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TheCrofter

@thecrofter.bsky.social
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Ferroequinologist. Retired Rail Electrification Engineer. Wulfrunian. Not the geezer from Reef. Posting mainly Railway related but occasionally other general stuff. linktr.ee/thecrofter

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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Built in Philadelphia in 1945, USATC S160 steam locomotive no 6046 at stands at Chinnor waiting its next turn of duty on Bank Holiday Monday 31/08/26. @chinnorrailway.bsky.social
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
D1501 / 47402 stands at Princes Risborough after working in from Chinnor 18/07/26. @chinnorrailway.bsky.social
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
You can never tire of this snort 😂
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Unusual visitor through Burton-on-Trent as @chilternrailway 165017 works its way back to Banbury on 5Q69 12:48 Doncaster Works Wagon Shops > Banbury Depot
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Similar. Rugeley Trent Valley 2021.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Same here but a D suffix. Challenged HMRC after first years’ pension with tax who said that’s what DWP informed them. Contacted DWP twice to say they’d given HMRC wrong info - no reply! Happens every year now.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
He’ll be glowing soon 😉
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
769959 I’m led to believe
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
That’s actually quite good. 👍
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Got to be Erdington / Gravelly Hill on Xcity 🤔
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Charlotte Owen is related to…
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Junior ISA
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Lichfield Live @lichfieldlive.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Staffordshire County Council election results as they happen
lichfieldlive.co.uk
Staffordshire County Council election results as they happen - Lichfield Live®
Lichfield Live will be keeping you updated as the results come in for the Staffordshire County Council elections as they happen.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Not a bus fan😉
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Well I’m one of those statistics from 2019. After 47 years in industry it really was time to go as one voice could not make a difference and in fact our age group were seen as just dinosaurs 🦖. Glad I’m out!
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
It is good. Looking forward to series 3.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
That’s exactly how it was done when I started on BR in 1972. Inside would have been an army of women cleaners as well.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Sutton Park?
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Also known as an Aldi TT
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Oh the irony 😉
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I meant the Grid Site.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Hams Hall is beauty to behold 😉
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
So why did it take a decade to resolve?
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James Corcoran @jamescorcoran78.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Someone clever did this to a lamppost on Coverdale road and now I am disappointed that every lamppost doesn’t have one
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Yep. Added to my Home Screen. 👍
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Noel Dolphin @noeldolphin.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Was not expecting to see Varamis Rail in the FT. Electric freight 👏👏👏 www.ft.com/content/9a40...
ft.com
High-speed freight trains emerge as fresh alternative to trucks in UK
The trains are not only much faster than a truck but carry far more, while requiring only a single driver
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
4 - no phone connected
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Birmingham too😠
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
“Who’s” (i.e. who is) not whose in this context please.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hope he’s not been embellishing his achievements unlike a certain Rachel from accounts 😉
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Sad to hear but not surprising really. Our kids had their shoes from there many moons ago.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Too late. Trying to get away from Musk and Zuckerberg so limited options I guess
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I’ve been resisting joining TikTok so far but just caved in to see your vid. Nice one. 😉
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Think you’re making a mistake there but it’s your choice obviously. Sorry to see you go.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Ditto
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
and the Cream / Jam is upside down!
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12570 to £20000. We think this would help low earners to get off benefits and allow pensioners a decent income.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
What have you chosen?
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
…and this bsky.app/profile/dann...
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Great shot!
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 15/01/2025
Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Is that the end of @LichfieldBridge (on X) then?
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Probably more appropriate to the Cybertruck than the cars but I agree with you it’s funny when you first hear the term but it does become more meaningful after Muskrats recent antics.
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Not sure even Fred Dibnah would’ve attempted that!
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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TheCrofter @thecrofter.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
He’s moving in bsky.app/profile/euro...
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