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Darryl Meades

@darrylmeades

Former Kent lad, now living in rural Dorset. Bus and railway enthusiast, can also geek out over TV and radio. All posts are from an entirely personal viewpoint and are mine alone. I don't do religion!

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mcmweb.co.uk

The ever brilliant Mark McMillan (of APFS) has launched a website that should be catnip to TV presentation fans. 182 reconstructed TV clocks!!!
www.mcmweb.co.uk

07.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 21

Lovely!

07.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really proud of my OS colleagues this morning ⬇️

01.03.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for a fantastic review!

01.03.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely.

28.02.2026 06:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poole Buses (Go South Coast) 21/02/26
Poole Buses (Go South Coast) 21/02/26 YouTube video by Tea & Biccies Transport

A bumper Saturday at #Poole bus station.
#GoSouthCoast #Morebus
youtu.be/czCHRT780sY?...

22.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There was something bright in the sky above north #Dorset this afternoon...

22.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Because talking about mental health is far more important...

19.02.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Johnston was used by several bus companies outside of London for their destination blinds. I know of First in Devon and Cornwall, as well as Boro'line in Maidstone and some Stagecoach operations.

18.02.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please get him off LinkedIn...

18.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 875 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 22

😲 But, presumably, not for the IBA's ears! πŸ˜‚

13.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Liking the odd custom jingle resing...πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

13.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
One on left is a black dog and above it the words β€œReality”. Below it is β€œI chased a squirrel” 

One the right is a black dog and above it says β€œLinkedIn”. Below it says, 

Proud to announce that I effectively executed a rapid-response squirrel displacement strategy to mitigate potential yard intrusions.

Humbled by the unwavering support of my family and local stakeholders.

This experience reinforced the importance of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Looking forward to scaling this impact in future engagements.

One on left is a black dog and above it the words β€œReality”. Below it is β€œI chased a squirrel” One the right is a black dog and above it says β€œLinkedIn”. Below it says, Proud to announce that I effectively executed a rapid-response squirrel displacement strategy to mitigate potential yard intrusions. Humbled by the unwavering support of my family and local stakeholders. This experience reinforced the importance of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement. Looking forward to scaling this impact in future engagements.

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11.02.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 4384 πŸ” 1171 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 98

The question is: has the horrible smell in the vestibule areas been sorted?

10.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You may well be right there!

01.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have we forgotten how to make toast in the UK?

Several occasions recently where I've had a "toastie", I've been doubtful that the bread has barely seen the toaster, let alone been in it!

01.02.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent! Welcome to the Club! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‰

31.01.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's an excellent find!

27.01.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SchrΓΆdinger's carriage, either that or the train is having an existential crisis.

25.01.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every morning I take my Dog out for a walk and a poo, in the park..it's brilliant, she always barks to let me know if someone is coming. So I can quickly pull up my jeans and pretend I was looking for her ball...

23.01.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 4682 πŸ” 367 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 54

#Trump is unwell.

20.01.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've setup a new Starter Pack: Transport Writers of Bluesky.

It's looking a bit sparse at the moment, so please suggest your favourite transport journalists, writers and creators to be added, or drop me a DM if you'd like me to add you to the pack πŸ‘‡

20.01.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.

12.01.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 4802 πŸ” 2172 πŸ’¬ 247 πŸ“Œ 165
A Sanders Coaches "Coasthopper" bus in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.

A Sanders Coaches "Coasthopper" bus in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.

A #Christmas Eve #bus ride along the north #Norfolk coast...

24.12.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Combovervirus
Combovervirus YouTube video by Al Dupres

Thank you to the fabulous @aldupres.bsky.social for injecting the theme to 'Call My Bluff' as earworm.

"Ah, would that it were, would that it were."

youtu.be/NI6qRs0LwTo?...

13.12.2025 10:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent! Some decent viewing for the weekend 😊

12.12.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.

At least it's not fifty shades of DfT grey...

BBC News - Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
www.bbc.com/news/article...

09.12.2025 08:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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08.12.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is this London's most 'bonkers' bus diversion? To avoid engineering works at Euston Tower, the 274 bus is going on a bit of a detour.

@busandtrainuser.bsky.social is starting to become quite ubiquitous...

BBC News - Is this London's most 'bonkers' bus diversion? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

07.12.2025 18:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bus timetable display at Folkestone.

Bus timetable display at Folkestone.

Close-up of bus timetable display at Folkestone.

Close-up of bus timetable display at Folkestone.

We were there a few weeks ago. At 5 ft. 8 inches, I don't consider myself too vertically challenged, but I did wonder who would be able to read the small print at the top of the main timetable display. I had trouble!

25.11.2025 08:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0