Stephen Farrow
@stephenfarrow.bsky.social
Writer, reader, grammarian, shower singer, theatre addict, news junkie, eyeball-roller. European. Powered by Vimto. Love language, hate sushi.
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Having been a regular customer of the original incarnation of Virgin Trains, “outstanding customer experience” isn’t *quite* the phrase I’d choose. Still, it’s nice to know that from 2030 rail travellers will once again be able to say they came on a Virgin.
![Paragraph from an article in Modern Railways about the livery for the new Virgin Trains cross-channel rail service:
[picture of a train in the new livery, which is mostly red with a large 'Virgin' logo on the side]
"Virgin says it will bring the 'outstanding customer experience it is known for around the world' to its cross-Channel rail services it plans to launch in 2030."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:criiz7t67jzchq7m6plznv7f/bafkreiggkgrvsss6lnegqqosswuj4tujaxuqyqwb3ftlyz6y5nzvqlsoa4)
October 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Having been a regular customer of the original incarnation of Virgin Trains, “outstanding customer experience” isn’t *quite* the phrase I’d choose. Still, it’s nice to know that from 2030 rail travellers will once again be able to say they came on a Virgin.
October 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
October 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
October 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
October 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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October 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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There is no truth in the rumour that Trump has decided, in response to the latest snub from the Nobel Committee, to replace the Washington Monument with an eighty-storey-high sculpture of his penis.
But I bet he's thought about it.
But I bet he's thought about it.
October 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
There is no truth in the rumour that Trump has decided, in response to the latest snub from the Nobel Committee, to replace the Washington Monument with an eighty-storey-high sculpture of his penis.
But I bet he's thought about it.
But I bet he's thought about it.
Went to the shops.
Bought stuff.
Came home.
It's a non-stop thrill ride around here, isn't it?
Bought stuff.
Came home.
It's a non-stop thrill ride around here, isn't it?
October 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Went to the shops.
Bought stuff.
Came home.
It's a non-stop thrill ride around here, isn't it?
Bought stuff.
Came home.
It's a non-stop thrill ride around here, isn't it?
Apparently the Heathrow Express got lost.
October 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Apparently the Heathrow Express got lost.
It's hilarious that anybody thinks the orange fascist shitbag, whose administration appears to get a dopamine high from committing war crimes, was ever a contender.
October 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
It's hilarious that anybody thinks the orange fascist shitbag, whose administration appears to get a dopamine high from committing war crimes, was ever a contender.
RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!
October 9, 2026 at 8:54 AM
RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!
Sometimes it's so hard to hold on to the will to live.
October 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Sometimes it's so hard to hold on to the will to live.
A very strong win for Labour, a very well-earned defeat for Zack Polanski, and Reform and Restore trailing in the dust. A good result all round.
Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Greens - follow live
Sagal Abdi-Wali calls her victory an "extraordinary honour". Meanwhile, Polanski faces questions about his party's motion declaring Zionism a form of racism.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM
A very strong win for Labour, a very well-earned defeat for Zack Polanski, and Reform and Restore trailing in the dust. A good result all round.
The death penalty is barbaric, and morally indefensible, and has no place in any civilised country. So of course the USA is planning to livestream an execution.
October 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The death penalty is barbaric, and morally indefensible, and has no place in any civilised country. So of course the USA is planning to livestream an execution.
Thirty-four kilometres in under six minutes. Impressive.
October 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Thirty-four kilometres in under six minutes. Impressive.
There was mozzarella in the fridge that needed using up, and I couldn’t be bothered to put a lot of effort into making dinner, so pizza again. This time an Italian classic: tuna, olives, and onion.
October 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
There was mozzarella in the fridge that needed using up, and I couldn’t be bothered to put a lot of effort into making dinner, so pizza again. This time an Italian classic: tuna, olives, and onion.
He had it coming,
He had it coming,
He only had himself to blame,
If you'd have been there,
If you'd have seen it,
I betcha you would have done the same!
He had it coming,
He only had himself to blame,
If you'd have been there,
If you'd have seen it,
I betcha you would have done the same!
October 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
He had it coming,
He had it coming,
He only had himself to blame,
If you'd have been there,
If you'd have seen it,
I betcha you would have done the same!
He had it coming,
He only had himself to blame,
If you'd have been there,
If you'd have seen it,
I betcha you would have done the same!
Why I loathe heatwaves: for the first time since the third week in May, the temperature in my living-room has dropped below 23°C.
October 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Why I loathe heatwaves: for the first time since the third week in May, the temperature in my living-room has dropped below 23°C.
October 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
October 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
October 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Quicker than I got the English one. Whoop-de-frigging-doo.
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October 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Quicker than I got the English one. Whoop-de-frigging-doo.
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