Husband, Dad, Deputy Editor on @Modern_Railways, railway author and campaigner. #FlyingScotsmanBook out NOW on kindle and iBooks. All views my own.
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I don't have a Patrick Stewart story to tell, but an old school friend recently got in touch after many, many years. A born Trekkie, they moved to the US and actually ended up making models for Star Trek - how amazing is that? Follow your passion, folks: you really can't lose.
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The @TPExpressTrains order from @AlstomUK has been discussed in Parliament with @OllyGloverLD using @Captain_Deltic’s analysis in @Modern_Railways as the basis of a question for @Heidi_Labour.
As friends here will know, I'm a bit of a petrolhead - sorry, motoring enthusiast - in addition to rail, aviation... anything mechanical, really. For the last week we've been driving my folks' Mk 8 Fiesta - a few years old, base model, 1.0l c90hp engine and it's fascinating...
...is nothing short of astonishing. Even in base form, a well maintained Fiesta drives far, far better than it has any right to given its size and spec. Which in addition to its popularity makes it a complete mystery why Ford dropped it. I guess because it didn't have...
An intriguing appointment here. Aviation background - will the core skills translate to a railway in transition?
GB Railfreight has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer to take over from long-standing CEO John Smith.
modernrailways.com/article/j…
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The railway is coming together organisationally, culturally and digitally.
We are rapidly growing a team of talented people who are thinking track and train. It won’t take us as long to rebuild this capability as people think.
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DB Cargo UK tells Modern Railways it hopes to conclude a sale soon, but its CEO told trade unions at a meeting in mid-October that irrespective of who acquires it, a major restructuring is required to stop the significant losses DB currently incurs.
modernrailways.com/article/r…
