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6 Mar, 4 tweets, 4 min read
Me and @JankovicDina passed through York station on our way to Acomb today, and it gave me a chance to snap this beauty of a tilemap again...

Spot what's still in use, what's long gone, and what never appeared:
All the while sporting my new padded muzzle courtesy of @MasquetteFC (thanks team), I might add!

Also, thanks for the recommendation @RailwayPodcast 👌
We also spotted this fascinating oddball structure at the other end of Leeman Road:
Plus the obligatory abstract shots of in-situ pway:
#PointlessPerambulations

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6 Mar
What an energy.
At least he got my Twitter handle right.
"ecocidal planet-wrecking charlatan"

One of my all-time favourite insults in fairness.
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6 Mar
Once again, the dishonesty of @ChrisGPackham baffles the mind.
Anyway, I wonder how he's spending his crowdfunding cash...
His agent really needs to help him out, because it's clear he has a real problem with the subject.
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4 Mar
I've only just spotted this post, which is doing the rounds in anti-HS2 circles as a reason to ignore me.

The account in question is a vile one, and should be blocked and reported. It is just here to post misinformation and to abuse people. The last sentence is a complete lie. Image
I have had it blocked for a long time. I am also under the impression that it is a sock puppet handle for long-time Musk idiot Will Bradbury as it parrots the same sort of racist rubbish that he has in the past, via his other sock puppet Pedro somethingorother. Image
Oh, and obviously it is a complete lie. I have never spoken to that made-up MAGA bot in my life - such a thing would not be possible in the first place.
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4 Mar
Watching @SadiqKhan introduce the new @SiemensMobility Piccadilly line rolling stock... He's talking about the Bakerloo/Central/Waterloo & City lines needing new deep tube stock, too. He has mentioned the need for "a long term viable funding model" for TfL - the UK needs one too! Image
There are going to be 94 new trains, mostly being put together in Goole (don't start the "assembled not built" nonsense - no trains are made by pouring pig iron in one door and rolling a train out the other). I hope that the run is extended, as it makes sense to have one fleet.
I'll miss the retro vibe of the old stock, but the Tube isn't a heritage railway so this new stock cannot come soon enough... Image
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24 Aug 20
British post-war prime ministers as British Rail post-war locomotives: a thread.
Clement Attlee = Class 47

Best in class. Transformed services in Britain, providing a tremendous improvement for huge numbers of people. Showed signs of fatigue towards end of career and ought to have stepped away from front-line service earlier.
Winston Churchill = Class 37

Reliable and sturdy, though undoubtedly well past sell-by date in later years of service. A prolific smoker. The nation's focus for nostalgic views of the past that ignore a complicated history.
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26 Jul 20
🚨 #whyHS2 RANT ALERT 🚨

✈️ There are 170 daily flights between London and the Scottish Central Belt.

🚄 HS2, delivered in full, can and must result in every single one of those flights being grounded. For good.
When I say grounded, I mean the flights cease to exist. They end. The planes aren't leased for the trip.

These flights need to be regulated out of the sky at the earliest opportunity.
Hopefully, when HS2 is fully operational, people won't have the choice to fly. Any flights with a viable rail alternative should be regulated out of existence. And don't get me started on air miles - these also need to be regulated out of existence.
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