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Chris Howe (aka Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈

Chris Howe (aka Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈

@EngFocus

Freelance transport & engineering journalist and railway campaigner. https://t.co/yQHtulv3Jb [email protected]

North West, UK Katılım Ekim 2010
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rpmarks.bsky.social@RPMarks·
@uncreativetom The point is, the bat tunnel was necessary in order to comply with legislaltion. We can argue about whether or not that legistation is sound or correct, but it is disingenuous to use it as a stick with which to beat HS2.
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tom 🎸
tom 🎸@uncreativetom·
This projects price has obviously been way overblown but I’m so tired of seeing this bat tunnel brought up in every argument. The bat tunnel is a good thing and is a minuscule part of the project cost. There are far bigger fish to fry with this project than nature protection
Looking for Growth@lfg_uk

Sheer incompetence, or something worse? HS2 will cost more than £100bn. JUST HS2. Spain's ENTIRE High Speed Rail network cost LESS than £100bn. THE ENTIRE NETWORK! The world's SECOND longest. There are NO excuses. This is a choice. Why do our leaders keep choosing it?

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Donal Fellows
Donal Fellows@donalfellows·
@EngFocus Northern have a critical need for longer trains on some electrified routes as well, such as Leeds-Skipton. I believe there's already a plan to lengthen some of the intermediate station platforms there. No idea if that's where they'll be deployed.
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Garry G Brookes 🇮🇲
Garry G Brookes 🇮🇲@GarryBrookes56·
@EngFocus Of course they operate in multiple. It's an Electric MULTIPLE Unit.
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Chris Howe (aka Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈
Chris Howe (aka Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈@EngFocus·
It is somewhat amusing to see those who call others "woke" or say "you can't say anything these days" are losing their minds over Countbin Face.
Andy Bowes-Roden = =@AndyRoden1

When faced with pomposity, the British instinctively react with the one thing the pompous cannot stand. Mockery. They take the piss mercilessly. It's a marvellous way of puncturing oversized egos. We should be proud of this long tradition, wherever your party politics lie.

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HS2 Ltd
HS2 Ltd@HS2ltd·
Qualified welders are in short supply across the UK — and HS2 is helping to plug the skills gap.👷‍♂️ 10 new welding apprentices have joined the project in the West Midlands, helping construct the viaducts that lead into #Birmingham's Curzon Street Station. 5,771 formerly unemployed people have now found work on the project — and we're committed to ensuring local people continue to benefit from the skills and opportunities #HS2 creates. Find out more about careers on HS2 👉 hs2.org.uk/careers
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RAIL Magazine
RAIL Magazine@RAIL·
How reopened railways have attracted more - and different - journeys than expected eu1.hubs.ly/H0wR-2c0
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InstaSimYT🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@InstaSim6·
@EngFocus A clever business would find ways to entice more people to make use of a service to increase revenue Even if they sold journeys at a small loss, they can re-coup much of that through the exorbitant prices in the onboard shop
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Jonny
Jonny@MisterBeergut·
@EngFocus Has it really taken you 30 years to come to this momentous decision? No one since 1950s BR has run the railways for the benefit of passengers.
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RAIL Magazine
RAIL Magazine@RAIL·
The latest issue is in the shops today. 🛤️ Safety lessons from Bedford 🛤️ Tech: we look at Digital Twins, GBRX & tablet computers helping train drivers 🛤️ Pennine Progress: pictures from the TRU Plus Top 10 RAIL Live exhibits. Subscribe: railmagazine.com
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Rich Wilcock
Rich Wilcock@RichFromRail·
Pretty much the reason why I fell in love with trains when I was young, so I'm genuinely chuffed to be helping @225groupuk's preservation ambitions and keeping the legacy of them alive as they move closer to retirement in the coming years
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RAIL Magazine
RAIL Magazine@RAIL·
Rolling stock strategy: frustration with number of off-lease sets amid accountability call eu1.hubs.ly/H0wMVRF0
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