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Officer Wibble

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Railway worker since 1994, usually found on a train somewhere between Portsmouth & Waterloo. LGBTQIA Ally. He/Him.

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Never one to miss a bandwagon, Farage has turned up in Portsmouth to see HMS Dragon which has just left for Cyprus.

10.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kier for sale, and sold to various trade unions.

10.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On my way to Southampton to see occupational health to plan what will likely be a phased return to work.πŸ˜€

10.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One from Saturday’s trip down the Abbey Line.

09.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Off on a solo day out on my own for the first time since the leg break, crutches still required though.

07.03.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A no brainer if you live in Portsmouth, Eastbourne is about two hours away on the train!

03.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just leave it until you get to your destination then change ends!!

03.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely conditions for the return crossing.

03.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely day for a cliff top walk in Sandown.πŸ˜€

03.03.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After many years on the District Line in London 484004 has now retired to the Isle of Wight.

03.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I spilt mine all over the floor in a 450 cab once.πŸ˜‚

03.03.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A spontaneous trip across the water from Portsmouth starts at the Wightlink terminal today.

03.03.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The one time I used Ryanair, Stansted to Prestwick on September 11th 2002. Also the only time I've used Prestwick.

02.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stagecoach E300 27876 at Queen Alexandra Hospital this afternoon.

28.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Board Of Peace = Bored Of Peace.

28.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quarter of a century already, but never forgotten.

28.02.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A reclining chair! We have to make do with 'GP waiting room' seats!

28.02.2026 10:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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When I'm back at work I might try a jaunty tune for my announcements. #PeptobismolAdvert #Annoying

🎢"We call at Farnborough, Woking, Walton On Thames, Clapham Junction, Waterloo-oo-oo." 🎢

26.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s nice to be able to wear both shoes again, not for any significant distance though.

24.02.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A throwback to the post 9/11 months when many North American based aircraft found work elsewhere, this is Air Canada 767 C-FOCA at Sydney ready for another Tasman transit to Auckland in December 2001.

22.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2405 seen leaving Woking on a chilly February 20th in 1996.

20.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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HMS Dauntless arriving into Portsmouth after some Mediterranean manoeuvres.

19.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Island Flyer heading off to Ryde this afternoon.

19.02.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February 19th through the years. 320307 at Balloch in 1996, 66183 at Newport in 2000, 313215 at Fratton in 2022 and VH-OJP climbing over Wraysbury heading to Heathrow in 2005.

19.02.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Twenty years ago climbing out of Heathrow on Virgin A340-600 G-VNAP for some winter warmth in Los Angeles on February 16th 2006.

16.02.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm not sure the latest cutbacks to the fire service have been fully thought through.

15.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BA A380 G-XLEL over Portsmouth this morning on the Miami to London flight.

14.02.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February 13th 2005 was my longest day, all forty three hours of it! I started the day in Sydney, hopped over to Auckland before crossing the Pacific for tea in Los Angeles! Here's N180UA in Sydney, ZK-NBA in Auckland, the wing of 747 ZK-SUI over the Pacific and N840MH at LA.

13.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home on the bus as the trains are a little delayed at the moment.

10.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This wouldn’t be happening if Jim Bergerac was still around.

10.02.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0