Living the dream, nearly. Naughty thoughts from a grumpy old ex-railwayman and full time self-actualiser. Allegedly an “honourable exception”.
Woking , Surrey
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Oska has been recruited as my assistant judge for the @RailFreightUK awards evaluation panel. Not helping hugely as I am on deadline
Social media as it should and can be done by a transport provider. There are a few TOCs I could name that could learn from this approach
Julian Worth’s insightful analysis of the FOCs’ traction dilemma is the must-read feature in November’s @Modern_Railways. So, will John Smith’s parting gift to @GBRailfreight of 30 Class 99s prove to have been forward looking or foolhardy?
This feels like we’re stuck in some awful time warp. This battle was fought and lost back in the eighties, probably before some of these people were even born!
🪧 No To DOO
RMT Train Managers are out on strike again today, fighting plans to water down safety on East West Rail.
Chiltern must guarantee the safety-critical role of a second person on board.
📸 Birmingham Moor Street
ALT Group of protesters holding banners outside Birmingham Moor Street station advocating against driver-only train operations on East West Rail.
Michael Holden retweeted
It’s almost that time of year again. Woking’s biggest event is in a few short weeks. Secure your place now and get your tickets cheap in the same cute move! wokingfireworks.org
Been a bridesmaid for several years, now finally getting to be the bride
Passenger Operator of the Year
Winner: Merseyrail
Highly Commended: Greater Anglia
#NationalRailAwards
This is really quite odd for a company which wishes to expand its footprint and continue to be seen as a disrupter
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Unlike yesterday, where I arrived 1 hour late after missing my connection due to a LX failure at Wokingham, @GWRHelp performance has today been perfect: depart Barnstaple 1335 arrive North Camp 1720. 3 hr 45 min journey time!
Does anyone know what the secret hack is to force a hand dryer to work in a toilet onboard a @GWRHelp IEP set?
There appears to be a worrying amount of vegetation growth along the line to Barnstaple. Trains are now being scraped by tree branches at many locations and the quantity of greenery is scary. Not looking good for the leaf fall season.
Spotted this on a 166 en route to Barnstaple today. Never seen one of these on a train before. When did this mod happen?
Assuming you eventually find the car park, there is then a plethora of signs advising you of alternative ways of buying a ticket. Thing is, the promised ticket machine doesn’t exist, and no tariff is on display either!
