RT @Longshanks1307: Having a German football manager is "a dark day for England", according to the Daily Mail. In other news, here's the Ma….

RT @LJ19714: @MercedesAMGF1 @F1 it’s 100 years this year (19th October) when Count Louis Zborowski died Lesmo at Monza. .

RT @MrBrendanCox: Please vote.

RT @bengoldacre: STUDENTS: REGISTER TO VOTE RIGHT NOW!. The law is as follows. 1. You can register at home AND at your term-time address,….

RT @Longshanks1307: Lessons in government from Liz Truss. See also 'How to Beat the Vikings' by Æthelred the Unready, 'Befriending your Bar….

RT @spiderstacy: ‘O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done. ’

RT @Psythor: Move over, Sagrada Familia, I have a new favourite religious building.

RT @exitthelemming: Passing an emergency law to change a Supreme Court decision you don't like sounds really useful. Unfortunately it's als….

And absolutely massive thanks to both @exitthelemming and the @RHDR whose amazing support for this day raised a considerable sum for the wonderful @RailwayChildren (and to my great chum and co-conspirator @sjtown for just everything).

RT @sjtown: GREAT WEST'ERN LIMITED.Last Sunday we had the pleasure of these three titans of stage and screen join us at the @RHDR for a tri….

RT @SmartJacques: My 12 year old son has introduced me to the trammel of Archimedes this evening. He built this himself from a YouTube vide….

RT @jowhiley: This made me laugh A LOT!.

RT @MrTimDunn: It’s stuff like this that reminds me why I’m a member of @TalyllynRailway: everyone gets equal chances to volunteer in the r….

And Sir William’s speech is here, in full.

And here is the little documentary we made about this historic occasion.

Why volunteer at the @RHDR ? Sometimes you get to do the most incredible things with the most incredible people. Thanks to @MrTimDunn for the idea!

RT @MrTimDunn: Highlight of the weekend: visiting the 5” gauge miniature railway of Tim Godden @goddent83 & family in their Kent back garde….

Shocked this morning to read of the passing of Paul O’Grady. He was a larger than life member of our local community, a natural story teller and so funny. Above all of that, he was a truly kind man who fought for so many rights. RIP

RT @garius: While the DfT are doing crap photoshops to announce a potential new office block in Derby, the Japanese are opening new railway….

RT @exitthelemming: Terrible news. This is what “levelling up” really means after twelve years of austerity (and ACE funding cut by a third….