Alex Hall/Rail Infrastructure

@MrJamesMay I thought you were going to say it was already reserved in case Sarah Vine changed her plans and needed to use!

I’ve just boarded a flight from London to the US. I checked my boarding pass and headed to my seat, fully expecting it to be occupied by an entitled woman claiming to need it so she could be near her kids, giving me the essential elements of an indignant social media post. But no. The seat was empty. No entitled woman claiming to need it so she could be near her kids, giving me the essential elements of an indignant social media post. Empty. Unoccupied. I sat down. The delightful stewardess brought me a drink. Sometimes in life oh do fuck off.

@Quattro_Plant Dont forget about page 28 as well!! 😉 Thanks for your help with the piece.

Hit up p.27 of Rail Infrastructure magazine this month to find an article on our training, growth and retention! Exciting, eh?

@railexpress Where have the years gone?! Copy of Issue one as running sheets straight from the press and pre stitching. So many sleepless nights this time 30 years ago!!

Issue 360 is on sale today, with 100 pages. The 30th anniversary issue contains more more news, more features, more photos and lots of modelling news and reviews. Great value at £5.60

24 hours until we open the doors to the 2026 London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace - 40 superb layouts including a slice of France, 2018 with Up The Line. Come and see it with 40+ superb working layouts 📍 N22 7AY 🕤 10-5 Sat, 10-4.30 Sun #LFORM26

Splott brings a bit of South Wales to north London, modelled in fine detail in P4. Come and see it with 40 other working layouts we've invited from around the UK at our 25th anniversary at @yourallypally this weekend ℹ️ buff.ly/Sxb74uW 🕤 10-5 Sat, 10-4.30 Sun 📍 N22 7AY

@ModelRailClub @Yourallypally We are looking forward to being part of the show this weekend with Splott. Having been visitors for most of the 25 years, and IMREX/EUFMO before that, it will be great to be exhibiting with a layout for the first time. Can’t wait and limbering up for the hill already! 😀

@NoelDolphin Great, thanks. 👍

@AlexHallRailInf Will be early in the new year. 👍

3 months of my life.... I am glad it is the holidays soon.

@CrecyRail Purchased this at NEC ex. Have bought all D Larkin’s previous books & was looking forward to it. Whilst overall the book is as good as previous 1s, the repro of some photos is disappointing. A number are very dark to the point of not being able to see much of the wagon pictured.

Busy day at thé Crecy warehouse with two new railway titles arriving. The first is the final volume in David Larkin’s series on Speedlink. This one focuses on the international wagons used on these services. crecy.co.uk/product/speedl…

@NoelDolphin With greater electrification it would make the justification slightly easier, but there is currently no incentive for OTM owners to make the significant extra invest in hybrid tech worthwhile which would also need to change.

Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland (obviously), France, Denmark, and Sweden all have plans.

Working on a project looking at the maintenance train strategies around Europe. What strikes me is that almost every country is moving towards electric/battery maintenance vehicles. I think we will be stuck with diesel for a long time (1/2).

@MrTimDunn @thenec @ModelRailClub Looking forward to NFRM also, will be there assisting on Splott. splott4mm.wordpress.com/about/ If late-1980s South Wales steel industry on 4mm scale P4 is of interest!

The National Festival of Railway Modelling is in 2 weeks! 🗓️Sat/Sun 22/23 Nov 2025 🌄60+ great layouts, massive variety 🚅100+ retailers & traders 🚉At @theNEC so easy to access by train 🎨So much creativity & inspiration 🥳It'll be chuffing brilliant 🎟️rmweb.co.uk/shows/nfrm/

@NickCar23619332 The path is still there and it is accessible from the platform, however it is gated.

A general view of the yard at Hither Green, the remaining half of the old shed can be seen on the far right, 17/4/99. At this time you could still access the shed by the path from the platform.

Set in the late 1980s, SPLOTT is a fictional representation of a small transfer yard located next to Cardiff Tidal Sidings and Tremorfa Steelworks - it’s at expoEM on 10/11 May Find our more about the 12 layouts on show emgs.org/shows-exhibiti… #EMGauge 📷 S Flint / RM Archive

@RailwayHeritage Checking on Google Streetview it was still there 2 years ago as it this pic. About half way across on the East side of the bridge.

Can anyone help? I recently had a walk across the HLB when I was in Newcastle recently but couldn't find the plaque @RailwayHeritage provided following the bridge restoration work in 2008. Is it still there and was I just looking in the wrong place?

@railliveuk Looks like it’s going to be very interesting if the loco and rolling stock from Thailand will be there as in the GIF video clip in the post!!!

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@NoelDolphin Snap! They must be the standard Swiss give away of choice!!

There is something great about having a Swiss supplier.

@RWilcockrail Vehicle maintenance work will end and the current Doncaster site close, but components work will continue for Wabtec in the UK at either the existing sites or at another new facility. Important for those involved that the facts are correctly stated.

@AlexHallRailInf It doesn't appear to be the case now. Sounds like all projects will be completed and the site shut

Wabtec has confirmed that its Doncaster works will be shutting, putting 300 jobs at risk Work could move to Derby but Wabtec will withdraw from vehicle maintenance in the UK.

@traindrivermum @NSE_Latchmere Hilton at Gateshead Newcastle with the right room on the right side at the right level gives these views.

“Mummy, look at all those trains!” 🤩 A short staycation with the best hotel room view for my little boy 🚂🧡

@Boyseyboy @traindrivermum That would be this view!!

@traindrivermum The Leonardo hotel in Glasgow looks straight into Glasgow Central station. That's worth a trip one day.