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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 14h
Somebody actually sat down and worked that out..Incredible..! Great song as well as I recall.
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 16h
Bears would make better councillors to be fair..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 22h
Lakenheath station is the least used in Suffolk; it is only ooen weekends to serve the RSPB reserve next door. Near midnight on 14/10/26, 66316 and 66734 roar through the deserted station with a railhead treatment train..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 22h
We won't be watching it- I'd probably end up throwing something at the TV screen..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I bet they won't end up being Friends.. I'll see myself out...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can hear it now "well, I've paid good money to live here, blah blah..." Oh, live on the beach do you?!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Worst case of nimbyism I ever heard! Maybe you should take Colin with you next time to exterminate the entitled idiot??
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
More like The Great British Sewing Bee...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As promised Matt, this is the Titfield Thunderbolt book. ISBN 978 1 912038 53 4 £28.95
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We look forward to it! Just don't try to convince us the Hornby Smokey Joe is for Jacob to play with.. It's daddy's loco really!! (Nice to see it's the Ltd Edition one too...)
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The one on the right is less dangerous. And probably better at applying make up..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You should have sent Colin to pick Ellis up from nursery...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm sure if you paid to private, the meds would appear very quickly. After 10 months I'm still waiting for a diagnosis, and that's with my GP and mental health worker "reminding" them regularly. I got an email last week, my referral is now "in the system.."
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some blue badge holders forget it is not a licence to park causing an obstruction. As you say, they should know better..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scammers need to be...exterminated...?
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not because you bought a few more model trains then?! Seriously though, when I hear stories like this, I'm glad I'm an old f*rt who doesn't do online banking..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's not the worst livery out there, but at a time of heightened right-wing politics, does it have dubious associations??
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Never let the truth get in the way of a "good" story...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I assume your Aston Martin is parked out of shot?!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Portmeirion is a truly unique place. I went there when I was 19 and still remember how eccentric and beautiful it was. Clough Williams Ellis was certainly a creative man..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Some of the layouts at today's Railex show, Cambridge. A great variety in N, 00 and 0 gauge; plus our "best buy" from the trade stands- a book about the making of The Titfield Thunderbolt film..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We live next door to a US airbase here in E. Anglia. Thanks to Orange Moron tax, our heating oil bill has more than doubled, our diesel bill is 25% higher than usual. And that's on top of UK prices. I'm seriously considering popping next door to ask for compensation.. (Or some cheap fuel...)
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The disabled are just the latest in a long line of disadvantaged groups who have/are blamed for all of society's problems. Classic deflection technique..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hang on, Hornby were right all along! Back in the 1980s they sold 2x power cars and a mk3 coach...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seen this a number of times over the years, it must raise a few eyebrows when people see a class 321 pootling down the road..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
More "Superloop" than "supercar.."
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yeah, the ferries full of innocent holidaymakers...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
😁😁😁
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'll take a pair of 20s thanks! As much as I like Deltics, 37s and other English Electric locos, 20s are the best thing EE ever built..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Great to see the LMS parcel van and GW Toad running so well. And the plates look great with the Scratchwood Jct sign; I'd never had them on display at our place!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
An impressive sight. I've always believed heritage railways often achieve the impossible on a regular basis, but EMU preservation is a whole new level of difficulty. Especially as opportunities to run EMUs are pretty limited.
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good point! Regardless of how fast we're regressing, it's still going back to dangerous times..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is dangerous guidance. I didn't need "encouraging", I knew exactly who I was at 8 years old, but could never mention it because this was the 1980s and we had Section 28. A vile piece of legislation, I do fear that with this latest "guidance", we are slipping back into those bad times.
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Is he off his trolley?!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Great to see you again, a surprise as neither of us had any wi-fi so didn't see your message! Please thank Doug for all his help, I think I left him a bit perplexed!! Glad Jacob is enjoying the parcel van; does he think it's full of early Christmas pressies?!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A charming visit to the Nene Valley Railway for their Jolly Fisherman train, hauled by this class 14 "Teddy Bear" loco. A lovely evening despite the heavy rain, we had fish & chips on the train, all served by the railway's friendly and helpful staff.
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thanks Matt! Great to see you again, hope the bits & pieces come in useful..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Looks like he enjoyed his visit to Portmeirion. I went there in the mid-1990s, it's a beautiful and surreal place. Clough Williams-Ellis was a truly creative chap..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Would he have liked a Mini Moke taxi too?!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I got locked out of my account without warning. Having forgot my password (never used it), I asked to make a new one. After 10 attempts over 2 days, plus an email to bluesky, I finally got them to accept my new password.. Total and utter nightmare..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You won't be leaving from Kings Cross?. Sorry Matt, both Karen and I are Pet Shop Boys fans...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The wrong 80 year old got taken, which shows even the Grim Reaper doesn't want Trump..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dolly was definitely a positive American icon, a big supporter of many disadvantaged groups, including the LGBT community. A lot of people are saying the Grim Reaper took the wrong 80 year old American...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you cannot see the massive bridge, I doubt you'll see the teeny-tiny sign...
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm really surprised Mrs. Dobson's wedding dress didn't feature 56 hemispheres....
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm now at an age where my GCSE results no longer matter. I've also noticed that when the pass rate goes up, the media claim it's because "the exams are easier", but when it goes down, students aren't working as hard, or something equally negative. Students cannot seem to win..
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Take as much time as you need Matt. Go give that lovely Pannier a run...!
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Love the little 517 tank- ready for the Titfield Thunderbolt prequel..?
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Glad you had a wonderful day Chris! I did Norwich Pride last month (first Pride..) and it was brilliant Happy Pride!!🏳️‍🌈
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vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social @vickiethetrainiac.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I wouldn't be dumping bodies in rivers either- Thames Water gets a bad enough press as it is!!!
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