First passengers since 2013….

gofund.me/737bad03 Less than two weeks until 3417 finally returns to passenger service. You’ve all been watching, you know the work is far from complete. You can still help to push things forwards still further….

A UK-wide project that I’m proud to have helped kick off –#Railway200 – celebrating 200 years of rail travel since Locomotion Nº1 wobbled up the Stockton & Darlington - is going BIG at Bluebell Railway in 2025! Thank you The National Lottery Heritage Fund for your support. bluebell-railway.com/the-national-l…

The #RailwayFamily prize draw is back! Cab rides on freight trains, simulators, models, behind scenes tours, and MORE. Entry is just £10. Great charity causes & bargains if you win! 45% sold already; get yours now: Railway Family Prize Draw and Fundraiser 2024/ 25 railwayfamily.charityhive.co.uk/raffle/4/railw…

Tomorrow is the last in this series of #SecretsofTheLondonUnderground on U&Yesterday TV BUT there are 40 episodes of me exploring some of the best, hidden or unusual *Big Railway* sites on #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt: all now free to stream here! u.co.uk/shows/the-arch…

On Saturday, I had the privilege of joining friends on the coal-fired paddlesteamer Kingswear Castle as it escorted Britain’s only other working paddlesteamer (Paddle Steamer Waverley) into Dartmouth. So, a public thankyou to crews & Dartmouth Steam Railway & Riverboat Co.! Here’s some video so others may enjoy too

Tonight I realised that removal of the now-historic BR Network SouthEast branding (which lasted just 8yrs from 1986) at Marylebone was just temporary. Enjoyably, Chiltern Railways continues much of NSE’s palette today & these fascias are now officially-designated heritage assets👌

IT'S THE LAST EPISODE of #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground Series 4! Tonight at 8pm on U&Yesterday; or watch U free here: u.co.uk/shows/secrets-… Now. YOU! I'd like to say thank you to *you*, now. Because you - whether you've tolerated my social media, trailers for

Miniature tram news! (Possibly) the world’s smallest (& def one of my faves) passenger-carrying double-decker tram, №23 (15”g, b.1949, restored by the late Denis Butler) is to be displayed at @seatontramway until Nov. Rarely been seen since 1957. LOVELY. tram.co.uk/news/view/seat…

#TravelByTrain - QUICK! The "Live journey aboard the slamdoor 4VEP EMU on mainline to this weekend's Bluebell Railway gala" edition. (Here's my gif as they crossed the Thames just now...) LIVE version here: youtube.com/live/YE3U9JPCz… Just brilliant. Well done all at 423417_GordonPettitt

On September 21st/22nd, I and a team of friends will be building a full model railway layout LIVE at the SpaValleyRailway's exhibition to promote how the hobby is great for your mental health. We'll be streaming it live and fundraising for Mind too! justgiving.com/page/layout-in…

I won’t be at Bluebell Railway gala this weekend to see the results of my friends’ tireless work - thousands of hours volunteering - so I hopped on a train and went to see 423417_GordonPettitt pass East Croydon. Thx Driver H. Potter & crew onboard: you starred in #TrainspottingAlmostLIVE!

The next episode of the Mind the Gap podcast is now live! Join us as we discuss the new London Overground Suffragette line, launching later this year 🧡 Tim Dunn is joined by activist and great granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, Helen Pankhurst and comedian Cally Beaton 🙌

The Great Western at Euston?! I joined @gwrhelp at London Euston today for a staff training run ahead of Paddington blockades (first: Nov 17th). A “Fun fact” is that in 1835, Euston was the original intended terminus for the old GWR: Padd was only chosen after it couldn’t agree

Wonderful being involved in the renaming of the Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside Overground line - now the Suffragette line. Great initiative linking the past to the present…I am biased of course! link.chtbl.com/suffragette Centenary Action Thanks Tim Dunn TfL