#railwayana — Public Fediverse posts

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/06/19/arisaig-2026-13-the-glenfinnan-station-museum/
Continuing my account of my #Scottish holiday with a look at the Glenfinnan Station Museum.
#Arisaig2026 #Scotland #photography #PublicTransport #Railways #RailwayHistory #Railwayana #Museum #Glenfinnan #GlenfinnanStation #GlenfinnanStationMuseum

New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/06/03/arisaig-2026-5-overlapping-with-the-jacobite-express/
A #video and some pictures of the #JacobiteExpress starting its return run from Mallaig to Fort William yesterday, with a link back to an older post about the actual journey.
#blogging #photography #railwayana #Scotland #Mallaig #train #SteamLocomotive

Seen as I passed through #Mallaig on my way home from the #CannaPuffinCruise the locomotive pulling the #JacobiteExpress on its return to #FortWilliam
#photography #railwayana #GreatRailways #HarryPotter

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/31/arisaig-2026-1-getting-there/
An account of an epic railway journey from #KingsLynn in eastern England to #Arisaig in the far west of Scotland (the westernmost station in mainland Britain) with three #photo galleries.
#PublicTransport #Railways #TheWestHighlandLine #Arisaig #Glenfinnan #FortWilliam #photography #maps #Railwayana

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/03/29/a-family-wedding/
Ann account of a long day yesterday, with a cousin's #wedding at the heart of it.
#Southend #Rochford #Weddings #Photography #TheRedBrickBarn #MiniatureRailway #Railwayana #WallaseaIsland #NatureReserve #ElizabethLine

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/01/15/james-and-sons-january-auction/
A look back at James and Sons' January auction (Tuesday and yesterday), and a #photo gallery.
#auctions #autism #WestNorfolkAutismGroup #stamps #PostalHistory #FirstDayCovers #Railwayana #GWR #GWRMedallion #photography #birds #fungi #SpringFlowers #starlings #cormorant #lapwing #sandpiper

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/06/09/50th-birthday-holiday-13-portuairk-walk/
This post is the first of two dealing with the actual day, and features a present and a card as well pictures from the walk we did that afternoon (the morning was vile weather wise).
#50thBirthdayHoliday #Scotland #ArdnamurchanPeninsula #Portuairk #cricket #1926Ashes #Scorecard #Railwayana #locomotives #insects #shellfsh #molluscs

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/02/19/an-auction-purchase/
A detailed look at my latest acquisition, a bargain if ever there was one. Two quality albums of Railway themed stamps, first day covers etcetera.
#auctions #stamps #PostalHistory #Railwayana #Trains #Railways

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/11/22/the-match-of-wbbl10/
A look back at the extraordinary match in WBBL10 between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers yesterday. Also includes two #photo galleries
#cricket #WomensCricket #T20 #WBBL10 #PSvSS #SuperOver #Tie #photography #Railwayana #birds #swans

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/09/06/three-days-of-auctions/
An illustrated look back at auction week at James and Sons, and a gallery of my hobby #photographs #Auctions #Toys #CollectorsModels #Watches #Railwayana #Stamps #photography #scanning #birds #insects #butterflies #dragonflies

New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/07/26/an-amazing-auction/
#Auctions #photography #railwayana #Hornby #Bachman #Dapol #McGowan #trains #locomotives #carriages #crane
A whistlestop tour of the highlights of an amazingly successful auction at James and Sons, Fakenham on Wednesday.

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/06/29/upcoming-auction/
#auctions #railwayana #photography #birds #swans #cygnets #insects #bees #beetles #butterflies #dragonflies #damselflies
A look back at the auction James and Sons had earlier this week, and a look ahead to the one happening in late July, which features a large number of collectors models of trains. Also a bumper gallery of non-work photographs.

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/11/24/all-time-xis-given-names-beginning-with-c/
#cricket #AllTimeXIs #Auctions #BookReviews #Books #Railwayana #Photography #Birds #insects
An all time XI of players whose given names begin with C, with many honourable mentions, a book review, some stuff about recent auction purchases and a general photo gallery. The book I briefly review is "The Bookseller of Inverness" by SG Maclean.

New on my blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/10/27/pakistan-v-south-africa/
#cricket #CricketMastodon #ODIWorldCup2023 #PAKvSA #photography #birds #insects #beetles #caterpillar #auction #railwayana
A look at developments in today's world cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, brief mention of auction week at James and Sons, and a large photo gallery.

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/10/20/pakistan-and-australia-locked-in-battle/
#cricket #ODICricketWorldCup2023 #AUSvPAK #auctions #railwayana #photography #birds #goldfinches #insects #butterflies
A look at developments in today;s match, an auction announcement and one of my regular photo galleries.

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2023/03/24/england-interwar-years-xi/
#cricket #photography #birds #muntjac #railwayana
A look at England's best cricketers of the interwar years, a piece of interesting railwayana and a large photo gallery.