Robert Hampton

@Hampo
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Tends to go on a lot about trains, teletext, gay stuff, bad puns and miscellaneous nerdy nonsense.
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Websitehttps://hampo.uk
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It was 13 years ago today that the BBC’s teletext service Ceefax was switched off, as the digital TV switchover was completed.

At the time, I made my own little teletext tribute which is still up on YouTube. https://youtu.be/vqwL4XtDLyg

Pages from Hampofax

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Mastodon hive mind! Looking for recommendations for a web store for the Class 507 website (class507.org.uk)

No fancy stuff needed, just add to cart, calculate postage costs, and link up to payment provider such as PayPal. Looking for something simple to set up and maintain, low cost, ideally open source.

There's loads of options but would appreciate suggestions of what to go for.

This man should dump his wife and marry me instead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62052zjl4go

'My wife wants to sell my collection of 23 buses'

Wesley Tierney estimates he could earn £200,000 by selling his bus collection.

Ageing like fine milk
Probably shouldn't have waited until the day before the old server closed forever to migrate @class507 to a new instance. 😅

Hello and welcome to our new home on Mastodon! Following the closure of tbs.social, we are pleased to have our new home here at @class507.

We are the Class 507 Preservation Society, custodians of former Merseyrail electric multiple unit 507001. Our train is currently living at Alstom's Litchurch Lane works in Derby, where it will take part in the Greatest Gathering exhibition in August.

Until then, we are working with Alstom to look after it and keep it in tip-top condition.

Great to talk to the Tramway and Light Railway Society tonight about 507001’s journey to preservation. Thanks to all who attended, including one of our members who travelled all the way from Sheffield!
Tomorrow morning, 507001 and 507029 will leave Birkenhead North depot, bringing an end to 46 years of Class 507 and 508 operations on Merseyrail.

Thank you and goodbye. 🫡 https://youtu.be/0zZGrtr7M_I
Thank you and goodbye to the Merseyrail Class 507s and 508s

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What an amazing year it's been! We launched the society, appeared on national TV, smashed our Crowdfunder target, and secured 507001 for preservation. And we're just getting started!
Merry Christmas to all our followers! Thanks for all your support throughout 2024.