AJ Omega

@ajomega

✍️ Writer, presenter & filmmaker 🎥 🚂 Loves adventures in trains and time 🕰️ 🏁 Also racecars, retro games, & Doctor Who ☕️ Probably drinking tea Links here:

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AJ Omega@ajomega· Jul 8

Today's the day. My stomach is fizzing with a combination of approximately 30% nerves, & 70% unbridled excitement for you all to finally see this. Tonight. YouTube. 6pm UK time. It's been a long time coming...not quite 200 years, but it sure feels like it 😁💖

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jul 5

After the most wonderful day out yesterday at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton, I've been enjoying a much-needed peaceful morning today. As for what books to read over a cuppa tea? Well after yesterday, I've got quite a few new ones to choose from...

Five books are laid out on my bed. Top left is Railways of Britain: Norfolk & Suffolk, top right is Coming Up With The Goods. Middle left is British Rail Around The North-West, middle right is Stanier Locomotives: A Pictorial History. Bottom is The Southern Around London: A Colour Portfolio. Next to the last book is my hand holding a cup of tea in my Crash Bandicoot mug.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jun 17

This is what they mean by 'hydration breaks' right?

A picture of a bottle of Thatchers Vintage 8.3% cider, and a full pint glass next to it with ice cubes in it. England Vs Croatia is on the telly in the background.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jun 17

Heads up - we'll be going LIVE on www.twitch.tv/heyitsajomega at 6pm UK time this evening for more Tea & Trains! Where are we going? Back to the eighties, on @trainsimworld.com's brand new route - Crewe-Preston '86! (Don't worry, we *should* be done by the time the footie starts...)

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jun 13

It's Le Mans weekend. Legit one of my favourite weekends of the entire year. I'm comfy on the sofa. Drinks and snacks are in the fridge. Pizza for dinner. And as has been tradition for the last 16 years, I've got @radiolemans.bsky.social guiding me through. Bliss. I love this race. 💖

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jun 12

Wilf says hello 💖

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jun 3

One big problem I've had with making videos again, is how the rooms I used to be able to record voiceovers in are much more echoey now, & would require lots of acoustic panels & such to treat them. So what to do in the meantime? Make my laundry room into an improvised vocal booth, of course 😅🎙️

A picture of the corner of my laundry room, showing a worktop with some duvets folded up in the corner of it, my microphone, boom arm and pop filter clamped to it, and my laptop on a stand on top of the upturned laundry basket with Audacity open and ready to record. There's also headphones plugged into the laptop, and a bottle of water and a cuppa tea.

AJ Omega@ajomega· May 22

For as long as I've followed NASCAR, one man has been a huge part of it. One tenacious, tempestuous, feisty & fiercely competitive man. A brash persona with amazing talent to match, & often the biggest heel in the sport. Loved & hated, but always respected. Gone far too soon. Rest in power, KFB.

A photo of Kyle Busch hanging out the window of his #18 Toyota Camry, pointing a finger in the air and doing a burnout, after winning the 2013 NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen.

AJ Omega@ajomega· May 20

Because when a Bulleid Pacific comes to visit, I can't miss it. That's the rule. 💚

Bulleid Pacific 34046 Braunton chuffing through Swanley station this evening, heading the Golden Arrow railtour.

AJ Omega@ajomega· May 13

Instead of What 90s Goalkeeper, I've ended up going with What 90s Racing Car - Sting is a 1997 British Touring Car Championship Renault Laguna! (As seen in the first TOCA Touring Cars game on PS1!)

AJ Omega@ajomega· Apr 29

Apparantly, writing a bio for social media is the hardest thing ever for me. Who knew? Anyway, I think I'm happy with this one. For now.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Apr 17

A day that starts with a Bulleid Pacific on a railtour, ends with a second railtour, & features drinks & time spent with @jetlbomb.bsky.social, are officially the best days you can possibly have. 🚂💖

Bulleid Pacific 34028 'Eddystone' sits in Platform 2 at London Victoria station waiting for the off, wearing a Railway Touring Company headboard.

A quick selfie of me and Jess in Liverpool Street station. Were both grinning at the camera, because why would we not be?

AJ Omega@ajomega· Apr 13

Friday was my first time at the Twin Peaks Gala, joint hosted by the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway & Peak Rail. Genuinely, one of the best days I've ever had at any heritage railway gala. Perfect weather. Lush scenery. Two lines packed with history & charm. Impeccable vibes all round ☺️☀️

Me grinning at the camera, stood next to Class 47 loco D1842, at Wirksworth station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

Me smiling at the camera, stood next to Class 122 DMU 'bubble car' No W55006, at Wirksworth station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

Me grinning at the camera, and stood next to Class 37 diesel locomotive 37901 'Mirlees Pioneer', which is also wearing a 'Thunderslug' headboard, at Rowsley South station on Peak Rail.

Me beaming at the camera, stood next to Class 44 'Peak' diesel loco D8 'Penyghent' at Matlock station on the Peak Rail line.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Mar 27

Tea. Book. Peace. Happy birthday to me 🎂

A picture of the book Southern Region Devon & Cornwall, part of the RC Riley Colour Collection, laying on my bed. I'm holding a mug of tea next to it.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Mar 21

I'd be SO here for that. The obvious choice would be for a road course race, but he's actually got some short track experience too - he actually started out racing Ministox on short ovals here in the UK.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Mar 2

Amazing what a little sunshine, & some fresh spring air, can do for the body & brain. After what felt like an eternity of cold, wet, dark & miserable days, I could genuinely feel the weight of the winter SADs lifting off my shoulders just a tiny bit today. We're almost there, pals. 💖☀️

A quick selfie of me walking down a country lane, with sunny blue skies and bushes and trees with bright green leaves on them behind me. I'm smiling at the camera, with styled over hair, black glasses, and wearing a brown and red plaid shirt.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 20

...no, YOU'VE been getting into the Winter Olympics too much. Shush.

A copy of the game Salt Lake 2002 for the Playstation 2, that I bought on eBay for the princely sum of £3.14, sat on my kitchen worktop.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 18

Must say, I wasn't expecting to see a US skier at the Winter Olympics named after how I'm feeling today... #WinterOlympics

A picture of my TV screen, cropped to show the name tile of US alpine skier 'A.J. HURT'

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 17

Back in 2006, I remember being off school, laid up in bed with a cold, watching the Winter Olympics. Twenty years later, we're in a similar situation again. Guess it's just a tradition at this point. 😅🤒 #WinterOlympics

A picture of my living room, with the TV in the background showing Winter Olympics curling, and in the foreground on the coffee table, a white water bottle, a green box of Asda flu-max sachets, Asda cold and flu tablets, and a cuppa tea in a red KitKat mug.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 13

I still remember staying up late with my folks to watch Amy Williams win skeleton gold in 2010 like it was yesterday. Then we had hometown legend Lizzy Yarnold going back-to-back in '14 & '18. Tonight, Matt Weston joined that illustrious list. Well done, lad. 💖🇬🇧 #WinterOlympics

Photo of my TV screen, showing Matt Weston celebrating and holding his Olympic gold medal.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 10

@remy.gay I am locked IN for this Canada Vs USA game, and honestly this is SO GOOD

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 10

Congrats @rjoconnell.bsky.social on the gold medal! #WinterOlympics

A screengrab of Swedish mixed doubles curler Rasmus Wranka celebrating winning the gold with the Swedish flag.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Feb 8

Tea, biccies, train book, blankie, & hot water bottle. Racing on the laptop & #WinterOlympics on the telly box. All this after a lovely day yesterday, featuring besties, pizza, & wins for both AFC Wimbledon and the England rugby team. If Carlsberg did weekends. 💖❄️

My POV sitting on my sofa this afternoon. Winter Olympics is on the telly in the corner, on the coffee table is my laptop showing Asian Le Mans Series, as well as my tea mug, a stack of custard creams, & a book about Class 37 locomotives. In the foreground is my blanket across my legs and lap.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 30

So throughout January, Key Publishing were running a pretty huge sale, where loads of their books - including lots of railway books - were discounted down to sub-£3 each. I may have taken advantage of this sale, somewhat...

A flatlay image of all nine books I purchased in the Key Publishing January sale.

Top row L-R: The Last of the Welsh Coal Trains, Heritage DMUs: The Final Years, Japan's Railways: Hokkaido to Chubu, Japan's Railways: Kinki to Kyushu.

Bottom row L-R: Class 47s From Inverness To Penzance, Class 47s Inverness to Dover Western Docks, Class 47s Inverness to Newquay, Highland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel Traction North of Perth.

Bottom centre: The World's Last Steam Trains - China.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 27

Just as I decide to start using Instagram a bit more again, I get this. Err, no thanks. I'm good. Anyone else getting this?

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 24

Fun fact; the very first thing me & my buddies did when we arrived at Daytona last year, was go straight to the @aoracingusa.bsky.social stall & pick up a bunch of merch - including this chap. It's only fitting that he watches the race this year with me, right? 🦖💖 #Rolex24

My living room telly showing the Rolex 24 race, with Rexy the plush dinosaur sitting on the coffee table watching the race.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 24

This has always been one of my favourite racing weekends of the year. But given that this time one year ago, I was actually *at* Daytona in person? Utterly immersed in the sights & sounds of this amazing race? Watching it on my sofa hits a lil' different this year. Happy #Rolex24 weekend pals 🏁

Watching the Rolex 24 motor race on my living room television, with my laptop connected to the TV to stream the race, and also showing the live timing on the laptop screen itself. A can of Button Masher beer and my IMSA cup, which I got at Daytona last year, is sat on the corner of the coffee table.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 18

Live scenes from inside my brain at any given moment.

A sign on a wall, showing a black and white picture of an old timey policeman with his gloved hand raised in a 'stop' gesture, and the caption 'STOP NEEDLESS NOISE' written across it.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 16

Oh, and I just remembered one good thing that happened in 2016. Robot Wars came back. That's it. 😁

A still from the revival series of Robot Wars in 2016, with Apollo, a white and black wedge-shaped flipper robot, flipping Carbide, a black and green robot with a front mounted spinning blade, in the updated arena.

AJ Omega@ajomega· Jan 5

First adventure of the new year, and what a great place to start - a bitterly cold and frosty Severn Valley Railway, for their Winter Steam Gala! Because what else would you want from such cold weather, than a bunch of nice, warm kettles doing a heckin' big chuff 🚂🫖