Bluesky exclusive; Stanhopes preview, because holy shit this is gonna look good when lined...!!
In 1907, the London and South Western Railway introduced a new 20t Goods Brake Van. This design was then adopted in 1917 by the War Department as their standard brake van design. The order book is open, and you can pre-order your models directly from buff.ly/MajFcvh or from any of our Retailers.
What a sad day. Raising a glass to that very fine actor Tom Chadbon, who graced every franchise from James Bond to Blake’s 7 to Game of Thrones, and whose brilliant comic turn as Duggan, the out-of-his-depth private detective in the 1979 Doctor Who classic City of Death, is the stuff of TV legend.
On this day in 1868, Hannah Beswick was buried. Given that she was dead, this was not in itself unusual. It was the fact that she’d been dead over 110 years that made it... somewhat noteworthy. Hannah, you see, was The Manchester Mummy 🧵
If Rowling kills Amnesty UK, she will be directly responsible for the deaths of many people. That's billionaires for you, I guess. Happy for the little people to die.
Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 3w agoFolks, is this a headline that makes a person look like the goodie? "Amnesty 'won't survive' Rowling action." [Times Scotland front page]
JKR and her new org apparently helped get the new Amnesty International report on how TERF organizations destroy lives taken down from their site. Well, guess what? The Streisand Effect is real. Here's the entire report in a thread. Read it. Share it.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 4w agoAmnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
A truly evil piece of legislation which destroyed lives and fucked up one, perhaps two generations of LGBTQ+ kids. And now we see something similar creeping back in...slowly dripping its evil on social media and through political commentators. It must be opposed. Stonewall was a riot, not a party.
I see Ann Widdecombe has died. When she was Home Secretary I showed her round Drake Hall womens’s prison. There was a pregnant woman on a bed in the early stages of Labour and she asked the prison officers why she wasn’t handcuffed to the bed. That’s the kind of woman she was.
From ‘Outstanding’ and a good reminder that investing in the arts is a win-win, not a lose-lose, proposition.
009 model railway manufacturers seem to be out to get my wallet at the minute and I don't like it! 🤣 #modelrailway
On this day in 1895, the very first motorcar was delivered to the UK and was taken by train to Micheldever Station in Hampshire. Our recently announced OO Gauge Evolution Open Carriage Truck is an early example of how the railways adapted to the transfer of road vehicles. buff.ly/vaVaojy
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Today is the final day the order book is open for the OO Gauge GCR wagon range. So, if you are modelling the GCR, the Eastern Region or just love pre-grouping wagons, then you are going to want to get your pre-orders in now!
We are wrapping up the order books for a mammoth OO Gauge range of pre-grouping freight in just 5 days' time. Make sure you place your pre-orders either through our website or via any of our Official Retailers for the GCR Dia. 17B Covered Vans, Dia. 9A / 9B 6-Plank, and Dia. 6C 3-Plank Opens.
Some impressions of the Mid West Model Railway Clubs exhibition over the weekend in Limerick
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
The first Fri of the month is usually our 'rejected' post, but this is a little different. We've mocked up the L&Y Class 25 as 'Rose' in the same blue livery as our other 'what-ifs', complete with white rose and red rose. Would you purchase it? Which way around would you run it?
As Sir David Attenborough turns 100 today, here's his memo from December 1966 as Controller of BBC2 to Dennis Scuse at Television Enterprises, turning down the idea that Terry Nation's planned colour Dalek series could find a home on his channel.
Great Scott, it's Star Wars Day! We hope you have a shiny day full of lightsaber battles and spaceship dogfights. Don’t Panic, we're sure you’ll live long and prosper. We’ll be back with more Rapido news soon. In the meantime, smoke us a kipper, we’ll be back for breakfast.
Fancy exploring the remains of the Achill branch line, closed as far back as 1937? Join us on the Achill Explorer this September. www.tailtetours.com/event-detail...
The Achill Explorer — A Bustitution Railtour | Táilte Tours
A tour of the former Westport to Achill branch, hosted by Jonathan Beaumont, author of Rails to Achill.
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