NASA has recently regained communication with Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object located 15.1 billion miles away. The Voyager probes, launched in 1977, continue to surpass their expected lifespans, venturing into the unknown realms of interstellar space.

Getting in the mood for a sail with us on the glorious #Riverweaver or #Manchestershipcanal or even the iconic #Mersey this season then maybe watch the brilliant Foxes Afloat when they paid us a visit a few years ago.
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Culture Liverpool Mike Amesbury MP

Today we set sail within Peel Ports #Liverpool #Docks to undertake very successful trials and mid term safety audit with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency who were very happy and have reissued our passenger license for a further 12 months.
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
Thanks to Andy Wezo for the pic.

Train v Plane: the reality.

New research from Rail Delivery Group reveals that it’s 17 times better for the planet to take an London North Eastern Railway train instead of flying from London to Edinburgh.

That should be enough of a reason, but there’s more.

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Once upon a time I used to write things…

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PB Photography #FBPE Philip Haigh Roger Ford

There was a time when trains would be diverted via the Settle-Carlisle Railway railway instead of buses along the M6. Passengers travelling on walk on #offpeak and #anytime tickets on many long distance routes from southern English/Midlands can opt to travel via Leeds/Settle-Carlisle

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“The North Yorkshire Moors Railway & USA company will convert a steam locomotive to run on oil rather than coal for the first time in the UK in order to protect the future of heritage lines.” app.yorkshirepost.co.uk/story/4588920/…

Let the games commence - three days of intensive running !

With less than a week to go until our Branchline Gala the excitement is building.

Tickets are available in advance online or at our stations on the day.

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📹 Sammy B Films

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#branchlinegala
#heritagerailway
#steamlocomotive
#visitwales

Small update on the Sans Pareil which will be part of a video on the life of the Rocket, starting with the Rainhill trials, updates include eccentrics completed, Gabs in two parts, the top part of the gab was adjustable up to 3 inches which allowed for fine tuning of slide valve

Waverley steams under the Erskine Bridge for the first time this year on her way to dry dock at Dales Marine Services Greenock.

Waverley’s opening three days of the season from Friday 17th May to Sunday 19th May see her steam down river on Clyde Coast cruises. Book you tickets…

WAVERLEY COMES BACK TO LIFE - Engine & Paddles turn for the first time this year!

Waverley’s boilers were lit on Tuesday (2nd April) with steam slowly being raised to full working pressure.

On Wednesday the engine room pumps were operated with the main engine turning today…

Photo of the day📸
From volunteer Seanie, Róisín pulls a passenger train through the woods in the summer of 2019 🚂
Experience this for yourself at the May bank holiday weekend, Sun 5th & Mon 6th 🛤
See irishsteam.net for all the details 🎟
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Out on test - the black un

To mark Easter, here is the Church of St Andrew in Ongar, Essex, thought to be the oldest standing wooden church in the world. ⛪

Tree-ring dating of the church's timbers suggests it was constructed around 1063.

This is a glorious thread about language, identity and cultural persistence.

Nostalgia for how things where is always dubious - discuss (!)

The things you see when you’re planning to talk about something else.

A big moment in Britain's industrial story happened today.
The coke ovens at the Port Talbot steelworks were closed.
This was where they baked the coal used to make millions of tonnes of steel.
What you're looking at here is the last coke ever made in the UK. Pix: Tata Steel UK