2026-04-13T16:26:28Z https://yabu.me Justified Ancient of Moomin https://yabu.me/npub1alr2j2scn4acm029awprtvsnsp8t22kcnjp6wr2myq3fjjv22uxs55532l https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/000/068/593/original/9f55dc9714ea0e30.jpeg https://mediacdn.aus.social/accounts/avatars/000/068/593/original/9f55dc9714ea0e30.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspee2l0yn9aexl4cps6t2rpw6m9j488e6lkel4la07jyunc0enrcgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6ha4mtk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrd3ceds95pla28qrzxvmpkk6hef3gdzpms4fqv5kzgzx738mgwvsyflehy'>nevent1q…lehy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the violet is close enough for me personally but yeah. It’s so sad to see manufacturers cutting down on colours 2026-04-18T04:07:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgzax7fw29prq0mq3ar6nvx8daqntd4lsucmg5cd6f5vpyla067yszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6l9zllg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswylfwu3mp55uuu47hd5aucusd97ekh8qfjd8unrw03ph56nf60ss6m6a8v'>nevent1q…6a8v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no red? Booo! 2026-04-18T04:05:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdp32z0e36regwx0x937rpqlw7js8wnxppuwj78axw8tr6rdh42wszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6zxz9m7 CTA has a banger new billboard ad - via <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattbrown.bsky.social/post/3mj6j6krzm22c">https://bsky.app/profile/mattbrown.bsky.social/post/3mj6j6krzm22c</a><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/116/388/523/619/762/190/original/4945e999bd1db0dc.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-11T22:54:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxy4x9rfr3spdsue9z84rpkdgf6jd9kralg34qnrw5z7jjkemdzqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6rxmpyl The Newport Railway Workshops Open Weekend in Melbourne is coming up in just 26 days&#39; time, on Labour Day Long Weekend, Saturday 7 March to Monday 9 March. There will be heaps to see and I hope to see a few of you there too! Will James&#39; video below has some of the highlights of what&#39;s been announced so far:<br/>#HeritageRail<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/o8eRhGjAbso">https://youtu.be/o8eRhGjAbso</a> 2026-02-10T08:38:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstldef4dunn9qr55xfmzaan9kp0qg0fhxrkd48vdrd9cvceq5dqhgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6a9m8ph A Croydon Tramway contractor in London has a flangeway cleaning truck called “The Traminator” and it looks just like what you’d expect:<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/938/220/074/680/869/original/9deb2246cec8e3e2.png"> <br/> 2026-01-22T10:19:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0uqpeftu85gn96wdskfx3uxkk9klatc0wywvd5ww9na28sygq9fqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6u6rwh5 2 months to go until the Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops Open Days on 7-9 March! There will be 28 steam locos on display across the Newport Railway Museum and the Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops site, with at least a dozen in operation running around the 140-year old Newport Railway Workshops site. Steamrail carriages will be open for inspection as well, along with:<br/>- Guided Tours of the 140 year old railway workshops<br/>- The restoration of the iconic Clocktower will be open to view and to meet the Hobsons Bay Men&#39;s Shed volunteers<br/>- See how the only remaining operational Steam Locomotive Weighbridge in Victoria works<br/>- Displays showcasing the workshops’ rich railway &amp; wartime history<br/>- Aviation displays including aircraft cockpits from Moorabbin Air Museum<br/>- Enjoy a game of ‘Trugo’ under the clocktower - Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the sport invented at Newport Workshops<br/>- Model railway layouts from AMRA &amp; Sunbury Model Rail Club<br/>- Vintage cars and steam powered machinery<br/>- Displays from local history groups - Williamstown Historical Society &amp; National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Inner West Branch<br/><a href="https://www.steamrail.com.au/opendays">https://www.steamrail.com.au/opendays</a><br/><br/>#HeritageRail #Melbourne<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/856/998/461/072/717/original/36447908f5b7d7ea.png"> <br/> 2026-01-08T02:07:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvf877hnvzres9du309mwlgura78rfc5rx2frdt6peg0s2xy72x9szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6nl6hrw Compare the pair<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/771/566/642/994/835/original/4dea609af4eb9eba.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/771/566/603/450/435/original/e2a34a186451a040.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-23T23:56:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp50tcfd882wl396hqne87yrtjvuk3hhthm4cae4g2r0h2rp6ps3szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6r57549 European Regional Railways be like:<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/702/737/753/652/236/original/1730111882c246f7.png"> <br/> 2025-12-11T20:10:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzqr2spgjtcn09m7wnuztuyt2qg7e6g0s98scfnz56vfdhz7tw0szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts66mrffy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7dfyw3ljh27wrdajs58jdte425h3n9hr43ut9s4a60dtmdgkw6c35wmtt'>nevent1q…wmtt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the irony is intentional 2025-12-09T10:36:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2le6rd2kf23gml5cqxk7rp2hmf0c56lvhk39m2xsufqzm7uth8czyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6lqzfat It is a matter of record that the Australian version of Back To The Future would involve Marty using an AU Falcon (with a Peter Brock Energy Polariser) to travel back in time to 1985, not to make sure that his parents get together but to buy himself a terrace house in Marrickville for a slab of beer and a tenner as an investment property 2025-12-09T06:40:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlgqj5kpuq2rwe9f2asyy9aywywz7565dwt2nexexwq2p4r60uegzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts60em8jw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9j57jhycg43kx32xl5q4209p3n9sm59aekk23wtwnwg08ue8zxycwslq4u'>nevent1q…lq4u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/665/378/819/495/876/original/da2f0e6fbe1cb773.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-05T05:47:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9s5032vw68976qpllzwaw9xlprf6hzmlt7frjpd2efd3094xqxtgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6y4hgkq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4haczh80ryugzu5ed5vth6zjnzqqrjx97hgeuc4wfjkmc5p63ucwcadel'>nevent1q…adel</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>gotta be able to change gauges though, for maintenance and route flexibility 2025-11-28T04:44:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8yxn53afx3jjmxmutccs7j856txf4kkcqdmupl4wspa34rq00vgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6zga7lk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nnpneq0fl4yh7gch3z863s0l2y4cq57090l7mhdzhygeujqsxcq8hzyck'>nevent1q…zyck</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>V/Line really ought to work with NSW and JBR on procuring an overnight/actual-long-distance fleet, ideally gauge-changing. Could do Swanners, Overland via Ballarat, Mildura and replace the Melbourne XPT properly. Would be an absolute game-changer. 2025-11-28T04:22:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zvcgxuzwn6ldxemxhjdakhsaaddmrlc6mzrx487arhxe0uk768czyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts67c2esr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgjjc4gkua94aylrvyh333pn7vdwv5xtg38vuulk0q9a3cgrqgpg3kutch'>nevent1q…utch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think they’ll end up rebuilding the N sets still on the Swanners, that’s the only “cheap” way of doing it that saves face. There’s way too many unprotected PCRs north of Raywood to justify that expense. Ideally they’d buy a new push-pull carriage setup or something but well, that’s 💸 2025-11-28T03:53:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyv26u0vewp3kq3mn563rfljfj3lcc20uncs6q9jwwfjmaqd9e5szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6ej8396 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvp39c2n38ndwcksvyvzrtjlcqajs88fm0vx6fwn3ev6v20k97d3qc3lvc7'>nevent1q…lvc7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>they’re going to have to upgrade a *lot* of level crossings in order to do that 2025-11-27T21:00:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs040k2y77uqpsck6h2rz96r8xvx8k9z8jd2st8et9v5etvun7wz8gzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6p0kwvn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspar64gmpyesg0jlv92clnzwza7yts6q50sdc994zjxhfrw9dcpeq86t6vr'>nevent1q…t6vr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>how have you been around the world but not been to Swan Hill yet (I have not been to Swan Hill yet either) 2025-11-27T20:55:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tv7qr0hkz8ll5ql0fz5d0wcuwrhnttqmzhl0lrv6f05zn82ydcczyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6g7pdxw Thermite rail welding in North Queensland, 1971. Gloves &amp; goggles, but only stubbies - and no shirts!<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/557/715/770/020/103/original/aa60cb9df8df4577.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-16T05:41:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxn34ylzlqua8kxmnwrtm5glgrkr7vzp7p3nqc6gw3y008lu73t7qzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6z7xhva This song has been out for a month already and I’ve only found out about it today? It’s fantastic - “Real Estate Apps” by Playlunch<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/M9k-HerCr2g">https://youtu.be/M9k-HerCr2g</a> 2025-10-17T21:10:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfae66j4s6zutr6r5y5dcw67y6x8z692w6equewlqgkjkx377sdvqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts68dtka9 Shared by renter advocate PurplePingers: lease terms where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy. We need to name and shame this unenforceable and illegal nonsense. If a rental agent is involved then they need to lose their license.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/252/578/125/348/249/original/57cc1e564d508025.png"> <br/> 2025-09-23T08:07:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6fql2z66lh6uxmhykdfnktagpzf7gesze67k7v3ahjjrwk88xvqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6ej7t6v Amazing things are happening in China<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/052/119/782/747/449/original/d413bdf1d095384e.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-18T22:29:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9qtk7r9f932ls0wmghrufa5rv2a4y5kqhumnrysxxwq42d0fxfqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6sv5w99 Tony Finch’s Pro Skatebirder<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/115/002/356/706/888/654/original/8be09749f0ffa926.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-10T03:32:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztklze3faa65tgz8ezmqmw3exsgt84l30fut50x47cuvxetxhwtczyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6zt8cvk No idea who made this, ironically I got it from Discord<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/916/274/751/129/019/original/97a46d80c4ee9046.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-25T22:43:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsq3zcvm889s7tquzgwrs8h52vlc8vfa3kgev4p3s4qy8j4y5lhgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts67k4yc7 The (Australian) National Transport Commission’s latest report has a cover photo that is definitely not of an Australian train. It’s not even travelling on the correct side of the tracks! I think it’s Eastern European judging by that and the look of the rollingstock.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/910/812/444/612/002/original/45df167f746d76d3.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-24T23:33:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzj6um68c2f5aynytd2emt7ztsntp8wdft2kcsjjfdlqrxphy2xczyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6yueqls A friend has recently acquired a VT320 terminal. What are the sort of practical-ish #retrocomputing things that you can do with it? Interface it with a Raspberry Pi emulating a minicomputer? BBS stuff? 2025-05-17T08:45:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyhu5md2dne70h462zfavhkdf4gu2u0tq7735sqldxfjhz9xgdw8szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6ej2qgk Frame fabrication for the new-build Pennsylvania Railroad T1 class locomotive 5550 is complete! That’s a hell of a lot of steel, goddamn <br/><a href="https://youtu.be/Yzm8MJv8tvc">https://youtu.be/Yzm8MJv8tvc</a><br/>#HeritageRail 2025-05-01T23:04:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qfkkwzyu58ce3na3r6d2vqxcr3p7x5wnamlru57xlrdk5v63rlczyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6prmd7h <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/351/002/845/654/358/original/ffe54dfa1c2b8c32.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-17T02:44:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6xyt8zha8xljf0a85pxl2yy80xumungvq77exkyatr8v9kvc6cszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts64fjqjz Trailer for North Yorkshire Moors Railway - A Year On The Line, a video showcasing the natural environment that the railway winds through and talking to the people who take care of it for the railway.<br/>Really looking forward to the full video of this being released on Easter Sunday UK time!<br/>#HeritageRail<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/ZraxC4i6PWw">https://youtu.be/ZraxC4i6PWw</a> 2025-04-14T01:53:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7eqv3yhxrhlefkrxcy92xq2840uzqjg4mmufexakrmnfqv5q72czyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts64t5kxf I’m not sure which is the right choice but there sure are wrong ones here.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/114/253/402/910/563/694/original/7d30a31b9faf2e6a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-30T21:06:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfft3zxau7dsjgtrpt6l6kg74gwlvcc0atwys6c8d0uvspre73cngzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6tslezh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqsdgeljlkku7p3scmenxwf9q0saj7gpmkf5fq9l54grd53mgyygpve33z'>nevent1q…e33z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>monitoring this thread 2025-03-24T20:40:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2dlchvy00l6e0gxmeupqlx984lpuqhsfdtnevzqj4ja25jt584qzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6cu3zs3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rsl6lxwkf6je23q6j2dkth7f9f2vm2lea86wn8fkek7zcqkchhqy7vrnr'>nevent1q…vrnr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Australian slang is best understood as if you were talking to a dog - everything depends on tone 2025-03-12T03:13:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7spm3y98cpqgyrye8p5e6v23qszhfqcwtttmpy2cfm350g3q6gszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts642m7a9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9p7lq8we98t9uh7pccqxha7zrr3uu8yvav0pr6059eppn9mn97vc02l2gg'>nevent1q…l2gg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>also they have a tendency to go on Gardening Leave unexpectedly: <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tram-derails-after-colliding-with-car-ploughs-through-fence-in-kew-20191006-p52y1q.html">https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tram-derails-after-colliding-with-car-ploughs-through-fence-in-kew-20191006-p52y1q.html</a> 2025-02-25T10:42:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9aunrm5gc9l2k94eu6xqj3f9eypmny7yz3ljt8jq7wujpjp4m56gzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6frwu9j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrj9p0th5g3jhz84v6qrf9r84yxfnnxul05a7axc48nz79dj0xr5cp8gnlt'>nevent1q…gnlt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so many questions:<br/>1. How will they get equitable track access, given that Amtrak has legislation that forces Class I freight railroads to give them paths and preference?<br/>2. Where is the money?<br/>3. Who are they buying the carriages from? Do they have a preliminary agreement?<br/>4. How are they going to access those stations/terminals?<br/><br/>This is somehow even dumber than the EU night train startups that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub10ra3mdgp4wsr0cfyml8hgmptp0w5df5zpjrlflm43myksghgsrzqmm24jw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jon Worth</span> (<span class="italic">npub10ra…24jw</span>)</a></span> covers on his blog 2025-02-19T20:34:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdchuapxqmulre7m0gpxcq02lcctgja3dv92hw70rwuswg3vxlxaqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6qcwjla It’s been a significant day for the volunteer-run Victorian Goldfields Railway, with K160’s frame and boiler placed back on its wheels today!<br/>Working in cooperation with volunteer-run mainline heritage railtour group Steamrail Victoria, the locomotive was placed back on to its wheels at Steamrail&#39;s Newport Railway Workshops after significant work to its boiler, frame, axle-boxes and smokebox, as well as a lot of cleaning and priming of many parts.<br/>Re-assembly of the locomotive as part of the process of restoring it to haul trains on the Victorian Goldfields Railway in Castlemaine continues.<br/>#HeritageRail<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/984/660/733/808/624/original/c9cec0e9d31313f4.png"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/984/667/950/938/337/original/d06ce98d62819e06.png"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/984/675/569/147/620/original/dfabe3dab8309a3e.png"> <br/> 2025-02-11T10:04:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8260c4tek3l5e9l7urgndm23z90x0rqkaxpau7svjknl46d0dawqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6vhm9ra Boost this toot to cleanse a timeline with the Doraemon Train<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/909/051/216/046/831/original/ccad0b85a9aaeadc.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-29T01:48:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0v60939nszjtmues36yxq0znrd7zzjd4k5wvwfzt2vksvnjuy54szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6zl5dwy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdagjdx7nfj37z7s72l4ktaqv0acymzn7nd75sdpxvx50k2uu6p5q38td8s'>nevent1q…td8s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dracula landed in Whitby, so by rights an Australian-bound Dracula would make his way ashore in Hobart 2025-01-09T09:45:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfdlgjhjwex4me03gnjgt07l8zgp064uwma6w863jmvhd5dh80nqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6j4n34j An evening soirée in a British Rail Pacer through the internal railway of the British Steel Scunthorpe Steel Mill on Valentine’s Day? Be still, my beating heart<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/783/864/156/324/104/original/0f4bf6b77319ea72.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-06T22:58:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs860hf05v464ne9ac9p7zymd2pdtsqp540n23tqr7ylm5xq3u5m3qzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6dg54ga Great article from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mwlqmqqt2zzllp7el322lg5v3yerr5peaxxhl559sxfyt9lnhh5qt7zp43" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jarrett Walker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mwl…zp43</span>)</a></span> on Blaise Pascal’s last invention: fixed route public transport!<br/><a href="https://humantransit.org/2024/12/one-of-the-greatest-inventions-in-the-history-of-human-transport.html">https://humantransit.org/2024/12/one-of-the-greatest-inventions-in-the-history-of-human-transport.html</a> 2025-01-01T07:22:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgegzja237ngpg65qh28tnc6xzsqusqz47j3zwgyglxycm83amdhszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6twhyyc What do you get a man who likes beer *and* the Permanent Way? Why, a dogspike bottle opener!<br/>Courtesy of the Victorian Goldfields Railway’s shop at Castlemaine Railway Station<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/729/813/249/573/574/original/5d8fd3878be6ba6a.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-28T09:49:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsc0ac2fw64hp359smner427pudnc3ma90qmzzq94p92wgn7365szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6g9vgyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlse5vk2zn69cnxeyrrwyms746lz3lrlvxdvexrgeah76c6saqtccn6l3l'>nevent1q…6l3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>maybe I should just get on the blower at lunch tomorrow and see what my insurer can do if I threaten to walk 2024-12-01T08:32:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy73ftg3aqfe0sj52a3glpswpfq246ph2d6cvj5n99maw4djvkf7szyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6dez64t Car insurance is due soon. Bit of a bump in the premium, as expected. Tempted to have a look elsewhere but also that would involve giving PII to even more Australian companies for &#34;comparisons&#34; and that could be just as painful. Ugh. 2024-12-01T08:28:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6a59jffafms4xj48mk8s283dzdhh9uznetlpzgewf73s6hacxdczyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6s03tf3 This is what happens when you run a heritage railway and don’t do all the “unimportant stuff” like business planning, maintaining good relationships with local government and other stakeholders, and regulatory compliance paperwork. <br/>You end up closing down and getting turned into a rail trail.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/410/668/370/057/090/original/903599cdc9c8e5c5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/113/410/668/798/291/673/original/8dac4401c68e6b10.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-02T01:34:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzkrxw7llg288pj3lssafwa0zzq0yd4uut7mc0wmgkwh59uxax9qzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts64j5jam In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg59w33s7ssm09clr0fq92h66hcvp3wynx0jzgf05huh6vrgexr9g7alhpk'>nevent1q…lhpk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>next you’ll be doing that with cups of tea 2024-10-24T02:10:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxqhgeafdyr9lduzf2u7fn8zswljmkj5qut9y2pg676r9u3g50lgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6ssmvh3 Good news everyone?<br/>HS2 strongly rumoured to be completed to Phase 2a: London Euston to Crewe. This would actually make it mildly useful<br/><a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/hs2-london-euston-to-crewe-labour/">https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/hs2-london-euston-to-crewe-labour/</a> 2024-10-17T23:25:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfqhyjnntr04g5t849de8cycdxnsh5dwc028rynwe85jeprrnjjsqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6p0hzwg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswprujp2mymd3tqq8rkknd4mamqrmxrz37s0u9arfzl6t5z5wce2s4efq5w'>nevent1q…fq5w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is all good to know! Most of these orgs have more in common than different, it’s important to understand what the dynamics are like in each 2024-10-10T09:15:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr0yqnrjkygs64lzde6eveewcjctwfxtmw3trzvwfwf85pafzuufczyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6kkuykv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr92l0ej06807err2lj2qkqlpwu8crpmefd6e3m7cdyt9fcfarkkg4sfcxk'>nevent1q…fcxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>depends a lot on the particular characteristics of the organisation (in transport heritage, static museum vs moving railway/tramway), but I can certainly imagine it. My org had such a situation about 15-or-so years ago, before some much-needed turnover that resulted in a Board of Management with not a single retiree on it 2024-10-10T08:10:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf8x8q43ngx5049ljlurzuppz8yfd6svcmd4p8p9urz7t6x0a3upqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6lt94kn Interesting little video on the &#34;volunteering crisis&#34; in the Western world, formatted as a broadcast television article and focussing on heritage transport museums.<br/>Prompted by the video, from personal observation I can certainly identify some issues:<br/>- Cost of living and increasingly higher work hour demands drive away working-age volunteers, particularly the young<br/>- Demographic shift as Boomers get older and less physically able to volunteer<br/>- COVID and associated lockdowns &#34;shaking up&#34; people&#39;s lives by breaking schedules, leading to different hobbies being pursued (if any)<br/>- Many volunteer organisations being less attractive to demographics that may have more time than others (broadly speaking: younger, queerer and more disabled than average) because of how they operate and often, because of the existing volunteers in the organisation<br/>#HeritageRail <br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JARz8Anu1Ms">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JARz8Anu1Ms</a> 2024-10-10T06:51:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzyke74e2h8v9x95kx6u5d9n5ccv85vf0nc4ha69pnu5rhc8a7vqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts69ha7vq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz73yc6cgznmh3t8j2uhlmt3nmayfc9qyc8zqwvf8gvl662mtnghsfzglzd'>nevent1q…glzd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This toot came courtesy of finding out from a British person online that they don’t actually have anything like free electric BBQs in public parks. Apparently people use disposable charcoal BBQs in the park, sometimes causing fires in the summer - how barbaric! 2024-09-05T04:29:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz73yc6cgznmh3t8j2uhlmt3nmayfc9qyc8zqwvf8gvl662mtnghszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6nnzsmt huh, there&#39;s a public BBQ map website!<br/><a href="https://www.meatinapark.com.au/">https://www.meatinapark.com.au/</a> 2024-09-04T11:43:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwkjnl9523q7hrnnm9r2gsx2d9ak08npmpdlead3xpyfs6h980vgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6qyvwkd I have secured my aunt’s Christmas present for this year, courtesy of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). The illustrated scenes for each calendar month are based on real places on the NYMR, and some of the cats are based on real NYMR resident cats too. Get yours here, and help support #HeritageRail ! <a href="https://shop.nymr.co.uk/products/2022482">https://shop.nymr.co.uk/products/2022482</a> #cats<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/951/059/484/908/127/original/5c74d4a6eaad65a7.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-12T21:08:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ty8nffz6p0u5khsa8zzarv8hqwdpue422kkle04s2xx4r3y0glgzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6u0zeuy Greetings from the Talyllyn Railway! It’s a young volunteers day today, and also one of the trains being run has an all-women crew. The weather is fantastic as well. I’m currently sitting in a carriage rattling through the countryside and eating some Welsh cakes for lunch.<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/915/020/585/688/798/original/82d368763d9981d5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/915/021/588/621/477/original/d088fd75df27f30f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/915/024/008/501/088/original/d46ae48bfb10a9c4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/915/025/567/992/948/original/afc5ae5e5d8e8e80.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-06T12:21:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqnwzuqcvchmtrurdfp6h7sfzdu42zew3gfz7tg734a8pptrf0evqzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts66ujk37 Severn Valley Railway<br/><br/>The next part of my Big Wednesday in Kidderminster was a trip on the Severn Valley Railway. As I mentioned in my last post, I ended up catching a vintage diesel locomotive hauled service, with the particular loco being a diesel-hydraulic one, a novelty in most parts except the British Railways’ Western Region, which in culture and procurement policies was barely distinguishable from its pre-nationalisation predecessor, the Great Western Railway.<br/><br/><a href="http://thermiteis.online/2024/08/06/severn-valley-railway/">http://thermiteis.online/2024/08/06/severn-valley-railway/</a> 2024-08-05T18:29:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqsjx6jffmef3gn8w6qcpufwcw33h0yp0ynmye0yl2rzkrddtffnszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6e98x9e Kidderminster Railway Museum<br/><br/>Just inside Kidderminster Railway Museum, absolutely crammed full of Great Western Railway station signage After having a fantastic time at the Museum of Carpet that morning, I hiked my way back up the hill to the Kidderminster Railway Station. I had missed the first two steam trains that departed from there that morning due to the length of my visit to the museum.<br/><br/><a href="http://thermiteis.online/2024/08/02/kidderminster-railway-museum/">http://thermiteis.online/2024/08/02/kidderminster-railway-museum/</a> 2024-08-02T07:06:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzrtzgs2jdr3sm32y5q4ae0tur7hytdt437kqnary2mpzrka2jzszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6fzzptt The Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Steam Railway is insanely pretty and has been an absolute treat to visit today. Take it from me, it is worth travelling halfway across the world to visit.<br/>#HeritageRail #trains #steam<br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/887/845/744/568/840/original/ef23847656030a86.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/887/846/688/258/854/original/b0c5ce30613ca3a3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/887/847/184/062/243/original/642ce3fdbda7bfcf.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/112/887/847/855/121/957/original/83a72d65e51e4609.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-01T17:21:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsda8nec0szuhu23u5sz5d5v0ckt0v0adzenhuecdkmzruc35c7mjszyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6hc4u9h Museum of Carpet<br/><br/>Spool trays of a Wilton Jacquard Loom at the Museum Of Carpet, Kidderminster. The sign dangling from it reads: “All Men Are Not Created Equal… The Finest Become Volunteers” July 31st was my first full day in-country. I woke up early (and with a questionable sleep debt from the flight) at a Travelodge in Birmingham, helped myself to the unlimited breakfast buffet and set out for Birmingham Moor Street Station.<br/><br/><a href="http://thermiteis.online/2024/08/01/museum-of-carpet/">http://thermiteis.online/2024/08/01/museum-of-carpet/</a> 2024-08-01T07:04:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkjyxlx8gcs7x5du2xyhftevxsujdjzl55kv5qyp6f9artn6md5gzyrhud2f2rzwhhrdagh4cyddjzwqyadf2mzwg8fcdtvsz9x2f3fts6d9dtnv <img src="https://mediacdn.aus.social/media_attachments/files/111/859/444/761/690/972/original/58e92a6b7a47a066.webp"> <br/> 2024-02-02T02:10:13Z