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I've been away for a few days. Unusually for me on a road trip in a 4x4...There's a good reason for this- co driver on a 1350 mile trip with @pickupsforpeace convoy delivering humanitarian aid to the Ukraine.
(NB some disturbing images)
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A very foggy Boxing Day in Worcestershire & Shropshire yesterday, as 40106 departs Bewdley.
Severn Valley services are operating through the festive season, with Winter Diesel Day on Monday 30th & the Winter Steam Gala on Sat 4th & Sun 5th Jan
svr.co.uk/event/winter-diese…
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We are opening the sale of tickets for our new train Nº9/10 Kyiv-Budapest. The route launched with Hungarian State Railways will operate from December 15. It departs from Kyiv at 10:16, arriving in Budapest at 6:00. The train from Budapest departs at 22:40, arriving at 19:11. – at Ukraine
“I once said that I’d rather be on the cover of Railway Modeller than Rolling Stone magazine and Rolling Stone haven’t spoken to me since.”
theguardian.com/music/2024/d…
Peak District National Park Authority is having a consultation on Matlock-Buxton Railway, currently known as the Monsal Trail & if it should be safeguarded for future rail use or protected as a trail & stopped from being a railway in the future.
peakdistrict-consult.objecti…
There's probably a word for it.
Searching for a subject whilst writing an article and the most informative hit on first Google pg of results is your own blog 😂😜🙄
Guess that's a hint to ignore all the "your blog is not SEO optimised we can do it for ££££" spam emails...
Its the Severn Valley HST weekend. Six trips each day with an ex GWR HST set.
Last services of the season before Santa specials start.
Timetable & bookings for Sunday are on the SVR website:
svr.co.uk/event/hst-running-…
Not the best run up to @railway200 ...
Heighington & Aycliffe station is one of 155 sites added to Historic England’s heritage at risk register.
Built 1826–1827 as a cottage/proto-station by John Carter for Stockton & Darlington Railway & is now derelict.
theguardian.com/culture/2024…
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NEW: ScotRail to press ahead with ticket office cuts at 54 stations scotsman.com/news/transport/…
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🚊 We're thrilled to debut our APS catenary-free technology on Barcelona’s tramway with @TMB_Barcelona! With this technology, we're set to transport 24,000 passengers a day while reducing traffic by removing 2,000 cars from the city center.
Learn more: ow.ly/k7c350U2QBJ
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How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
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✅ The Cross City line between Birmingham and Lichfield has reopened
👍🏻We have inspected the bridge and it remains safe for trains
ℹ️Check @nationalrailenq @WestMidRailway for the latest travel info
🚛 Drivers - know the height of your vehicle to avoid incidents like this!
