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Pics and reflections, usually centred on Suffolk and Norfolk. All pics by me unless stated otherwise.

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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Office wisdom.
A sign on a wall that reads: "Rage Against the Machine never specified what type of machine they were furious with, but I reckon it was probably a printer."
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rangercaps66.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
37218 and 47701 sit at Saxmundham 26/09/26 @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @eastsuffolklines.co.uk @gerbil1978.bsky.social @thattallbloke.bsky.social
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An early sign of autumn - a leaf busting railhead treatment train crosses Loughor viaduct in south Wales. Details in the alt text. @jedkendray.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @pickgs.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social
Crossing Loughor viaduct are Colas class 66s on the RHTT service, the 01.20 am Stormy to Port Talbot Up Sidings.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Who knew castles were dangerous? Heritage health and safety for the hapless.
A warning sign showing someone falling down stairs.A warning sign showing someone bumping their head.Two warning signs - the top one showing someone falling down stairs and the lower one showing someone with their hand to their forehead, having an existential crisis.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A cafe with niche clientele.
A sign to a coffee shop, The Vile.
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Jed Kendray @jedkendray.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
185146 at #Leeds on the 15.45 to #ManchesterAirport #class185, #TransPennineExpress 20/09/26
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Climbing the dune.
A woman is sat down with her dog on a beach. She is looking at her phone, while her two small children climb a tall sand dune.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Over the bridge.
The futuristic bridge over Port Talbot station.
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Jed Kendray @jedkendray.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
91106 arrives into #Doncaster on the 16.49 to #Leeds #class91 @lner.co.uk 17/09/26
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The atmospheric ruined tower of All Saints' Church, Gillingham, just over the Norfolk/Suffolk border from Beccles.
A ruined church tower, surrounded by trees.Looking up to the sky through the roofless church tower.Trees framed by the arch of the ruined church.The stone window frame of the ruined church, with trees beyond.
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 11/09/2026
Please check before you travel. Improvement works take place: - Early October. - Late October to the beginning of November. - Mid-November. The works are happening across different sections of the line: eastsuffolklines.co.uk/major-renewa... @suffolksnaps.bsky.social @eastsuffolkone.bsky.social
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Oystercatchers live on coasts and shorelines worldwide. Because young oystercatchers lack the strength and skill to pry open hard-shelled prey like mussels, clams, and limpets, both parents continue feeding them for up to 6 months while they master these complex feeding techniques.
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 08/09/2026
For Heritage Open Days, Halesworth to Southwold Railway CIO is holding an open day @ Blythburgh station this Sunday 13/9, 10.30am-3.45pm. Go by train & the Hoppa bus. Free entry, free tea/coffee/cake. Model railway show displays. Films @ the village hall. Short passenger train rides (fare applies).
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 07/09/2026
Join us on board for Half Term fun! Wed 28/10 we head from #Lowestoft to #Halesworth for the Scarecrow Festival & Pumpkin Trail. Rail tickets £5 Adults, £3 Kids. Includes entry for the trail draw. Return on any train! Book now! railplus.greateranglia.co.uk/community-ra... @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Quality @semaphoria.co.uk at the Great Central Railway, as 33116 approaches Rothley.
A diesel in BR blue livery passes two tall semaphore signals as it passes trees.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The gleaming green machine - Deltic D9015 Tulyar at Birstall on the Great Central Railway today. She sounds as good as she looks. @jedkendray.bsky.social @pickgs.bsky.social @gerbil1978.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social
A green diesel loco fills the air with smoke as it hauls its train up an incline and past the trees.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sunflowers beside a country lane in Darsham, Suffolk.
Sunflowers beside a country lane in Darsham, Suffolk.Sunflowers beside a country lane in Darsham, Suffolk.Sunflowers beside a country lane in Darsham, Suffolk.Sunflowers beside a country lane in Darsham, Suffolk.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The partial lunar eclipse of the sturgeon moon over Suffolk, just after 5am today.
Partial lunar eclipse.Partial lunar eclipse.Partial lunar eclipse.
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 25/08/2026
Great days start by train and there’s so much to explore. At #Halesworth station, East Suffolk Line trains connect hourly with FirstBus 99A to #Southwold with its fantastic pier, sandy beach, lovely lighthouse, many fine cafés, pubs, and restaurants. #DaysOutByRail @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 24/08/2026
Make the most of what's left of the summer holiday! FirstBus 99 to Africa Alive & X1 to Pleasurewood Hills call at #Lowestoft station every 30 min. Add Plusbus to your rail ticket for unlimited bus travel. Got a Railcard? Get 1/3 off the rail/bus fare. #Daysoutbyrail @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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Nami ΔΘ @steelcitydoggo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Today's trip brings me to a very iconic vantage point, the stunning Surprise View. From here the land drops away, revealing the stunning Hope Valley and the village of Hathersage. You may need to look for it, but in shot is 950001 on 2Z08 Longsight to Derby R.T.C. #SteelCityDoggoPhotography
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 21/08/2026
Looking for a fantastic day out? Take the train to #WickhamMarket station where you can connect with the Katch bookable bus (01728 635 939). #FramlinghamCastle is only 15 minutes from the station. In Market Hill discover unique shops, restaurants and pubs you won't find anywhere else. #DaysOutByRail
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 19/08/2026
Track improvements are taking place Sunday 6 September. Buses replace trains #Halesworth - #Ipswich and #Felixstowe - Ipswich. Trains will run Halesworth - #Lowestoft. The replacement bus will not stop at Westerfield. Passengers are advised to use the station help point. @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Carnival colours at Aldeburgh today.
Inflatable fish kites, flying above the beach.Two people, sat on a wall, looking at a fishing boat on the shore and the sea beyond.Snooks the dog statue, dressed in a cravat and hat, overlooks three people on a bench, near the boating pond.A child contemplates going into a multi-coloured inflatable adventure playground, labelled, "It's loads of fun".
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 14/08/2026
All aboard for family fun! We’re celebrating #DaysOutByRail, shining a light on family adventures loved by locals. The Beccles Carnival is two days of family fun this weekend; with the parade on Sunday. It happens at the quay, just 13 minutes by foot from Beccles station. @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No thank you.
A deli shop fridge, with contents branded as "picky bits".
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 10/08/2026
There’s lots to see when you go by train: beaches/market towns/museums/countryside/castles/more. Get an Anglia Plus ticket & explore! Hop on/off the train as much as you like. From 8.45 weekdays, all day Sat/Sun/Bank Hols bit.ly/4g0JlrZ #DaysOutByRail Thanks to @suffolksnaps.bsky.social for the pic!
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Jed Kendray @jedkendray.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
37424 departing plat 5 at #Doncaster ok a light engine move, #class37 03/08/26
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Bramfield rollercoaster - 755415 on the 8.04am @eastsuffolklines.co.uk Lowestoft to Ipswich service crests the incline from Bright's Farm and races down the steep descent to Barham's crossing.
A train appears at the top of a steep downward incline after climbing up from the other side.The train descends the steep incline.The train descends the steep incline.The train reaches the bottom of the incline.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I've just donated to the @nationaltrust.org.uk appeal to restore Dunwich Heath, following the wildfire. Please consider doing the same - every little helps. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/a...
The scorched cliff vegetation and signs of how close the fire got to Coastguard Cottages, viewed from Southwold harbour.Coastguard Cottages and heather in bloom, last year.Heather in bloom at Dunwich Heath, last year.The heathland landscape at Dunwich Heath, last year.
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Marburymoths @marburybirds.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Oh my. Just had the most magical experience. Barn Owl coming down the towpath out of the mist. Just the most majestic birds. I am on cloud nine 😊
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 28/07/2026
The deadline to enter our photo competition is this Thu 7/30. Send your best photos of Beccles! You pick the theme. Winners chosen by Beccles Council. Photos will be enlarged/displayed @ Beccles station. Email pix to: photo@eastsuffolklines.co.uk @communityrail.bsky.social @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
A photo of Beccles railway station showing a train in the background along the Ipswich -bound platform, a footbridge over the railway, and a blue Beccles sign in the foreground. Overlayed onto the photo are the details of the photo competition as listed in the text of the post.
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 27/07/2026
Next FREE walk is this Thu 30/7, 10am. Saxmundham station to Snape & Aldeburgh via The Sailors' Path. 10 mi, 4-5 hours. Later/shorter 5.5mi option via Wickham Mkt station & the Katch bookable bus. Lunch @ Snape Maltings or bring a picnic. eastsuffolklines.co.uk/guided-walks @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
A graphic showing a photo of a wooded area along the Sailors' Path with walkers taking a break. The graphic displays the guided walk details that are listed in the text of the post.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Pale and interesting: a leucistic baby house sparrow - one of three, from a colony near Halesworth, Suffolk. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbminsmere.bsky.social
A largely white baby house sparrow, on the branches of a tree.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Summer scenes on @eastsuffolklines.co.uk as @greateranglia.bsky.social 755326 passes Bramfield with the 9.06am Lowestoft to Ipswich.
A train travels over a bridge, visible between the trees, with a field and three circular hay bales in the foreground.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hay bales beneath the early morning sky, near Halesworth.
Round hay bales on a field beneath a blue sky.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Kittiwakes - the next generation, on Lowestoft's Claremont Pier. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbminsmere.bsky.social @tynekittiwakes.bsky.social
An adult kittiwakes on a nest with two fluffy grey chicks, on top of a wooden pillar, overlooking the sea.Two fluffy grey chicks, on a nest, under the deck of the pier.Two adult kittiwakes and a youngster who is beginning to develop adult markings, on a nest under the pier deck.A collage of kittiwakes on top of the pier.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 18/07/2026
Please enjoy this magical sight 🦦 The gardeners at Bodnant have known for years there are otters onsite, but they have remained hidden... until now. This critter was spotted enjoying the river Hiraethlyn near the Old Mill. 🎥: An otter flowing gracefully down a stream surrounded by lush greenery
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Jed Kendray @jedkendray.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
43025 and 43159 departing #Doncaster #class43 #InterCity125 #Railtour 17/07/26
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Halesworth's Black Dog Deli certainly caters for diverse tastes these days.
A sign on a deli counter which reads: " Sex, drugs and sausage rolls."
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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Spider Man Rides The Tube Not every superhero swings through the city, some catch the tube instead. It took a few attempts to nail the timing, but I finally made the SpiderMan poster look like Spidey is hitching a ride on a passing train. Captured at Oxford Circus station.
Spider man on the London Underground
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 16/07/2026
Today at London Liverpool Street, a Greater Anglia Class 720 unit and c2c Class 357 train were unveiled sporting the brand new red, white and blue Great British Railways livery, the first of many to come. Photos by GBR Anglia. www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/new... @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Pendolino moments on the Trent Valley section of the west coast mainline near Salt, Staffordshire. @gerbil1978.bsky.social @rangercaps66.bsky.social @jedkendray.bsky.social @pickgs.bsky.social
The line viewed through aTrent and Mersey canal, bridge at Salt. Pendolino 390 151, on the 10.35am Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston.The line viewed across a field near Sandy Lane near Salt. Pride liveried Pendolino 390 119 on the 10.15am Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston.A view from the footbridge at Sandy Lane near Salt. Pendolino 390 049 on the 9.35am Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston.
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JASON BURTON @gerbil1978.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🧵🧵🧵THREAD🧵🧵🧵 0Z48 8.09AM NORWICH LOW LEVEL TO YARMOUTH C.H.S. Europhoenix 37423"Perseus" gets noisy with a failed 37901"Mirrlees Pioneer" though cremorne lane crossing light locomotive on 7/7/26
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 04/07/2026
Wonderful news... An avocet ringed as a nestling at Titchwell Marsh reserve in Norfolk on 2 July 1990 has been spotted 36 years on... Via BBC News
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Britain's oldest avocet spotted at West Midlands nature reserve
Once at the brink of extinction in the UK, the wading bird is seen as a conservation success story.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Stone me - a rock and roll decorator in Southwold. #TartMeUp
A decorator's van that quotes from the Rolling Stones song, Paint It Black: "I see my red door, I must have it painted black."
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Jed Kendray @jedkendray.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
37423 and 55009 passing through #Doncaster heading South #class37 #class55 #Deltic 01/07/26
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East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk · 29/06/2026
Make it a great day out with an East Suffolk Ranger ticket. Explore sandy beaches, market towns, museums and hidden gems. All day unlimited travel! Hop on and off the train as much as you like between Ipswich, Lowestoft and Felixstowe. greateranglia.co.uk/eastsuffolkranger @suffolksnaps.bsky.social
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Some Northern Irish @semaphoria.co.uk on the Portrush branch line.
A class 3000 train passes a somersault semaphore signal at Dhu Varren.A somersault semaphore signal beside the beach car park at Portrush.A class 4000 train arrives at Portrush and passes a somersault semaphore signal.Two semaphore signals and a water tank at Portrush station, with a class 4000 train in the foreground.
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Suffolksnaps @suffolksnaps.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Shapes of summer, near Halesworth, Suffolk.
A hare runs between rolls of hay on a field.
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