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21st October picture of the day…

21 Wednesday Oct 2026

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Today’s been another one where I’ve hardly left Bigland Towers due to work and the weather. Work because I’m still wading through 1000s of pictures from my recent travels as well as slowly getting used to a new laptop and software. To be honest, it’s lovely to have a new machine that doesn’t throw the odd spanner in the works just when I need to rely on it. But then my old machine was battle-weary. It’s been to dozens of countries and covered hundreds of thousands of miles whilst seeing almost daily use in all climates and conditions, so I can forgive it. Hopefully, my new machine will prove to be just as reliable and capable then my old one can be put out to pasture as a backup once it’s had some TLC.

Most of my day’s been spent picture editing whilst acting as Butler to Dawn whilst she’s been slaving away in her little office. Part of my job’s been to keep her supplied with coffee, lunch and the odd treat. Tonight was something a little more exotic as I batch cooked a fiery Thai green curry with chicken whilst Dee wrapped up her day and headed for a bath.

I had hoped to get more than my basic 12.5k (5 mile) steps in but the weather really wasn’t encouraging and I didn’t fancy getting soaked – or blown away! Gales are forecast for the weekend but the weather decided to get some practice in this afternoon, when it got really rather blowy, which can be ‘fun’ when you’re walking through old woodland. You’re always keeping eyes and ears open just in case a branch comes crashing down on the unwary. It’s why I never go out wearing headphones.

Now it’s evening time. We’re fed and watered (and in Dawn’s case – bathed) so it’s time to relax with a film before another busy day tomorrow. I’ll leave you with one of today’s edited images from Poland.

An ex-Polish railways TY51 class 2-10-0 steam engine plinthed at Rzepin station. 242 of these engines were built by H. Cegielski in Poznan between 1953-58. They were withdrawn from PKP regular service in the 1980s but were included in the strategic reserve (intended to haul military trains) and many were kept operational until 1990.

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Cheers,

Paul

20th October picture of the day…

20 Tuesday Oct 2026

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Sorry there was no blog or picture yeaterday. That was because I ended up spending much of it ordering, collecting and setting up a new laptop. I’ve mentioned that my old one was ready for the knackers yard, but getting its replacement turned into a bit of a saga as I ordered it direct from Dell, who gave me the run-around, leading me to cancelling my order. That actually worked to my advantage as I ended up getting exactly the same model that I’d spec’d from Currys, £350 cheaper and 10 days earlier!

My local Currys had several Dell XPS laptops in stock so I was able to pick it up just a couple of hours after ordering and paying for it. OK, it didn’t come with a charger, but I’ve ordered one off Amazon at a damned site less cost than Dell would ching me for one of their branded ones!

It’s nearly seven years since I last had to set up a new laptop and the process is a heck of a lot simpler now – especially as so much of my stuff it Cloud based, not sitting on the hard-drive of another machine. I could copy down stuff within a few hours with the machine up and running in no time. Oh, there’s a few software programs I still need to re-install, but they’re not urgent.

So, now I have a machine that I can rely on again which will allow me to catch up on picture editing and other work without having to consider the idiosyncracies of an ageing machine. Talking of which, whilst my new bit of kit was sorthing itself out, I managed to edit another batch of ‘grand tour’ pictures on a reserve laptop. Latvia is now complete and so is Lithuania. Here’s links to Latvia’s rail and travel galleries, whilst the links to Lithuania’s train and travel galleries are here and here. Meanwhile, I’ve done the first edit of my pictures from Poland, which are in the queue to be checked and captioned next.

The weather here in the Calder valley’s been pretty wet and miserable these past couple of days, which means I’ve not missed much being stuck indoors. I’ve still managed to get out and rack up some steps but nothing like what I was doing whilst I was in Europe. Hopefully I’ll have broken the back of the European pictures by the end of the week which should free me up for some other activities next week. The autumn leaves are turning some gorgeous colours right now and I’d love to get out with the camera whilst they’re still hanging around.

In the meantime, here’s today’s picture, which is from Poland and the old city of Warsaw which has been beautifully restored after the terrible devestation it (and its people) suffered in 1944.

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Paul

18th October picture of the day…

18 Sunday Oct 2026

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Humble apologies for my lack of blogging these past few days. The main reason for this is that I’m having technical issues with computers. My proimary laptop has suddenly decided it doesn’t like taking power. I’ve tried several different chargers, but it’s on hunger strike! The irony is that I’ve already got a new Dell machine on order, maybe that’s why it’s having a hissy fit! The new kit won’t arrive for another 10 days, which is a bit of a bugger, but that’s out of my control.

In the meantime, I’ve managed to resurrect an ancient and semi-knackered old Dell that I kept in a cupboard – just in case of emergencies. I’m not saying that it’s old but the keyboard’s in Latin. I’m hoping to get my main machine resurrected in the next couple of days, but until then my blogging may be rather more limited than recent weeks.

Right now Dawn and I are enjoying a quiet Sunday night at home before the start of another busy week where life has a habit of throwing curved balls at you.

I’m hoping to continue editing my grand tour blog pictures tomorrow as they’re all backed up on the Cloud, rather than just being stuck on a single machine. I learned that lesson the hard way many years ago! I’ll be working from home all next week as I try to catch up on pictures and other work so I’ll be able to provide some visual and written entertainment. Talking of which, here’s today’s picture which is from Vilnius in Lithuania.

13th October picture of the day…

13 Tuesday Oct 2026

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Tuesday dawned a wet and windy day here in the Calder valley, with heavy skies and high winds that sent clouds of autumn leaves skittering along the road before they got stuck to the wet tarmac. It was a good morning to be working from home as heavy rain showers kept lashing the windows. That said, it’s still incredibly mild, with temperatures in the mid-teens, so I shouldn’t really complain.

Whilst Dawn worked in the office I set up my laptop upstairs in the bedroom so that I could enjoy the view across the Calder valley, well – when the rain cleared! We’re still in the process of redecorating the living room so it’s cosier upstairs and it’s easier for Dawn to pop in for a chat when she needs a break.

Most of my day was spent picture editing. I’d started working on shots from Sweden yesterday afternoon and a concerted few hours work allowed me to get most of them edited and captioned. After that it was time to take a break and shift some paperwork, just for a bit of variety! By early afternoon the weather had broken, bringing mostly blue skies, so I nipped out for my daily constitutional and wander through our local woods ahead of the next shower. Leaves are really starting to fall now, soon there’ll be a thick carpet blanketing the paths, but at the moment the trails are still pretty clear – and not too slippy, or with hidden surprises thanks to lazy dog owners.

Later, Dawn had to nip out to a couple of appointments, so I had the cottage to myself which allowed me to really plow on with the pictures and finish the fourth of the twelve countries I visited. Sweden is now all loaded onto my Zenfolio website. You can find the railway images here and the travel images here. Next in the queue is…Tallinn, in Estonia. So, here’s a teaser from Tallinn…

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Cheers,

Paul

12th October picture of the day…

12 Monday Oct 2026

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The start of another week here at Bigland Towers, and one that will see me away from the rails until next week as I continue the massive task of editing all my European pictures whilst juggling other work commitments as well as life at home – and planning for the future. Not that I’m complaining. I’m rather enjoying not having to live out of a suitcase and be moving town/city/country every couple of days, although I know that I’ll get itchy feet again soon enough.

Whilst the morning saw the pair of us working from our respective offices (or, in my case, the bedroom) things ground to a halt by lunchtime as we had a visit from our new financial advisor. The family run firm that used to manage our investments have decided to call it a day for health reasons and sold on the business. Fortunately, they were more concerned about finding the right company to sell the business to than they were about making a fast buck. Our new advisor comes from a medium sized company with offices in Wakefield but he actually lives in Halifax. We were both impressed by him as he was real – and honest, without any of the fancy corporate bullshit or self-aggrandizement that can come with that world. We spent the best part of a couple of hours going through investments, the state of the markets, the Trump effect – and plans for the future. We’re confident that the new company will be a good replacement for the old family firm who’d looked after us so well.

With that important hurdle out of the way it was back to work. I spent the rest of the afternoon wading through pictures of Sweden. the picture editing takes time, but what takes even longer is researching the captions as I look up locations. In that respect Google maps is a godsend! It allows me to pinpoint streets and double-check I’ve got things right, as well as provide correct spellings. Keeping copious notes is a thing of the past thanks to Google, although there are times when I wish I’d scribbled a few more when I’m actually travelling. The Swedish pictures should be finished and uploaded onto my Zenfolio website by tomorrow, but here’s a taster for now.

The main concourse of Stockholm Central station is a relaxed place lined with shops and bars.
As I was on the ferry to Tallinn we passed another ro-ro ferry inbound from Helsinki. I was amazed at just how close to some of the small islands these beasts get, almost grazing them on occasion. This is no tiddler! The ‘Viking Glory’ weighs in at 65,211 tonnes!

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Cheers,

Paul

11th October picture of the day…

11 Sunday Oct 2026

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Sunday ended up being a lazy morning for both of us. My body clock is gradually resetting itself now I’m back in the UK, which means I don’t automatically wake up at 06:00 every morning, although that’s probably because I’m now sharing a bed again! Mind you, Dawn can sleep for England when she’s tired, whilst I’m almost always up with the larks.

So, whilst Dee snoozed, I got up, made some coffee and sat in the office for an hour with my laptop in order to get more pictures from my European trip edited, making the most of the morning. Our plan was to get some home DIY done, but that didn’t quite work out as expected because Dawn ended up finishing off some work work. As the weather was good I abandoned the laptop at midday to make brunch, then headed out into the gardens to begin to prepare them for the winter – and to harvest various herbs which we’ll dry to keep us going until next year. All in all it was a very pleasant and relaxed Sunday but one where we were still fruitful.

Late afternoon I had to nip out to pick up some shopping, so popped into our local pub for a pint on the way home. I was good and only had one, but then the pub was quiet and the choice of beers (whilst good) didn’t really fit my tastes, which is very unusual for the 6!

Back home Dawn took on cooking duties whilst I resumed picture editing. This enabled to clear yet another country so now you can find all my images from Copenhagen on my Zenfolio website. The railway ones are here and the travel gallery is here. Neither gallery is new as I’ve been going to Denmark since the mid 1990s, but you’ll find all the recent images will come up first. Here’s a sample from each gallery.

A tourist tour boat sails along the Christianshavns canal with Christianhavn on the right bank.
The lovingly restored old station interior at Østerport. The station’s a major interchange and open 24 hours a day.

The next place that’s in the queue for editing is the first new country for me, Sweden. Expect pictures to start surfacing tomorrow.

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Cheers,

Paul

10th October picture(s) of the day…

10 Saturday Oct 2026

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I’m playing catch-up with blogging right now as I’m a few days behind due to the weekend and spending time with Dawn away from computer screens. Well, mostly! I did spend a few hours on Saturday morning clearing some of the 1000s of pictures from my European trip which are in the editing queue – as you’ll see later.

But, by afternoon the weather had picked up, so the two of us decided to stretch our legs by walking into Halifax to pick up some shopping and have a wander around. There’s a new(ish) Asian supermarket that’s opened which we both wanted to explore. Umrah is located on Horton St, right in the centre of town. It’s well organised and offers a huge selection of Asian spices, fresh herbs , fruit and veg as well as all the usual dried and tinned ingredients. There’s also a butchers counter and (unusually) a variety of sweet and cake counters which include Iranian sweetmeats, which look delicious. We stocked up on a variety of bits at very reasonable prices. It’s good to know what it offers as the location means I can pick stuff up en-route to home from the station, saving myself a detour into King Cross.

We also nipped into the magnificent Piece Hall but didn’t linger as it was full of families with children taking part in a Scarecrow treasure hunt, which meant the place was overrun. Instead we wandered home via the Big 6 for a quick drink, after which I took over the kitchen. Having been away I’d not done any for ages. Getting back in the swing was a pleasure as I really enjoy cooking. So, whilst Dee put her feet up I rustled up an old favourite – chicken vindail, a South Indian dish with a Portugese influence. It went down a treat with some of the luxury soft chappatis we’d bought from Umrah earlier in the day.

Not a bad way to end a Saturday!

I mentioned that I’d been editing lots more pictures, here’s a link to the latest selection which are of Belgian railways. But that doesn’t just mean trains, it also encompasses some brilliant (and contrasting) station architecture. Like this;

The interior of the roof at Tournai station, which was completed in 1879.

In contrast, here’s modern Liege Guillemins which was rebuilt and opened in 2009.

The next country in the queue is Denmark. Travel and rail pictures from Copenhagen will start appearing tomorrow.

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Cheers,

Paul

9th October picture (s) of the day…

09 Friday Oct 2026

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After the 1000s of miles I’ve travelled over the past month and finally getting home after working in Swindon I was looking forward to a restful night at home. Only that didn’t quite work out that way. I woke up in the early hours of the morning feeling very itchy, a quick feel of my legs and backside confirmed my worst fears. I was having an allergic reaction to an insect bite – something I’d not had on that scale for over 20 years. I had to wake Dawn up to check that it wasn’t my imagination. Dee was shocked at what she saw as it’s never happened to me in all the time we’ve been together. On further investigation we found it had also spread to my torso and arms. Bugger! Fortunately, ever since it first happened to me in India in 1991 I’ve always ensured that I have anti-histamine tablets to hand – just in case. These worked a treat and the rash, swelling and itching disappeared within a couple of hours, allowing me to get some sleep.

I have no idea what the damned thing that bit me is, but the reaction isn’t much fun. Thank the Gods for anti-histamine tablets…

Friday began wet and miserable so I was content to have a duvet morning, working from a horizontal position whilst sipping coffee and editing pictures – content in the knowledge there was nowhere I needed to be other than home! There were no hotel deadlines to check out to, no trains to catch and no sights to see. I could kick back and listen to the rain bouncing off the bedroom window.

Admittedly, I did start to get restless by late-afternoon, but by then I was sufficiently rested and recovered to potter around the house and consider nipping out for a pint in my local, where I’ve not set foot for over a month. Besides, it was Friday and there was free pork pie to be had!

The Big 6 in Halifax always has a fantastic selection of real ales – and free pork pie on the bar on a Friday

Now I’m gradually making inroads into the 1000s of pictures from my travels which are in the queue for editing and having captions added. Here’s links to the first two galleries – both from France. First up are the travel pictures, next are the railways gallery. Time permitting, I’m planning to clear the Belgian galleries over the weekend.

The day ended with Dawn making a cracking supper – spicy prawns with her superb home made focaccia bread.

Dawn’s excelled herself with her focaccia making skills. The dough has to prove in a warm space. Dee improvised. Rather than turn the heating on she used a baking tray, cooling rack and a hot water bottle!
One of our favourite dishes. Spicy prawns (with lots of chilies). Just make sure you’ve put a toilet roll in the fridge ready for the next morning!

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Cheers,

Paul

Rolling blog. The OLE challenge (and challenge to get home)…

08 Thursday Oct 2026

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06;00.

My body clocks stubborn setting of 06:00 has stood me in good stead here in Swindon as we prepare to get ready for today’s OLE challenge at the Network Rail training school here. Today’s weather is a great improvement on yesterday’s were everyone got a soaking, so I’m confident of getting some good pictures without drowning the camera. But first, there’s the important matter of breakfast…

08:25.

We’re at the training centre and changing into PPE before the first session

14:45.

It’s been a busy morning with various hands on tasks or other learning.

A general view of the training centre’s outdoor facilities.

17:00.

The course finished just before 16:00 with a presentation of certificates to the participants by Garry Keenor, author of *the* book on OLE. After which it was time for me to pack my PPE and hotfoot it to Swindon in order to start getting back North. A caught a short-formed GWR service to Bristol Parkway (but at least I got a seat).Now I’m crammed into another vestibule of a 5 car Cross-Country Voyager all the way to Leeds. Will I manage to get a seat on the way? Who knows?

At least I can people watch, and what I’ve noticed is that all three young women in the vestibile have cut themselves off aurally through the use of earbuds (in the case of one) or headphones by the others. Rendering on-train announcements about anything trivial or important entirely redundent.

17:20.

Upon leaving Cheltenham we swapped one gaggle of headphone wearing women for an even greater number. It’s almost like Dr Who’s ‘cybermen’ have taken a feminine, human form – only with more fluidity – even if the deadpan expressions are the same. Maybe I’m noticing these things more after my tour of Europe.

Having called at Worcestershire Parkway we have breathing space in the vestibule – even if the saloon is still standing room only! I’ve revised my suspicions about one of the women. She’s sat on the floor doing her makeup. Very un-cybermen like behaviour!

18:30.

I finally managed to get a seat after the Birmingham New St melee, where we simply swapped one load of packed people for another, with the added fun of folks trying to cram on before everyone had got off! The same was true of our Tamwoth call when I thought the train just might start to empty out a bit. Truth is, Cross-Country are an intercity service in name only. For much of the day and on much of their core routes they’re little more than a glorified regional commuter service with small trains.

19:35.

We’re now North of rainy Sheffield. Whilst this Voyager is still packed it’s no longer full and standing. It’s also an ex-Avanti hand me down unit which means it still has a ‘proper’ buffet counter in coach D which I can now access to buy some muscle relaxant!

20:50.

Deep joy (part 4372). I was in Leeds in plenty of time to catch my 20:27 connection. Apart from the fact it was late due to a passenger  being taken ill. Then the time kept slipping. Then we were told it would be terminating short at Bradford Interchange – just as it was too late to leg it over to another platform to get a Leeds – Manchester Victoria train that was going all the way! Grrr…

UPDATE:

I finally got home just before 22:00 after changing trains at Bradford Interchange with Dawn picking me up from Halifax station to drive me home. So, that’s it for now folks. I’m going nowhere (except locally) for a while. I’ve a massive amount of pictures to edit and other work to do. Even so, expect a few more blogs on different subjects and the odd picture from my travels.

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Cheers,

Paul

Home again, off again…

07 Wednesday Oct 2026

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12:00

My time at home was brief. Just one night for now as today I travel to Swindon to join the annual Railway Engineering Institute (formerly the Permanent Way Institute) OLE challenge so my trusty suitcase has swapped its holiday contents for railway standard PPE.

Right now I’m on train number 1. A crowded Northern Class 195 is carrying me to Leeds where I’ll pick up a Cross-Country Voyager for the long journey down to Bristol Parkway. I can’t say that the idea of spending so much time on a cramped Voyager is felling me with glee. It’s rather a comedown from 1st class in a high-speed German ICE!

12:57.

Ho hum. My Cross-country train fron Leeds to Bristol Parkway is running 19 minutes late and it hasn’t even made it to York yet – much less Leeds. So that’s my 8 minute connection at Bristol out of the window then…

13:46.

Deep fcuking joy! We’ve just left Leeds 32 minutes late on an utterly inadequate 5-car Voyager which is completely rammed. There are 12 people stood with me in the vestibule by the disabled toilet in the rear car and every other vestibule is the same. God, how I hate Cross-Country.

But it shouldn’t have been like this. We should have had a modern, high-speed intercity line with plenty of capacity between Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham in the shape of HS2 – until the Tories cancelled it. Now this is all the North and Midlands have to look forward to and put up with.

16:00.

We’ve finally reached and left Birmingham  New St 42 minutes late.Fortunately, enough people left that I could finally get a seat. To be fair to my fellow vestibule inmates, the atmosphere was rather ‘wartime spirit’ with a lot of laughing and joking, despite the conditions. Apparently, part of the problem had been caused by an earlier fatality at Northallerton, which resulted in several preceding services being cancelled. Events completely out of Cross-Country’s control. But throwing out a 5-car on a long-distance Edinburgh-Plymouth service really isn’t good enough.

22:00.

Time to bring this blog to a close. Having made it to Bristol Parkway I transferred to an on time GWR service which got me to Swindon, albeit an hour later than planned. I was just in time to have a quick drink and chat with colleagues in the REI reception before we swung into the sit-down meal and presentations, which kept me busy taking photographs. Now we’ve wound down for the evening. I’m back in my hotel room editing pictures and prepping all my kit for tomorrow. The day’s been so rushed that I’ve hardly taken any pictures other than official ones. The only shot I managed on the journey was this one back in Leeds when a Colas rail class 70 passed through on a cement train.

maybe I’ll have chance to do better tomorrow when I’m on my way home, although it’ll probably be a late one…

I’ve a small favour to ask…
If you enjoy reading this or any of the other blogs I’ve written, please click on an advert or two. You don’t have to buy anything you don’t want to of course – although if you did find something that tickled your fancy that would be fab! – but the revenue from them helps me to cover some of the cost of maintaining this site (which isn’t cheap and comes out of my own pocket). Remember, 99% of the pictures used in my blogs can be purchased as prints from my other website –  https://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/

Cheers,

Paul