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@mezzie.uk

Random engineering student and professional overthinker with an incurable obsession with transport. Occasionally posts photos of cat. Opinions are my own. http://mezzie.uk/

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Inside a train carriage, with the information display showing the time as seven to three in the morning

Inside a train carriage, with the information display showing the time as seven to three in the morning

I had a reverse 2am the other week.

This is same the person who regularly struggles to get into work on time in the morning ๐Ÿ˜ญ

16.02.2026 07:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A dark brown fluffy cat with wide eyes plodding towards the camera

A dark brown fluffy cat with wide eyes plodding towards the camera

A train arriving into a station with a victorian arched roof

A train arriving into a station with a victorian arched roof

a brand new train in storage in a siding

a brand new train in storage in a siding

a blue train passing by slowly just after a station with motion blur of the background

a blue train passing by slowly just after a station with motion blur of the background

Happy New Year, here's to a great 2026 ๐Ÿฅณ

01.01.2026 00:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A cat sitting on top of a tiled floor in front of an oven containing a turkey

A cat sitting on top of a tiled floor in front of an oven containing a turkey

Whamageddon โœ…

Happy Christmas ๐ŸŽ

25.12.2025 09:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hitachi, revised AT300s to fit the length of the platforms at St. Pancras and some aerodynamic shenanigans.

13.12.2025 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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looking good

12.12.2025 21:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have two pages of these designs, took me long enough to make one I liked - now to successfully do something that doesn't include salivating over a union jack ๐Ÿคฃ

12.12.2025 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The madness continues

12.12.2025 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone sent their British Airways based livery and I had to just switch up the colours

09.12.2025 02:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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in other news, I'm already making it for Transport Fever 2

09.12.2025 01:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It does look smart, but come on... How can you put the double arrow on something that both looks copied from the Americans and something I feel like they did a better job at.

08.12.2025 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't mind this too much apart from the fact that's what they went with for the trains.
It feels to me like a good one-off promotional thing rather than something for trains generally - also which will just be those running services for England. It doesn't feel serious.

08.12.2025 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

There is no escape for you now. Embrace the ritual of getting up stupidly early just to go to a Parkrun on the way to wherever it is you're going.

22.11.2025 22:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A train at a station with steam seemingly billowing out the top and left side of it.

A train at a station with steam seemingly billowing out the top and left side of it.

Here we see the wild 172007 in its natural habitat, imitating a steam train.

10.11.2025 10:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's to the cursed one I did years ago

02.11.2025 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sony A6000 with a Sony E 55-210 mm Telephoto lens ๐Ÿ‘

23.10.2025 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An electric high speed train going south, down to London, heads into a sky lit up by the sun setting. A lattice truss road bridge is visible just in front of it, spanning the throat into a station. The train features a livery with both the standard LNER colour scheme (white with a red stripe along its length and yellow at the very front below the cab window), but with a different pride flag found on each coach within that red stripe.

An electric high speed train going south, down to London, heads into a sky lit up by the sun setting. A lattice truss road bridge is visible just in front of it, spanning the throat into a station. The train features a livery with both the standard LNER colour scheme (white with a red stripe along its length and yellow at the very front below the cab window), but with a different pride flag found on each coach within that red stripe.

off into the sunset...

22.10.2025 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An electric high speed train departs a victorian built railway station with its iconic curved train shed. The train features a livery with both the standard LNER colour scheme (white with a red stripe along its length and yellow at the very front below the cab window), but with a different pride flag found on each coach within that red stripe.

An electric high speed train departs a victorian built railway station with its iconic curved train shed. The train features a livery with both the standard LNER colour scheme (white with a red stripe along its length and yellow at the very front below the cab window), but with a different pride flag found on each coach within that red stripe.

Found a neat spot for a photo of @lner.co.uk's 'Together' train this evening just outside of York station ๐Ÿš„

22.10.2025 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well done on getting through till now and good luck!

Got my assessment (combined with Autism, to no one but my mum's surprise apparently) at the start of next year. And yeah, RTC is the best chance anyone has of getting an assessment within 5-10 years of referral at this point...

22.10.2025 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A chamber of purple crystals and blocks (Amethyst)

A chamber of purple crystals and blocks (Amethyst)

A glowing pit of lava within a deepslate lined cave

A glowing pit of lava within a deepslate lined cave

An underground hive of life with water on the ground, walls of deepslate and moss on the ceiling, the scene lit up by various plants hanging from it

An underground hive of life with water on the ground, walls of deepslate and moss on the ceiling, the scene lit up by various plants hanging from it

Axolotl. (Inside some grass, next to some sand, right behind some water, facing towards the camera.)

Axolotl. (Inside some grass, next to some sand, right behind some water, facing towards the camera.)

'lil bit of Minecraft

02.10.2025 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

probably could've done the shadow underneath a bit better, but it's safe to say I've had some fun making this

21.09.2025 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three illustrations of the side of single decker electric bus (Enviro100EV) layed out vertically in Bee Network, Demonstrator and TfL Buses liveries respectively from the top down.

Three illustrations of the side of single decker electric bus (Enviro100EV) layed out vertically in Bee Network, Demonstrator and TfL Buses liveries respectively from the top down.

Have some bus

21.09.2025 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A purple mascot in front of the entrance to a railway station, visible from behind a bush.

A purple mascot in front of the entrance to a railway station, visible from behind a bush.

Have a Miles as well

03.08.2025 09:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Headlight cluster of a train with a red light turned on. The background is blurry, with other rolling stock exhibits and buildings visible.

Headlight cluster of a train with a red light turned on. The background is blurry, with other rolling stock exhibits and buildings visible.

A line up of various diesel locomotives with yellow fronts, with a crowd people visible in the foreground and train workshop buildings in the background.

A line up of various diesel locomotives with yellow fronts, with a crowd people visible in the foreground and train workshop buildings in the background.

A line up of steam locomotives of various colours, with an Alstom workshop building visible in the background.

A line up of steam locomotives of various colours, with an Alstom workshop building visible in the background.

A sunset side shot of a line up of 3 high speed trains found in Britain, with a two cut off cab ends of trains visible on the left. Various buildings surround the trains.

A sunset side shot of a line up of 3 high speed trains found in Britain, with a two cut off cab ends of trains visible on the left. Various buildings surround the trains.

Enjoyed visiting The Greatest Gathering yesterday, alongside getting to meet a few people in person.
Just wish I'd been running on a bit more sleep ๐Ÿ˜‚

03.08.2025 09:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

11foot8 "canopener" bridge in the US comes to mind

01.08.2025 14:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I occasionally have a peek on Twitter from time to time, but I'm definitely sticking with here.

30.07.2025 19:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the text: "But metro mayor Steve Rotheram insisted the vehicle on show this week was a "trackless tram", adding: "If you take the tyres off and put it on rails, it's a tram."

Screenshot of the text: "But metro mayor Steve Rotheram insisted the vehicle on show this week was a "trackless tram", adding: "If you take the tyres off and put it on rails, it's a tram."

I call this concept, a Pacer.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

25.07.2025 08:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A diesel locomotive dragging another train passing through a railway station

A diesel locomotive dragging another train passing through a railway station

Didn't really plan this into my trip yesterday, but have 37800 hauling 455868 off to the Greatest Gathering through Wimbledon yesterday.

18.07.2025 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A poor geometric depiction of Great Britain, with Wales and Cornwall  being shown as part of the same bit of land. Just no.

A poor geometric depiction of Great Britain, with Wales and Cornwall being shown as part of the same bit of land. Just no.

A screenshot showing how the top segment of the symbol looks offcentre when properly centred with another part of the symbol.

A screenshot showing how the top segment of the symbol looks offcentre when properly centred with another part of the symbol.

the failed versions of this are quite funny, as is the weird and whacky antics of the actual symbol if you look closer to avoid it looking off.

15.07.2025 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I plan to get bored and make some liveries and the like for this for Transport Fever 2... at some point.

15.07.2025 00:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A geometric style depiction of Great Britain next to the text "Great British Railways" displayed in three variations: White with a blue background, coloured with a white background and white with a red background.

A geometric style depiction of Great Britain next to the text "Great British Railways" displayed in three variations: White with a blue background, coloured with a white background and white with a red background.

Get yer alternative Great British Railways logo here

15.07.2025 00:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0