Roger Ford @Captain_Deltic
Industry & Technology Editor: Modern Railways. Joined February 2010-
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We invited journalists and stakeholders to our site in Katowice, Southern Poland for a sneak peek of our new X'trapolis DART+ fleet for @IrishRail this week. Check out @liamnolanRTE's report for @rtenews from the factory: youtu.be/dUjuJKqm4bU
An excellent visit to @Gordon_3417 today. Highlight for me was to see Chief Engineer @ChrisUk10 still wearing his SWT smock. Oh, that and the delicious bacon sandwich! I can report back to the man himself that all is well.
Well that's a blow
Cardiff - Manchester by @tfwrail today. Departed 13 mins late. Arrived 2 minutes early. 1st Class Advance Single with Railcard, booked yesterday: £44.60 Two course lunch plus lager: £25.70 Scenic views: included. #Perfection @greensignallers @seatsixtyone
We can confirm our latest plans for the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre to renew & electrify the 3.5km track The major development will take our total investment in the site to over £75m since 2021 ➡️porterbrook.co.uk/news/long-mars…
@DanielPhilips1 @Captain_Deltic @BMLBod London Overground is the big “new player”, but I think it works well as part of TFL. There’s no operational argument for putting the outer suburbans into TFL that I can see. Hence the argument for A new NSE (IMO).
🔵⚪️ Treni Turistici 🇮🇹 prestigious dining/bar/sleeper train. - dates & half price fare 2 of 3 trains; 🥾🏔️Rome-Cadore (or Venice) sleeper/dining Tue/Fri, 26 June-31 Aug from €80 🏖️Milan-Livorno/Versilia 5hr, €44/€55 1st dining Tuesday/Thu Aug/Sept. 🎟️fstrenituristici.it/content/fs_tre…
Thought for the day: "For those outside looking in, the railway industry is impossible to understand. For those inside looking out, it is impossible to explain". @Modern_Railways Editorial 2018.
god, there is so much misinformation going around about labour's recent pledge to "re-nationalise" the uk's railways. as a rail worker and someone who is very pro public services being publicly owned, here are my thoughts 🧵
@Captain_Deltic @RailPartners Despite passenger numbers more than doubling from 1992 to 2019, the cost of the railway to the taxpayer increased by 63% over this privatisation period. By any objective standard privatisation was a failure in respect of cost to the taxpayer.
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Oh dear. @bcrre has just sent me a response to the Labour rail policy announcement using the dreaded "G" word Get with the programme dears - it's now "D" for "directing".
@IntercityFC @Captain_Deltic @Elwick70 @philatrail @railnigel Roger is right, you don’t need much in the first year or so. You’re putting right the day to day and re-building traincrew establishments. Simultaneously, you put together GBR, but most of that cost already exists in other places. Also, start to think net benefit, not just cost.
So Labour's version of GBR will be a "directing mind".
The May issue of MR has features on @theTRUpgrade, DCRail and June timetable changes. Plus news on the aborted ECML timetable change, @CrossCountryUK fleet plans, @Captain_Deltic on the rolling stock factory situation, and much more. Order your copy from bit.ly/MRMay2024
This is a Crime
Note that here use of sloppily made British spares made with files and chisels, are equally happy being installed in prescisely machined American engines with very tight tolerances, as well as the accurate American parts being happy in the sloppily made British engines with…
"Train versus plane between London and Edinburgh: rail wins, but not by too much" independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…
@Captain_Deltic @mark395625 @LNER I do wish TOC TV advertising budgets were pooled, to promote rail travel in the round. In The Shire we get LNER ads - which are utterly irrelevant. Far better to promote rail travel across the board.
Dear @AntCoulls, I have been a very good motorman so far this year, and so for Christmas this year I would like… I will keep it in my shed and find nice people to make it work again. Yours, Potter
Richard Clinnick @Clinnick1
23K Followers 2K Following Editor. Journalist. Freelance. Norwich City season ticket holder. Views my own. Mental health supporter. Lover of Paris. Doting husband of an NHS #keyworker.
Gareth Dennis @GarethDennis
26K Followers 3K Following Rail engineer and writer. Hosts @Railnatter. Associate @OpenInnovates. Lecturer @BCRRE/@PWInstitution. Co-founder @LevelBoarding. Chair @RailEngineers. He/him.
Justin on eurostar @EurostarJustinp
21K Followers 1K Following Eurostar Train Manager, ale and photography fan. Tweets when operational duties allow. Contact @eurostar for customer support. Bon voyage! 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇧🇪🇳🇱🇪🇺
Driver H. Potter @DriverPotter
7K Followers 948 Following Slightly involved with @Gordon_3417. Fairly dull & surprised that people apparently listen to me. Usual disclaimers. What/Where/How?
Philip Haigh @philatrail
10K Followers 165 Following Freelance railway writer, former deputy editor at RAIL magazine - news, views and analysis of today's railway.
Modern Railways @Modern_Railways
20K Followers 1K Following Tweets from the team at Modern Railways magazine, which has provided news, views and analysis on the UK's railways for 60 years.
David Horne @DavidHorne
16K Followers 2K Following Managing Director of LNER • London North Eastern Railway • Follow @LNER for service information and help
💕 Joanna 💕 @JoanneMCrompton
9K Followers 1K Following Small Business Owner ▪︎ Heritage Railway Volunteer ▪︎ Sometimes a bit sweary ▪︎ All views are my own ▪︎ Retweets do not equal agreement
Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar
17K Followers 1K Following Author 20 books most transport, speaker, Rail mag, driverless car sceptic, QPR fan, Parkrunner. @wolmarforlondon wife @deborahmaby Podcast: Calling All Stations
Roger Marks @RPMarks
3K Followers 1K Following Train driver, husband, dad/grandpa, snapper, whippet owner, cider & ale fan, centre-left. ASLEF. Part-time misanthrope. Opinions unrelated to employer. He/Him
Coastway Will 💜 @Coastway_Will
10K Followers 337 Following Trainee First Class Host for @EastMidRailway • @225GroupUK and @HastingsDiesels Volunteering • Views are my own • He/Him
PB Photography #FBPE @PaulMBigland
5K Followers 5K Following Freelance photographer, Journalist, Blogger, Traveller, NUJ member.
Hunslet the Bear🐻 @HunsletTheBear
5K Followers 1K Following A rescued bear formerly of Soho depot who raises money for 2 charities close to his heart. Disclaimer, the views posted on this site are my own.
HS2 Ltd @HS2ltd
40K Followers 1K Following HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.
Network Southeast Lat.. @NSE_Latchmere
10K Followers 3K Following 80s & 90s south west London. Thatcher & Reagan. Matt & Luke. Kylie & Jason. Charles & Di. VEPs & CIGs. HAPs & TCs. Reds, whites and blues. Model railway.
Andrew Murdin @Andym13
4K Followers 935 Following Train Driver, living the dream at the controls of some vintage traction. All views are my own. All Photos are taken from a Position of Safety.
Steve White @SteveWhiteRail
5K Followers 2K Following Managing Director, Southeastern Railway. All views my own. Please contact the very friendly teams @Se_Railway or @NetworkRailSE for help. Thanks!
ahmad wais pashtoon @pahmadwais
230 Followers 4K Following 🌹﷽🌹 وَلَا تَلْبِسُو الْحَقَّ بِاالْبَاطِلِ وَتَکْتُمُوَْ الُحَقَّ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوُنَ.
End of Daze @Petel30983171
2K Followers 4K Following A middle aged dad. Hobbies include motorcycling , carpentry and amateur butchery, sometimes all three at the same time. Still very much a European.
James Harvey @HarveyClass800
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somethingsomething201.. @somethingor2019
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Malcolm Vosen @abacus_agent
162 Followers 2K Following Economist, Emerging Markets and Central Bank observer. Likes a good chart. Dislikes the limelight. "I never learned anything while I was talking."
James Roderick Burns @JamesRoderickB
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Steven Bomes @SteveBomes
16 Followers 28 Following
Ian D Prosser CBE @CbeIan79707
5 Followers 36 Following I am retiring soon as HM Chief Inspector of Railways this X account will be the official one for my new company Double 0 Safety Consulting starting 1/7
Colin Leslie Revell @ColinIrrit79146
1K Followers 6K Following I'm a neurounique/distinct HSP heyoka super empath and traumatised psychic spiritual warrior soul being as a human and animal rights defender activist
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Dean Stanley @stanley_de1889
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Peter Aldous MP @peter_aldous
15K Followers 628 Following Peter Aldous is the Member of Parliament for Waveney. Promoted by Peter Aldous of The Kirkley Centre, 154 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0AZ
StillBooming-justabou.. @Krulskitten
1K Followers 2K Following Ex London Transport bus Conductor then driver, Wilts & Dorset driver. Ex BR Guard, SWT & SWR train driver. Seen a lot, done a lot, travelled a lot. Retired.
Max @MaxGesins
241 Followers 418 Following
JIM @JIM50518
95 Followers 247 Following
Joe Brown @JoeBrownLondon
525 Followers 662 Following Cartographer, author, railway historian, former train driver, current transport manager, LGBTQ+ network leader 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Visit Crecy Publishing for my titles
cawconsultancy @cawconsultancy
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David Hoggarth @dahoggarth
60 Followers 68 Following
tantive4 💚🚦☕�.. @ElizabethLine4
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Alex Woodall @alextwoodall
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Jim Hoare @JimHoare
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Charles Ward @CBLWard
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Jimmmmyyyyyyyyss15973.. @jimmyy1597326
158 Followers 407 Following
Firemen And Locomotiv.. @FALSE_Union
25 Followers 339 Following Union for backwards and jumbled up Train Drivers. We don’t acknowledge anything modern (post 1974).
Robin1966 🇺🇦�.. @RobinW1966
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Andrew Kirkland @AndrewKirk3621
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FirstNameBunch0Number.. @Rail60016
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robert @robert79372877
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Boboyi @BOBOYI_007
3K Followers 4K Following Imagination wan kill me.(Dream too big). @Manchester United❤️ @Davido 🐐 @Ronaldo 🐐
Nick Millington @NickMillington7
45 Followers 45 Following
Callum Nicolson @callumgnicolson
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Elgan Thomas @ElganThomas
161 Followers 183 Following Train Driver 🚉 Cymro 🏴 Derby County sufferer since 1995 ⚽ Canucks 🏒. Private account.
Nick Ainley @nickainley69
803 Followers 1K Following Train driver | Knottingley Branch Chair | Aslef Rep | Socialist | Animal lover | Cocker Spaniels x 3 | O- blood donor ✊️💙
matt carter @mattjcarter80
9 Followers 206 Following
subair yetunde @sub_yet
14 Followers 144 Following
Mark Williams @MarkJona4405
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Jack Spotter @Jack_spotter
134 Followers 487 Following Trainspotter based in Edinburgh Scotland. | 17 | Train enthusiast | Mild Autism | Camera: iPhone 15 Pro
Darik @TransportDarik
79 Followers 917 Following 17 He/Him Trainspotting enthusiast in Essex that makes videos as well on TikTok and YouTube
Nazim Uddin @NazimUddin82753
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Paul Quinlan @quinla99256
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G44 @G44steve
0 Followers 17 Following
Andrew 🌈 @Andrewislington
303 Followers 683 Following Banner credit: @AviationZc A Rail, Water, Energy enthusiast | School Student | Neurodiverse | DMs are open @Andrewisling_pr
BremainInSpain @BremainInSpain
27K Followers 16K Following We are a group campaigning for Brits in Spain & EU #citizensrights #RejoinEU #MakeVotesMatter #VotesForLife https://t.co/ZXGBIRY8YT
RAIL magazine @RAIL
36K Followers 2K Following Fortnightly magazine and website covering news and views from Britain’s railway. The brand behind the RAIL100 business breakfast club and #NationalRailAwards
Richard Clinnick @Clinnick1
23K Followers 2K Following Editor. Journalist. Freelance. Norwich City season ticket holder. Views my own. Mental health supporter. Lover of Paris. Doting husband of an NHS #keyworker.
Justin on eurostar @EurostarJustinp
21K Followers 1K Following Eurostar Train Manager, ale and photography fan. Tweets when operational duties allow. Contact @eurostar for customer support. Bon voyage! 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇧🇪🇳🇱🇪🇺
Driver H. Potter @DriverPotter
7K Followers 948 Following Slightly involved with @Gordon_3417. Fairly dull & surprised that people apparently listen to me. Usual disclaimers. What/Where/How?
Philip Haigh @philatrail
10K Followers 165 Following Freelance railway writer, former deputy editor at RAIL magazine - news, views and analysis of today's railway.
Modern Railways @Modern_Railways
20K Followers 1K Following Tweets from the team at Modern Railways magazine, which has provided news, views and analysis on the UK's railways for 60 years.
David Horne @DavidHorne
16K Followers 2K Following Managing Director of LNER • London North Eastern Railway • Follow @LNER for service information and help
💕 Joanna 💕 @JoanneMCrompton
9K Followers 1K Following Small Business Owner ▪︎ Heritage Railway Volunteer ▪︎ Sometimes a bit sweary ▪︎ All views are my own ▪︎ Retweets do not equal agreement
Bessie 🚂 🦡 @bessbbe
15K Followers 864 Following Train Lady 🚂♥️ Guard gone Trainee Mainline Freight Driver on the South Coast. Award winning author, illustrator, columnist, fundraiser and lover of all dogs.
Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar
17K Followers 1K Following Author 20 books most transport, speaker, Rail mag, driverless car sceptic, QPR fan, Parkrunner. @wolmarforlondon wife @deborahmaby Podcast: Calling All Stations
Roger Marks @RPMarks
3K Followers 1K Following Train driver, husband, dad/grandpa, snapper, whippet owner, cider & ale fan, centre-left. ASLEF. Part-time misanthrope. Opinions unrelated to employer. He/Him
Network Rail @networkrail
210K Followers 263 Following *Official account* 🚂 We own, operate and develop Britain’s rail infrastructure. Follow #PuttingPassengersFirst #RailwayUpgradePlan ➡️ Customer support 24/7
PB Photography #FBPE @PaulMBigland
5K Followers 5K Following Freelance photographer, Journalist, Blogger, Traveller, NUJ member.
Hunslet the Bear🐻 @HunsletTheBear
5K Followers 1K Following A rescued bear formerly of Soho depot who raises money for 2 charities close to his heart. Disclaimer, the views posted on this site are my own.
HS2 Ltd @HS2ltd
40K Followers 1K Following HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.
Chris the Driver @Chris_TheDriver
7K Followers 85 Following Hello, I am a driver for @SW_Help. All views my own and don't necessarily reflect those of South Western Railway. DM always open.
Andrew Murdin @Andym13
4K Followers 935 Following Train Driver, living the dream at the controls of some vintage traction. All views are my own. All Photos are taken from a Position of Safety.
Farva Price @FarvaPrice
8K Followers 374 Following Sometimes pilot, full-time Farva. Prospective Commanding Officer, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). Following, RTs and links ≠ endorsement
Chowdah Hill @ChowdahHill
68K Followers 195 Following Proud Captain of the best damn ship in the Navy, @TheCVN69. All views presented are mine and do not represent DoD/DoN. Follows/RTs/links ≠ DoD/DoN endorsement.
Elgan Thomas @ElganThomas
161 Followers 183 Following Train Driver 🚉 Cymro 🏴 Derby County sufferer since 1995 ⚽ Canucks 🏒. Private account.
Nick Ainley @nickainley69
803 Followers 1K Following Train driver | Knottingley Branch Chair | Aslef Rep | Socialist | Animal lover | Cocker Spaniels x 3 | O- blood donor ✊️💙
🎃 Chris Wright �.. @ChristopherWr18
356 Followers 1K Following Chris, Train Driver 🚂 Spurs Fan ⚪️LA Rams Fan 🏈 Enjoy the cricket 🏏 Father to Isaac 👦🥰
Bob Allen @OMD_SkyDog
23K Followers 480 Following Partner @NOMADIC_OMD •Investing & growing biz in Aviation @GAVAirCap TikTok@Captainbedbug • https://t.co/JtVNH8PJve •https://t.co/hCF6L3mDg4 ALS Advocate
Mark Hayward @mihayward67
44 Followers 96 Following 35 yrs on the Railway —33yrs as a Driver. Not greedy and Not workshy
James Richardson @BloodRedSky
974 Followers 743 Following Boeing 777 First Officer, former Formula 1 Aerodynamicist. Singing and skiing keep me otherwise occupied. Views own.
Green Signals @greensignallers
1K Followers 105 Following A frequently irreverent podcast about railways - its politics, economics, people and history. With @railnigel and @SRichardBowker. Find us on Spotify & YouTube!
Jordan Hunter @jordhunterhtafc
180 Followers 114 Following #HTAFC - Dad of 2 - Life on the Railway (all views are my own)
Lucy Evans @lucycaitevans
869 Followers 1K Following Money reporter @DailyMailUK | words in @IChronicle, @FTAdviser, @WalesOnline, @BBCWalesNews | @UniofExeter grad 🏴#CardiffTrained
Tom Burgess @tburgessjourno
725 Followers 457 Following Darlington reporter for @TheNorthernEcho | Specialising in politics | Proud Yorkshireman | Views my own | [email protected]
DOTS (Down On The Sto.. @DownOnTheStour
5K Followers 174 Following Rail Enthusiast 🚂 | Opinions are strictly my Personal views ✋ | PEP Connoisseur 😏| Work in the Rail Industry 😎| OGs know the original acronym 🫡|
Vanessa @SendBunnies
1K Followers 499 Following Real time analyst and student pilot ✈️ Views are my own and do not represent my employer.
Robin Evans @robskievans
211 Followers 508 Following Freelance words and photography: often flight, history and travel | STEM ambassador @airvehicles | Professional pilot | Unprofessional 🚴🏻♂️ & 🥁
Jennifer Johnston @jjohnstonmezzo
8K Followers 2K Following • Opera Singer • Rep: @harrisonparrott • @RoyalPhilSoc Singer Award • @LCRMusicBoard • Creative Producer @ltmuseum • FRSA • Former Barrister • Views mine •
Mel ✨ @traindrivermum
949 Followers 184 Following Train Driver 🚂 Mum of 2 🫶🏻 Lover of music, travel and all things orange 🧡 @thattraindrivermum on IG 📸 All views my own
Laura Wright @laurafwright
516 Followers 1K Following
Wes @wesr4478
380 Followers 703 Following Tea? 🫖 A personal account with my own views and not the views of my employer and all that.
Pontius Pilate @pontius_is_goat
592 Followers 305 Following 5th Governor of Judaea. My OG is Tiberius. Labelled a “SuperDouche” by @solemnablepoets . Accredited member of the #skybastards
Speedbird Sean Doyle @SpeedbirdSean
1K Followers 105 Following The new CEO of British Airways. This is a Paradox Account. Ah, it’s only a bit of fun. We’ll Take More Care of You. Always in cufflinks, so I am. PARODY ACCOUNT
Captn Al @airbus_al
4K Followers 1K Following Airbus Training Capt (A320/330) based in UK, also helps people conquer their fear of flying. My tweets are personal opinions and not for publication ever!
J @JDrvrA1
832 Followers 2K Following New Profile. w-@neil_paris Peeply relocator sometimes fast. brocheter gardener All my own views. 🚄🏳️🌈🏴🇲🇹⭐️🐈🌻
not your ordinary tra.. @aformerdriver
125 Followers 277 Following Life after the railway == 'possible' Used to drive trains - now trains former drivers in careers in IT. C++ /Python Programmer in training. Teacher in training
Samantha! 🌵🐢 @SamYTFC
508 Followers 1K Following Train driver!! Massive Yeovil Town fan, St Helens,Calgary Flames & Cardiff Devils! Crohn's warrior! Wife of @kentishwizard
Mike @birdsnestsblog
2K Followers 981 Following NW Chaplain to BTP & Railway to help them live to the full. Imperfect. MHFAer. Happily Confused and Quirky. Help people who move people&things. Views my own.
Lee Mitchell @leeamitch
341 Followers 645 Following Proud Father of 2 and husband to @kellym2611. Train Driver thingy for northern. ex-HMP officer. Big Leeds fan. #mot
ChronicleReb @MGoddard2001
834 Followers 3K Following my dog and me are Villa supporters! try and go to some games a season. just me Ofc not dog. and I stream on twitch! Hoping to become a Train Driver soon
Moleman @mole259
743 Followers 153 Following Mixed traction engineer. My opinion is my own and represents no one else!
Adam @AdamConductor
312 Followers 371 Following Trainee Train Driver for @northernassist. All pictures taken from a position of safety and all views my own (or borrowed from smarter people)
Have I Got News For Y.. @haveigotnews
1.1M Followers 136 Following This account is run by Hat Trick, who make HIGNFY. The BBC have asked us to point out it's nothing to do with them; the twitter feed that is, not the TV show.
Helen Crossley @hcrossers
3K Followers 1K Following Working at being a nice person and dispatching trains at Newark Northgate and Retford. All opinions and comments are my own.
SlurryBarrows @SlurryBarrows
240 Followers 1K Following
Vernon Baseley @VernonBaseley
1K Followers 1K Following Rail operations specialist. Editor of "Outre-Manche" blog. Views are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
Ben Holland @benpwholland
216 Followers 387 Following Train driver instructor from Blackpool; Dad to 2 beautiful girls Bella 🐶 and Harper 👸 ASLEF Young members rep for D3
Trans_Atlantic_Alison @Aviator_alison
3K Followers 723 Following I fly aircraft and love it. 🛫B777 formally A320/330/340🛬 Diversity Role Model. Mentor. Instructor. She/Her.
Steven Boulton @steveboulton84
949 Followers 91 Following
Matt Blades @mblades_ysp
1K Followers 465 Following 737 pilot and former Dash 8 and EJet Captain, referee with @TryTagRugbyUK and associate lecturer in aviation at @sheffhallamuni. All views expressed are my own.
MorecambeBob @Morecambebob1
749 Followers 767 Following Time flies by when you’re the driver of a train. Indie music loving, third rate football team supporting, arch miserabilist .
Jake D'Arcy @TheDarcy015
266 Followers 320 Following 28 year old train driver instructor based at Liverpool Lime Street LFC fan Owner of two cats, a python and a geko Political views: Vote Frog 🐸
Jeremy Clarkson @JeremyClarkson
8.0M Followers 202 Following I am a still small voice of calm and reason.
Richard Hammond @RichardHammond
3.0M Followers 137 Following Recently re-employed car show bloke. Has own bicycle.
Amol Rajan @amolrajan
128K Followers 2K Following Reithian rascal. #AmolRajanInterviews; #UniversityChallenge; #TheTodayPodcast; #TheTodayProgramme. Author: #Twirlymen. Reggae nut. Born Calcutta; raised Tooting
Ricky Barsby @RickyBarsby
442 Followers 451 Following Head of Access & Integration @networkrail. Opinions my own. Follow @nationalrailenq for service help and information.
@Captain_Deltic @Dindathebobby That I don’t remember 😜 lol
Thameslink, steam days.
'St Paul's and Ludgate Hill' (c.1887) by William Logsdail (Private collection)
My office for the next 3 and a bit hours tonight ready to head back up north
I have a cup of tea in front of me, and a Pot Noodle. Guess which one I have just added the little sachet of soy sauce to 🙁
@WilliamBarter1 @PaulMBigland @Captain_Deltic @kitchentowel @greensignallers @HuwMerriman @transportgovuk @railnigel @SRichardBowker Felt like it was more “seek forgiveness later” He knew at the time. Fair play owning up to it, but he knew when he said it.
@NeilThomas1966 @Captain_Deltic Groups of 4 for me. I first took the driving tests over 20 years ago, passed them all, but didn’t get the driving position. They were similar tests 11 years ago when I took them again, but with some changes as technology has improved.
The LNER service 16.06 London Kings Cross to Lincoln has been delayed at Stevenage due to a fault on the train worked by 800209, it was stood in the station for 18 minutes. These AZUMA trains are based on bullet train technology.
We’re a few weeks into kitten life and nobody warned me it was so…chaotic. The girls have settled well, they love sitting next to me at the computer and there have been no accidents. Look forward to them both calming down a bit though House coat & head scarf - @MandSHeritage
@Captain_Deltic @NoelDolphin When supervising digging a hole in the platform for a new lift at Manor Park we came across a cable at the bottom. We asked Network Rail for records and were told they had been given to the Public Record Office. They told us to cut it. We traced it. Signal cable.
@Captain_Deltic @NoelDolphin You’re spot on there, Roger and I think in some cases that the infrastructure is still suffering because of this. I remember stories of Jarvis skipping absolutely everything from some offices.
Nothing ages you quite like realising that somebody now needs to be knocking on thirty to have any meaningful recollection of the Millennium Dome being anything other than the O2.
Just finding out what used to be inside the O2 Arena before it was an arena and I’m losing my mind what
1106 Clapham to Strawberry Hill. On time. Smart Guard. Class 455 immaculately clean, to 2004 standards. Well done @SW_Help
An excellent visit to @Gordon_3417 today. Highlight for me was to see Chief Engineer @ChrisUk10 still wearing his SWT smock. Oh, that and the delicious bacon sandwich! I can report back to the man himself that all is well.
All this talk about what to call the new rail body (it's still Great British Railways, as it stands). My neighbour still thinks I work for British Rail even though I was 14 when they'd finished privatising it, so maybe another rebrand is a bit pointless.
Good t/centre worth it's weight in gold. I worked many shifts at Tunbridge Wells Central, summers phenomenally busy. Tonbridge TC opened, Bromley South opened and BR closed the lot as The Tunnel got go ahead. Always defend what BR did well - they didn't deserve praise for that.
Sign of the times? This is what the once mighty travel centre at Euston station has been reduced to currently. Apparently due to pigeons roosting inside the office! Hopefully something a bit smarter than this will be back in place soon
@Captain_Deltic @DavidShirres @RailPartners Thanks so much for digging these out; I know you're a busy chap! Turns out they only wanted to clarify / verify what I actually wrote, and not do an article on it (e.g. going into the subsidy/pax area). Kind regards.
If everybody had an ocean Across the Morecambe Bay Then everybody'd be shrimpin On a sunny day Shrimping Morecambe Bay #Lancashire
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