Travelling the Railways

Sam ~ 19 ~ Lifelong Rail Enthusiast ~ Lived Experienced Mental Health Advocate ~ Autistic ~ ADHD ~ Fundraising page: ~ He/Him

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

Congratulations Liam!! Very well deserved! It’s lovely to see your and the teams work at the @RailwyMission being recognised in such a prestigious way!

[Liam Johnston MBE @railwaychaplain]

Huge honour to be awarded an MBE by HM King Charles. I accept it on behalf of the whole Railway Mission team, our chaplains, staff, Trustees & RMAP members, whose compassion, professionalism and commitment serve the railway community every day. Thank you. 🙏🚆

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

Merry Christmas 🎄

My Christmas Card design this year features my latest Art Deco print of the magnificent London Paddington station.

I hope you enjoy celebrating today in whichever way works best for you!

[DRSGuy @Electra88007]

Evening trip to Carlisle with @AnnBishopRowe and @SydneyBridgeTMD to see the fantastic @heather_waugh drive her last train for @RailFreight before moving on to a new chapter! Good luck Heather! 🤗

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@heather_waugh @GWRHelp @railway200 @paulrgentleman @networkrail @birdsnestsblog Thank you Heather 😊

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

Yesterday, @GWRHelp's Battery Train broke the world record for the furthest a battery train has travelled on a single charge - 200 miles!

GWR’s achievement was part of the @railway200 celebrations

Here is an illustration that I designed to mark this fantastic achievement!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@RailFreight @heather_waugh @everywomanUK Huge congratulations @heather_waugh 🎉🎉 Incredibly well deserved!!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@RailDepartures Ooo, that’s good to know! Another place to add to the list! Thank you ☺️

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@RailDepartures I think I will put it on the list of places to visit again! It certainly was a very enjoyable walk when we last went (with the added bonus of some railway photography!)

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@RailDepartures Ah maybe! It was a long time ago now! Although I think the viaduct in the first photo of the 166 is to the right of the train! I’m not sure! It looked like you had a lovely day weather wise for a bit of train watching, we weren’t quite so lucky with the weather on our visit!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@RailDepartures I thought I recognised it! If my memory serves me correctly, the picture of the 166 I sent was taken from that side in the field the map pin you sent is in! I may have completely misremembered that though!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

I'm so pleased you liked the artwork!

Congratulations again on winning the bundle of my designs in @heather_waugh's legendary @RailwayFamilyR1!

[Wales metro @WalesMetro]

Checkout the artwork of @the_railways - great quality work 👍
Looks great next to the Eryri metro !

https://t.co/Hl65CNPAr7

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

Last year, @GWRHelp invited me to learn how the construction of @HS2ltd will impact their services

I joined a testing day at @DidcotRailwayC, which was a great insight into the railway's preparations for the HS2 works

Read more about my experience here: https://t.co/mkDZQu5G64

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@railwaychaplain Not a problem at all Liam! I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for your kind words! I hope you had a lovely Christmas 🎄

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

Merry Christmas 🎄

My Christmas Card this year features my latest Art Deco print of the Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno, North Wales. To make it feel more Christmassy, I altered it to create a wintery scene

I hope you enjoy celebrating today in whichever way works best for you!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

This is a huge achievement!

Thank you to everyone who has supported this brilliant project which continues to raise vital funds for charity

A special thank you goes to @heather_waugh and the team for creating such an amazing event; and I’m honoured to be able to support it

[Railway Family Prize Draw and Fundraiser 2024/ 25 @RailwayFamilyR1]

The draw has been made! Check your account!

And I am delighted to announce that, including donations, the campaign total is currently sitting at.....

£30,525 !!!!

I almost didn't run the event this year, but once again youve all made the effort worthwhile. More details to follow but, for now.....

You are ALL amazing 🥹

[Railway Family Prize Draw and Fundraiser 2024/ 25 @RailwayFamilyR1]

Here's another wonderful prize for the Main draw...

Sam, who goes by @the_railways on Twitter, has been a huge supporter of all that we do since we started - he even designed our logo for us and has done work for train companies like GWR, ScotRail and many others.

Once again, Sam is offering his time and considerable expertise to create a bundle of unique railway-themed greetings cards and posters for our lucky winner.

Thank you, Sam!

https://t.co/OTGJJ1umgp

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@railnigel Totally agree Nigel! The staff were absolutely superb on my journey… and the food is brilliant!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@PaulMBigland @railnigel @GrtOrmeTramway Thank you!

[Travelling the Railways @the_railways]

@Captain_Deltic @railnigel @GrtOrmeTramway Thank you Roger! Many hours of work went into that one!