Hackers' Pub

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`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

✧✦Catherine✦✧ @whitequark@mastodon.social

12/13/2025, 9:31:36 AM

Public

why the fuck does the UK not number its trains anyway

Peter Brett @krans@mastodon.me.uk

12/13/2025, 10:45:23 AM

Public

@whitequark✧✦Catherine✦✧ The UK does number trains! They just believe the public wouldn't understand it.

Check out https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ which exposes the data.

For example, the Kings Cross to York service leaving at 1106 is service 1N83.

Realtime Trains

Realtime Trains is an independent source of live realtime running information for the Great British railway network.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

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