Arrived in Berlin off European Sleeper from Brussels, now at Innotrans faced with hopeless task of trying to see everything of interest. Let me know if you are here

Looking forward to being a skipper on one of these cruises. Always great to see young children dressing the part and enjoying themselves. @lucs_canal is less than 5 mins walk from Linlithgow station so these family cruises are easily accessible from much of central Scotland.

My highlight from #innotrans2024 John Smith of GB Railfreight 'unveiling' his Class 99. Of the 133 vehicles on 3.5 km of track at the show, sadly this was the only UK rolling stock.

Produced this for my editorial to highlight ⁦BBC Panorama⁩ inaccurate HS2 programme BBC map reinforces false perception that HS2 phase 1 only goes to Birmingham when reality is it is a bypass for WCML south and only 1/3 HS2 trains go to Birmingham. Awful sloppy reporting

I knew Tom Forth would have macroeconomic stats to back up my hunch that ex-DDR cities are more prosperous than northern English ones. I wonder what this month's budget will offer to bridge this gap, which should be a matter of public embarrassment to UK politicians? 🤔

Putin hat auch diese Wahl gewonnen.

Always enjoy canal boat driving in the dark. Tonight to boaters fireworks & bonfire before going to Edinburg on Linlithgow Canal Centre boat StMagdalene to be on of 18 boats in the Flotilla of Lights tomorrow whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/event/106089-r…

Good to see there's now a LEGO Paddle Steamer though it's a shame that it's not Paddle Steamer Waverley

Immediately after finishing its summer Clyde season at Ayr Paddle Steamer Waverley started its repositioning voyage to Falmouth this evening - note shutters over the windows. Bon voyage Waverley

Proud to be part of team Linlithgow Canal Centre which yesterday organised a large flotilla on Scottish Canals Union Canal from Winchburgh to Linlithgow followed by a boater's gathering at Linlithgow as part of LUCS's 50th anniversary celebrations. Was great day for everyone who took part

Disappointing but perfectly understandable that Paddle Steamer Waverley sailing from Portsmouth cancelled today. Pretty rough yesterday when took ferry from IoW to Southampton where the old lady was dwarfed by a Disney ship

Enjoyed my day at Newton Aycliffe today. Well done Hitachi Rail (ENG) for opening up their plant to the public to show folk that trains are not just boxes on wheels. All those I spoke to were impressed Be good if this was an annual event.

Waverley’s 2025 Season in Numbers 🚢 Join us as we look back on an incredible 2025 season for Waverley as she celebrated 50 years in preservation and even completed a circumnavigation of Great Britain! This year, 161,950 passenger journeys were recorded across 123 sailing days,

Today I asked Heidi Labour about Climate Change Committee view that aviation can't be significantly decarbonised and Royal Academy report that half UK’s agricultural land needed if all UK aviation used sustainable aviation fuels. She took issue with that. Sad to see politics trumping science

Good to see masts on the new Levenmouth branch as part of Network Rail Scotland 's steady rolling programme of electrification.