Simon Travers

@HighSpeed_H @EastMidRailway @NetworkRailLIV They seemed to have released 3 car class 170s to the Liverpool -Norwich route by replacing them on the Nottingham -Skegvegas route with 158s Whether they’ll revert back for the summer timetable?

Today's main event. @EastMidRailway longest journey.... Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich 254mi 5ch 5hrs 21mins I've got coffee, snacks and declassified 1st class And more importantly, I'm sat in the portion that's going all way

@Clinnick1 Italy calling?

745002 was my 21st and final train this week. And with that I’m now on leave until 30 March. Have a good one everybody,

@TomDearlove1 @DownOnTheStour No doubt GBRf were the traction provider and the 57/3s are the only ETH diesel locos that GBRf have based in England

@DownOnTheStour They had a choice of loads of Locos and chose 57s to run it

Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway makes its appearance 👀 57306 & 57303 take a rake of ERS mark 3s with WSMR branding to Wrexham for a special run down to London Euston 📸 #DOTS #trainphotography #railwayphotography #class57 #WSMR #wrexham

Merlin Spring Oat achieves the YEN Award Hat-Trick! 🌱2023: Highest Yielding Oat 🌱2024: Highest Yielding Oat 🌱2025: Highest Yielding Oat Across a range of seasons including wettest on record, one of the driest on record and a fairly ‘normal’ season. 🎤 If only we could do a Mic drop on X!🎤 #oats #Bionature #UK #Selgen #YEN

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@pacer142 @ChimeWhistle They used the same general body design as the Voyagers which were designed to tilt so the body profile narrows towards the top to keep them within the envelope

@ChimeWhistle Good stuff, they're quite nice inside and most importantly actually have some space for luggage, 22x are all woeful in terms of the size of the overheads.

The third EMR class 810 diagram commences next month, starting with 05.56 Sheffield to London. I'm told the class is generally behaving itself now.

@TrainLifeGB @speedbird821417 And Romic have a set that will be for charter use

@Clinnick1 @AndyRoden1 Irish Rail/NIR may have got it right with their cross border procurement just announced? Dual mode units but a power car at one end with 2 above floor engines rather than underfloor ones

Some good digging here by @AndyRoden1

@IshaqAli156 @iMeyrick @Clinnick1 @ColasRailUK 57314 and 57315 have been refitted with Dellner couplings although I don’t know if there is any formal contract

@iMeyrick @Clinnick1 @ColasRailUK Ahhh okay. Suppose its not known what the replacement is yet?

The ECML Thunderbird contract has gone to @ColasRailUK, with 2x67s to be used once the RHTT season is over.

@Captain_Deltic @Modern_Railways In safe hands with Richard Clinnick

Just realised that June saw the 30th anniversary of the death of G Freeman Allen, founder of @Modern_Railways. Today the magazine maintains that original concept.

@pipdunn @WillShiers @GWSR @ScaniaUK @GrowlerGroup @Comm_Motor Like two peas from the same pod 😂

In May, along with @WillShiers, I visited the @GWSR to compare two icons of transport; the @ScaniaUK V8 and the English Electric @GrowlerGroup Class 37 with “everyone’s favourite rail enthusiast” Francis Bourgeois. You can read about it in this week’s @Comm_Motor.

@CopeSeeds Well done Harry - Desborough watch out! 😂😂

📣 Promotion!! 📣 What a cracking start to a career in grain trading! Two years ago Harry joined Cope, fresh off the farm. He quickly acclimatised to our office and his work load, forging new relationships with farmers whilst maintaining accounts of existing customers. More recently he has taken on the initiative to build relationships with new end homes with great success. Given Harry’s persistence and resolve, it is with great delight that he has been promoted to Senior Farm Trader! We can’t wait to see where you take the business next! 🚜

@NoContextBrits More bacon

☀️ "Our Nelson has grown really well this spring, after mid November drilling and the wet winter. We will certainly be upping the acreage grown in Harvest 2026" ☀️ A great day at the first of our three farm walks last week, held at Tristan Ashby’s on the Elton Estate near Peterborough. The walk served as a great opportunity to showcase the brilliant Nelson winter wheat crop, exclusive to Cope Seeds on buy-back, in all its glory! 🌾 If you’re looking for a low-cost, high-quality milling wheat with a profitable regional market, look no further than Nelson, and Cope! @BionatureAgri

@Captain_Deltic @Modern_Railways He has 2 faults, a liking of class 50s and a supporter of Norwich City….

As English Electric Traction's one time press officer, I have to say that @Modern_Railways new Editor is doing a first class job.

@SimonCalder “Last train to London” by ELO

Not counting Midnight Train to Georgia, what is the top railway song, please? I'll start: The Train I'm On, Tony Joe White. Extra kudos for UK rather than US songs.

@shuggeemonsta @GavTheSC Not that unbelievable when you think that the same operator is using 4 car trains on Anglo Scottish Services

@GavTheSC Unbelievable that in 2025 there are still two car turbostars with an Intercity operator.

XC 170101 heading back to Tyseley after its refit. 112 off next so will be nice to get one of the 2 cars out of the way for a while!

@chris_railway The Fort William portion was on the rear of 1S07 (the Euston- Inverness). It was detached at Mossend where one diesel loco would take it to Cowlairs where a further loco would come on the back to take it down into Glasgow Queen Street. It would then be shunted onto GQS-FW

Can anyone help with the Fort William sleepers from the mid-80s? AC electric from Euston to where? Mossend to split? Were the FW carriages taken to Queen St to be reformed (with the Ethel) or formed at Eastfield and then shunted into Queen St? Anyone got a WTT from then?🙏🏼

@Clinnick1 Hope everything goes well for her ❤️

Tomorrow, my wife has an operation to remove her cancer. If I’m not on here, or socials, or don’t respond, it’s because I’m looking after Mrs C. A new job, new home and this all within three months…

A nice joint venture between two well known Lincolnshire names @Lincsruralhelp & @CopeSeeds 🙌🏻