West Wing series 4. How things could have been.

EXPOSED: The Safeguarding Failure of the Church of England with Rev Stephen Kuhrt YouTube video by Sam Howson | Sacrosanct

The bishop of Newcastle comes out of this well: youtu.be/lOTPLAB7eHM?... The others, not so much @helenannhartley.bsky.social @samhowson.bsky.social

Frozen over west of Bowers Lock, River Wey Navigation

The sparrow hawk has landed…

Have done so. It is ludicrous to build on this scale without the early provision of a railway station on the line which runs right alongside the site. With 3 stopping trains per hour each way, it would alleviate congestion on the already clogged up roads.

Newark Priory on the River Wey

Just finished Traitors New Zealand series 1 on iPlayer. Loved it!

Learning Lessons from the Rise and Fall of the Nine O’Clock Service - Surviving Church We have finally reached the end of another stage in the long-running saga of the Sheffield Nine O’Clock Service and its one-time leader, Chris Brain. A jury in a London trial has found Brain guilty on...

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Controlling pigeons at Guildford railway station. Some had been boarding trains, even without tickets

If you like bookshops, Leakey’s in Inverness is spectacular!

Weymouth Harbour Branch (Quay Tramway) YouTube video by Editions Audioviseul BEULAH

youtube.com/watch?v=x6XE... The old Weymouth Harbour tramway. Look how they manoeuvred cars out of the way!

Guildford Castle in the gloom this morning

Came across this little guy out walking the North Downs Way today. Any ideas?

Squadron leader

Newark Priory, a remnant from the dissolution of the monasteries. Send, Surrey

A shiny new visitor to Guildford this afternoon on a round test trip from Clapham Yard at platform 4, confusing the heck out of passengers trying to board it.

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found. This research…

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

Loving @anncleeves.bsky.social ‘s Vera series, which I’m re-reading. I find myself identifying with Vera’s thinking, her flabby weaknesses etc! So true. Brilliant plot as ever, this one set in mysterious Northumberland. Who would kill and why amongst so-called friends? Recommend

I usually use realtimetrains for platforms at termini. Please don’t tell anyone in case they abolish this information source too.

Church scandal: Man behind cover-up was abuser One of his alleged victims told Channel 4 News he needed to be “named and shamed”.

Church scandal: Man behind cover-up was abuser

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Sunset over Bamburgh, 2016, by north-east photographer Sophie Henderson.

@hs2ltd.bsky.social hosted me at the Small Dean Viaduct yesterday. 350m long, 4300tons single structure being slid over the A413 & @chilternrailway.bsky.social main line. @ukrailadventure.bsky.social @railwaygazette.com @trains.bsky.social @locusinpes.bsky.social @traindrivercol.bsky.social

“Indeed, very little of these fuels even exist today and producing them at anything like the scale that will be needed to decarbonise aviation would be totally incompatible with any notions of sustainability.”

“Yes, these fuels are biofuels made from crops, cooking oils and other sources of plant biomass. But producing them takes up huge amounts of land, endangering food security and biodiversity.

Went to see Peter Kay live at the O2 with this taster from @allontheboard.bsky.social at North Greenwich. Spectacular performance! Well worth the wait

‘Contestants teeter on the edge of discovering who the murderers might be, only to fall helplessly into line with the rest of the group.’

Some company on a recent walk to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea from Ashington station @nlcrp.bsky.social

'Great milestone' as Northumberland Line registers 50,000 passenger journeys in first month

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