The interim @raibgovuk report covering the 2020 Carmont derailment is out: gov.uk/government/new…

Interesting reading in relation to the operational response to multiple infrastructure failures - but the crashworthiness of the HST is also under question.
The full list of factors being investigated is as follows (sorry for images rather than text): ImageImageImageImage
Read and compare with my list of questions from immediately after the derailment, including on the need for clearer rules on the placement of derailment protection and vehicle retention devices (e.g. guard rails):
From this interim report, I think it is clear that this was a derailment that occurred as a result of operational failures (in challenging but not unforeseeable conditions)...

This is the area where we as an industry have most to learn but also where we can respond most rapidly.
I am sure all of us in the industry are looking forward to the publication of the full report as promptly as possible.

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21 Apr
By the end of the month, rail ridership will be at its highest level since the start of the pandemic (45%). I would be very surprised if it didn't reach 60% before the end of June, and I think it might be quicker than that.

What happens afterwards depends largely on London.
Here's a higher resolution version of the "traveller type" graph in that thread, using quarterly data...

You can see that, during the pandemic, London travellers ended up accounting for a *higher* percentage of rail journeys. Which potentially confounds a lot of predictions. Image
My question is not "will rail reach 75% of pre-COVID ridership by the end of the year?" but "will ridership top out before the end of summer and at what level?".
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20 Apr
Colton Junction outtakes: Double Voyager edition.
Colton Junction outtakes: Double Azuma edition.
Colton Junction outtakes: Long Boi 158 edition.
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20 Apr
This is my heaven.
Let the train take the strain... With bonus heritage traction thrown in for good measure.
Key question: will the yaw dampers fall off and bop me on the nose? Secondary question: will it burst into flames unprompted?
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20 Apr
"if we cut stations out of the design of the railway it will be cheaper"
"if we design for there to be no trains running on it the railway will be cheaper"
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18 Apr
Photo doesn't really show it, but the classic surge for the train at KGX felt more like normal times... Pretty busy. Vic line was rammed, too.

I'm looking forward to seeing those ridership numbers - but more importantly I hope DfT are paying attention. Image
Praise be to the @LNER Advance First 😘👌
(once again booked same day and only £35)

(also so nice to be travelling with @LNER again, it feels like being back with old family 👋) Image
An unusual stop... I'm guessing, as ever, this rocket-speed #Azuma is being regulated because we've got ahead of ourselves again.

That or it's some signalling funny business. Image
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6 Mar
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:
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