@DriverWayne

Train driver, trade union activist, Labour Party member, ASLEF member and branch secretary, love travelling the world 🌎

 Barrow-in-Furness, England
Joined January 2013
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Fallen leaves can be blown miles on to the railway and end up crushed by trains, forming an ultra-slippy mulch that that can cause trains to slide instead of roll. The resulting flat spots on the train wheels need repaired using kit like this before they cause damage themselves.
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Sky News
@SkyNews22 Oct 2024
Water companies across England and Wales are asking for bills to be made even higher than they first requested, with one company seeking an 84% hike. 🔗 Read more trib.al/LKbE6XB

Water companies seek even higher bill increases than first indicated

Utilities say they have to make bills even more expensive to fund investment in systems to stop sewage outflows and to meet high fines and comply with more regulation.

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Reform MPs rarely show up, but this evening, I watched them walk into the "no" lobby to vote against ending fire & rehire, zero hours contracts, and exploitative pay.
Trades Union Congress@The_TUC21 Oct 2024
BREAKING 🚨 | Conservative and Reform MPs have just voted AGAINST the Employment Rights Bill. They've voted to stand on the side of exploitation, zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire. True colours.

Tories and Reform Voted Against Rights For Working People

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a 19 year old having their mate in the passenger seat on the way to McDonalds is a public danger but Doris, 91, who can't see over her steering wheel is perfectly fine to drive with a licence she got in 1964. what an absolute load of shite
BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews21 Oct 2024
Young drivers need six-month 'graduate' licence, says AA bbc.in/4eWx7PK

New young drivers should not have under-21s as passengers, says AA

It is also proposed that under-21s could lose their licences for not wearing a seatbelt.

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RAIB deployed a team last night to the site of the collision between two passenger trains at Tallerddig #Powys Our inspectors remain on site today and are working to gather evidence.
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An update from @NetworkRailWAL and Transport for Wales following the incident near Llanbrynmair in Powys, Mid Wales, on Monday evening.
Joint statement: Network Rail and Transport for Wales "At 7.29pm on Monday 21 October, two TfW trains were involved in a low speed collision near Llanbrynmair in Powys, Mid Wales. Sadly one passenger has passed away, and a number of other people are being treated for injuries at nearby hospitals. Our first thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who has lost his life, as well as all the other people involved in this incident. The Cambrian railway east of Machynlleth will be closed while specialist teams continue their investigations, and we urge passengers not to travel to this part of the network. We're extremely grateful to the emergency services who attended the scene and helped our passengers and staff in challenging circumstances. we are working closely with other agencies, including emergency services, to understand how this incident happened and they will have our full support.

ALT Joint statement: Network Rail and Transport for Wales "At 7.29pm on Monday 21 October, two TfW trains were involved in a low speed collision near Llanbrynmair in Powys, Mid Wales. Sadly one passenger has passed away, and a number of other people are being treated for injuries at nearby hospitals. Our first thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the man who has lost his life, as well as all the other people involved in this incident. The Cambrian railway east of Machynlleth will be closed while specialist teams continue their investigations, and we urge passengers not to travel to this part of the network. We're extremely grateful to the emergency services who attended the scene and helped our passengers and staff in challenging circumstances. we are working closely with other agencies, including emergency services, to understand how this incident happened and they will have our full support.

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Chris Packham
@ChrisGPackham9 Oct 2024
Anger at UK’s ‘bonkers’ plan to reach net zero by importing fuel from North Korea . . . yep , and , wait for it . . . the Maldives ! Billions of our money going up in smoke to trash the planet . Genius . #AxeDrax #StopBurningTrees theguardian.com/environment/…

Anger over ‘bonkers’ UK plan to reach net zero by importing wood to burn

Government criticised over list of potential sources of biomass, which includes North Korea and Afghanistan

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A water company that is £16bn in debt and routinely dumps shit in rivers shouldn't be paying a penny in dividends or bonuses
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Hearing multiple reports from Unite members at @TGIFridays that UK CEO Julie McEwan told hundreds of workers that they’d be made redundant on a Zoom meeting from her villa in Spain… This is a scandal on par with P&O Ferries, the union movement must rally behind TGI’s workers!
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What we know is that these two men have 17 children with 6 different women but it’s women’s bodies that need to be controlled!
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A man from Barrow has been jailed for burglary committed in Barrow in April 2024. orlo.uk/KC6eB
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Jenrick: "I want the Conservative Party to be the trade union for the working people of this country" Trade unions are literally trade unions for the working people of this country. The Tories, on the other hand, are the party that represents the interests of the ruling class
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Welcome to Feargal’s Fridays on @lbc where @NickFerrariLBC and I team up to expose the shocking state of England’s poisoned rivers.
LBC
@LBC27 Sep 2024
“We’re going to do the Environment Agency’s job for it." @NickFerrariLBC has challenged @Feargal_Sharkey to test the toxicity of England’s rivers. First up is the River Avon in Bristol…

Feargal Sharkey tests the River Avon for toxins

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Why is it always disabled people need to get a job, and people need to work until they are 95. But never billionaires need to pay tax and give up their mega yachts?
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RMT's "painful" dispute has ended with union members voting overwhelmingly for a new pay deal with train companies and Network Rail. RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch says, 'Labour haven’t caved, they’ve just ended the Tory nonsense'. #PoliticsHub trib.al/ftpea6d
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Chris Packham
@ChrisGPackham25 Sep 2024
You couldn’t make it up . . . and you don’t have to . Fish farm 'removed tonnes of dead salmon' before visit by MSPs . This industry is toxic on all levels - it needs to be shut down . ⁦@SalmonScotland⁩ ⁦@TheGAAIA⁩ ⁦@WildFishCons⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/c3617d…

Fish farm 'removed tonnes of dead salmon' before visit by MSPs

An animal welfare charity says it filmed the removal of the fish just hours before politicians arrived.

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‘Share’ if you support Chris!
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Pleasure to chair this afternoon’s @RMTunion event with speakers, @MickWhelanASLEF, Mick Lynch, and Nicola Smith. After 14 long years of Tory privatisation & deregulation, the wheels are moving on our plans to radically transform and invest in our public transport system 🌹
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There was an amazing turnout of 200+ anti-fascists in Waterford this afternoon to face down a miserable bunch of around 25 far-right racists, many of who were bussed in from other places. We chanted, sang and danced for 2 hours until they all skulked off defeated. #NoPasaran ✊
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Are you, or is someone you know, over state pension age? If so, you could be entitled to Pension Credit. Pension Credit gives people over State Pension age & on a low income extra money to help with day-to-day living costs. For eligibility & to apply visit gov.uk/pension-credit
Over State Pension age? You could be entitled to Pension Credit and get the Winter Fuel Payment. Check your eligibility for Penrith Credit online.

ALT Over State Pension age? You could be entitled to Pension Credit and get the Winter Fuel Payment. Check your eligibility for Penrith Credit online.

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