Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Gareth Dennis Profile picture
@GarethDennis
Apr 20, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Scrolly
Colton Junction outtakes: Double Voyager edition.
Colton Junction outtakes: Double Azuma edition.
Colton Junction outtakes: Long Boi 158 edition.
Colton Junction outtakes: 155 edition.
Colton Junction outtakes:
Return of the Long Boi 158 edition.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Gareth Dennis

Gareth Dennis Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @GarethDennis

Gareth Dennis Profile picture
Aug 30
Let's post some receipts, for the benefit of anyone attempting to defend @LordPeterHendy, @SYSTRA_UKIRL and @NetworkRail's actions in some way. Because I have a folder of this stuff. Image
Off the bat, I am going to make an apology and say that I won't do alt text for this thread as it is too onerous - however if you require alt text for accessibility reasons, please just DM me and I can send you the whole lot directly.
So, a few highlights. First up, back in June when I was sorting out my employment with @SYSTRA_UKIRL, I had already made clear statements that I would be continuing my advocacy for rail and my role as a writer and public expert on transport.
Read 30 tweets
Gareth Dennis Profile picture
Nov 12, 2022
I don't know who needs to hear it, but giving public sector workers a decent above-inflation pay rise is probably one of the quickest ways to turn the UK economy around.
(I do know who needs to hear it, it's Labour shadow cabinet members.)
All the people replying to this saying this will increase inflation: you are wrong and your ignorance is very dangerous. Parrot your Friedman propaganda elsewhere.
theconversation.com/why-wages-shou…
Read 5 tweets
Gareth Dennis Profile picture
Nov 12, 2022
Apropos of nothing, here are two maps showing where Britain's high speed rail network should be... Not for the high speed trains, but for the capacity they'd release on heavily congested existing railway lines. #whyHS2 ImageImage
What are those maps? They show average daily road flows (the second one is for HGVs).

This is straight out of @safemyth's excellent report on HS2's carbon benefits: #whyHS2
The sooner we paint a permanent, long-term picture of what our transport systems should look like, the sooner we can build them. Yet only one major party in the UK has attempted to even get close to doing this (the @scottishgreens).

Nothing is stopping @UKLabour doing this NOW.
Read 4 tweets
Gareth Dennis Profile picture
Sep 17, 2022
Let's talk about this #Gadgetbahn: the Padova t̶r̶a̶m̶ guided bus.
Firstly, let's get the important question out of the way... What is it?

If the branding of the system is to be believed, it's a tram. Spoiler alert: it isn't.
Because a glance under the sideskirts and at the roadway reveals that the branding is fibbing: the vehicles are supported on rubber tyres, and the single steel rail only acts as a guideway.
Read 22 tweets
Gareth Dennis Profile picture
Sep 16, 2022
I seem to be seeing a lot of these ex-@EddieStobartCom (?) boxes at the moment... Plus these wagons are German, so these will have done a long trip at some point.

Also: retrofitted side-loading ISO boxes? Clever if so!
From the top...
Never let anyone tell you the railway isn't green, etc... ImageImage
Read 6 tweets
Gareth Dennis Profile picture
Jun 30, 2022
There's easily a full #RailNatter episode covering how wrong everything in this tweet is...
For starters, the ECML was resignalled in the 1950s with one of the most sophisticated power signalling systems in the world, and then again in the 1990s with genuinely world-leading solid state interlocking (SSI). Since then, further incremental upgrades have continued. Image
For the most part, this is why ETCS offers little in the way of capacity benefits on the ECML - four aspect signalling already provides minimal headways between trains.

Only new tracks (HS2's eastern leg) can provide a real capacity uplift - and @grantshapps cancelled it. Image
Read 7 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

Send Email!

:(