats! Instead went to Merthyr & even there it was fairly full. Definitely surreal.

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thanks anyway. It's 1 of the titles I'd hoped to peruse at the Welshpool & Llanfair show but weren't as many book stands this year as I'd hoped & not able to attend the Swansea show this weekend disappointingly. Still for a punt £20 something is a lot better than £40 something. Enjoy your TR trip 😎

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Found a cheap second hander on eBay 👍 I'll wait till it arrives but the older Whetmath book might be worth a purchase too.

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anyone own The Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway 1834 - 1983 book by chance? On the pricey side and wishing to know if it has anything worth while on Bodmin built by Fletcher & Jennings.

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Gubbin Box Models @gubbinboxmodels.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Our first 16mm Scale locomotive kit is out! This Fletcher Jennings Townsend Hook / William Finley respectively can be now added to your garden railways. Get it here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18892496... We might just create a new account for the garden stuff! #gardenrailway #narrowgauge #3dprinting

This 3D printed PETG and resin kit comes with several parts ready to assemble. Alongside metal components, motor and gears to have your loco ready for running. Please note batteries, RC elements and switches are not included.

A Fletcher Jennings E Class, built from the idea of the B Class prior, is an 0-4-0T locomotive made for branch railways and quarries. Two examples were built for the 3ft 2in Dorking Greystone Lime Company, named "Townsend Hook" and "William Finley" in early 1880s. Both saw improvements over the years, before ultimately being sold off in the 1960s.

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Train Songs Central @trainsongscentral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"I don't think the evocative idea of train travel will die any time soon. I'm quite often on trains in the UK and there's a great relief in not being on the clogged roads and a certain beauty to the scenery through the window." - singer & songwriter Graham Parker 📷 Clive Smith

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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 11/09/2026

'Ffarquhar Branch' by the Rev. W. Awdry will be at the Furness Model Railway Club's 63rd Annual Model Railway Exhibition on the 10th & 11th October 2026. We will be displayed next to Awdry's other layout - Ulfstead Road! More Details 👉️ www.furnessmrc.com?page_id=304 #HeartofGold

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KumataJDG @kumatajdg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was commissioned by 🍉TheJollyMariner🍉 to contribute to their "Railway Series continued" project with an illustration of their OC Haddock battling through the rain! (they specifically asked for the piece to be a variant of my 'Flying Kipper' poster 🙂)

Haddock and the Kipper by KumataJDG

The Railway Series continued RWS fanart illustration commission OC Lord Nelson class steam engine locomotive train rain storm

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ooh wonderful work so far, just love the unusual Henson design 🤩

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

That's HILARIOUS. And I totally know that scene from The Sopranos. It's my favorite TV show of all-time.

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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 06/09/2026

Our final Photo CharTR of the year is well underway, featuring a rather dirty and worn 'Dolgoch'. A team of volunteers have carefully weathered No.2 to resemble how she was in the late 1940s, including some temporary sign writing!

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Gubbin Box Models @gubbinboxmodels.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you've not seen our recent shared posts on FB, then I'll enlighten all. We're collabing on a "Townsend Hook" locomotive in 16mm Scale! We're hoping for it to be out next week so keep an eye out. Or follow Gubbins Garden page on FB, either helps! #gardenrailway #3dprinting #narrowgauge

"Townsend Hook" locomotive sitting on the tracks at the Butterley Garden Railway. They very kindly let us test them with a few coaches!

"Townsend Hook" locomotive pulling some heavy Talyllyn coaches behind. At present they are gauged to 32mm, but a 45mm version is on the cards for a more accurate gauge!

"Townsend Hook" locomotive having a spin around the tracks light engine. It will come with the motor, you just need RC gubbins and batteries to get it working!

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Talyllyn Railway @talyllyn.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Exclusive to our shop, The Rev. W. Awdry's Ffarquhar Branch Booklet is now back in stock! Inside, you'll find documents and pictures of everything you could ever need to make your own version of this historic layout. Get your copy 👉️ www.talyllynshop.co.uk/i_eshop?bi=T... #HeartofGold

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Ben Benson Studios @benbensonstudios.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“I’m a plain blunt engine, I speak as I find. Tunnels should be tunnels and not rabbit holes. This railway is no good at all.” Models and diorama made by @tomteelegend.bsky.social #thomasandfriends #thomasthetankengine #modeltrains #rws #railwayseries

TomTeeLegend’s 009 diorama of one of the illustrations from the Railway Series story Home at Last.

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Rouxi @rouxipanda.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Commission work for @pikablob on tumblr, always a pleasure to work with her ! Based on her fanfic "The lass from east London" on Ao3 which i invite yall to check out ! :]

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Max (Terrier55Stepney) @terrier55stepney.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No, Sir. Whilst filming my full lineside video with No.3 (see below) I had fun wiping that smug smile off his face. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJjV...

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

QTP with a sword ⚔️ ”Time fades even legend and the origin of the Soul Reaver has been lost long ago. But its purpose remains, to feed on the souls of any creature it strikes. Kindred, this blade and I.”

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Alex Bird @coopalex.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In an official statement Cross Country Trains said “We thought about a standby power system back-up, but they cost money which would reduce our profits, so we said f**k it” and didn’t bother. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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CrossCountry cancels 'almost all' UK services after power cut

Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Rarely pass the opportunity up to wonder round The Town Of Books after a dentist appointment and came across a cracking pic of an A5 posed with her crew. It's easy to argue the Stirling Single is the more ascetically pleasing but models included a crime only two? colour images of them seem to exist.

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My equivalent RWS knowledge folds 😅

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Old Coal @oldcoalengine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Four comms painted. They didn't turn out too bad, and skipping the lineart part and just painting them saves a lot of time haha.

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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · 15/08/2026

We are incredibly pleased to announce an exciting collaboration with our friends at Rails of Sheffield to bring you an all-new pre-grouping steam loco. The Rapido Trains UK OO Gauge GCR Class 1 ‘Sir Sam Fay’ 4-6-0 is exclusively available from Rails of Sheffield. buff.ly/LiAlGSm

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Megatron "STARSCREAM!" T̶h̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶c̶r̶a̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ Skywarp "Well at least things can't get any worse."

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I don't believe you baby! I'm the coolest cat there is honey and if you don't watch out I'm gonna didge you till you scream and shout, cause I'm the hippest Digimon in town. OH YEAH! And don't forget to tip your waitress."

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Central Station, Milan — Pepi Merisio, 1955

Black and white photograph of train platforms the light coming through the roof of the building shoots Rays into this huge open space

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Sleeper Agent @sleeperagent1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A tenuous James reference but reading up on the S&WR they'd adopted Chinese/grass green with yellow lining as standard by the 80s, yet little Wye stood apart by receiving wine/plum with yellow lining. On the Wantage Tramway or otherwise if anyone knows of additional pics for her would be grateful.

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A bookmobile from 1916. 🙂 I loved when the bookmobile would come to our school when I was growing up in California. It was my favorite day of the school year. .

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