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@chunkyboyjames @TrainLifeGB Clacton, Ilford, Southend is 720 only Rest will sign the various Stadler’s 745/55 Ilford depot driers have the novelty of the 08 shunter too

@MusicMat @TrainLifeGB Which GA depots sign 720’s and both classes of Stadtler (745 & 755)

@chunkyboyjames @TrainLifeGB What am I knowing?

@TrainLifeGB @MusicMat will know. I suspect Ipswich might.

Work bag needed an appropriate accessory 😂

@railLKB Would they keep time better than the current “TOCWatch” which’s always seems to wonder to 30 seconds behind 🤔 (Or is that just mine?!)

ok, but like, what if we had our own watches? - very cost effective for railway personnel and/or equipement precurment. - GBR could officially licence these as railway enthusiast merch, sell them at Network Rail ticket offices? Goes without saying; UNOFFICIAL - just an idea.

@chunkyboyjames 💁‍♂️

@MusicMat @BenTrainDriver Story checks out 🤣

Good morning! Starting in the nosebleeds! Platform 15! Getting a headache being this high up! Have a good day all!

@chunkyboyjames @dimenpsyonal @cnbcwatcher90 Or to give it its correct name: Manument Bonk.

@dimenpsyonal @cnbcwatcher90 It’s actually quicker to exit Monument on the street and walk up along King William Street on the surface to get to Bank.

"Bank" and "Monument" stations being the same station with different names but "Hammersmith" being two different stations with the same name will never make sense to me

@chunkyboyjames @BenTrainDriver Always fun getting a signallers call to ask “Are you 5 or 10?” I always want to answer “mentally? I’m clearly 5” 😂

@BenTrainDriver My good friend @MusicMat (also a GA driver btw) spent most of Monday telling me how P16 & P17 aren’t long enough for 10 car 720’s 🤣 Definitely rare to be that high up!

@railLKB The black ones can be quite hard to see at night… especially when they’re no where near a light….. or platform 👀 (joys of ASDO/SDO)

Always reminded that Driver's stop boards, are often confused the passenger. Sure, there's a differentiation with color inversion. But, not helpful, regardless of personal visual abilities.

One of the hardest tests of your will power in this job…. Not snacking when you’ve got 20+ mins turn around at the London terminus…. 😬

@Tesla / @elonmusk App request - Can we have @ukradioplayer (RadioPlayer) as an option for internet radio? TuneIn is just not cutting it. From Annoying pre-stream load ads, for feeds to then fail to load & random cut outs… It shouldn’t be this frustrating to use!

Well these are new…

@chunkyboyjames @fesshole Dispatched with CD/RA 😅 That’s all on the station staff checking platforms…. Drivers just do as they’re told for that 👀

@fesshole As a train guard, once the doors are closed, unless they can board through my local door immediately, then they WILL be left on the platform.

I work at a train station, it is the funniest thing when people are casually walking down the platform as the train is ready to leave, then blowing my whistle and seeing them start running and scrambling on. I find it hilarious.

Furthermore proving the single deck 346 should never have been reduced from a 15 to a 20 min service!

@TfL Not good enough 4x 248s in a row terminated at Upminster Unable to board the late running 346 due to overcrowding. If this exceeds my hopper fare time I’m forced to pay again. How is that a fair fare?

@TfL Gotta do all the work have I? 😂

@MusicMat Hi Matt, I've had a look and Transport for London does not maintain that road. Please use Fix My Street to report details to the appropriate borough. Thanks, TA fixmystreet.com/report/new?lat…

@LBofHavering @TfL Upminster Bus Stop C MASSIVE pot hole is Causing buses to strike the kerb as they to serve the stop. This was “fixed” a few years ago…

@TfL any issues with online poster top up? Twice your system has failed to load and I leave it hours between payment and (attempted) collection. Only use oyster as it’s linked to a discount

I’m doing my first show since we launched on DAB… And it’s just struck me, it was 10 years ago I was on a local FM…. Or on some sort of “proper radio” 🫠

Luckily I don’t have to drive into central London anymore… As EVs now pay congestion charge (additional road toll introduced to drop emissions in central London) Congestion is mostly caused by private hires minicabs.. often stopping inconsiderately & numbers need limiting.

A c2c service formed Of 7!?! Coaches What.