Connecting Leamington Spa to Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, Stratford upon Avon, Kidderminster and Worcester. VIEWS ARE MY OWN NOT MY EMPLOYER
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Because making lines single track always works look at the Coventry to Leamington stretch.
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ROMIC HST screws up the ECML. 5Q46 detaches shortly after leaving Welwyn Garden City. @Captain_Deltic @John_The_Fitter
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One of my bugbears with all the ‘Rail Staff Awards’ nonsense is that it’s a largely a junket for the back office to give themselves a pat on the back for doing their jobs. Yet on the ground, the basics continue to fail, day in, day out.
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RMT says a guard has been sacked after he and the driver agreed that ECS could run to depot without him. RMT claims operator said it put driver at risk. "The RMT has welcomed the Company's acknowledgement that driver only operation is dangerous and poses a risk to the railway."
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The Role of the Guard - The work passengers rarely see
Safe dispatch. Emergency response. Reassurance when a journey goes wrong.
A train guard’s role reaches far beyond checking tickets. Explore the skills and responsibilities behind the uniform 🔽
rmtunion.org/guard
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Today we've rejected proposals for additional services on the West Coast Main Line after our assessment found they would likely increase delays and cancelled trains for passengers.
We've also approved one existing Avanti service to carry passengers.
➡️orr.gov.uk/search-news/orr-r…
ALT Stephanie Tobyn, ORR’s director of strategy, policy and reform: “New services, destinations and greater choice can bring real benefits for passengers and communities. But the West Coast Main Line is already under significant pressure, with performance reflecting limited resilience on a heavily used part of the rail network. “Our detailed analysis has shown that adding more trains to the current timetable would reduce the ability to recover when disruption occurs, increasing the risk of delays spreading and making reliability of the network worse for all passengers.”
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Now, there’s death by the bubonic plague or there’s death by Ebola. But which one is better? There’s only one way to find out -
Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads bbc.in/4j2kJT7
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Re-reading the interim RAIB report on the Elstow (Bedford) incident and find these paragraphs a concern that neither person in the cab recognised the alarm.
I find this both strange and concerning.
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Well done to the @Se_Railway fraud team👇
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This month marks 16 years since Henley-in-Arden signal box was closed and demolished. I made thousands of photographs of the signallers at work in the three boxes that closed on the line. Niasha Nugent is seen on the frame, days before closure. flic.kr/p/2rp9iGD
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🚨 NEW: A bedbug infestation has caused Southeastern train services in London and Kent to be cancelled
Staff have nicknamed one train the “Bedbug Express”
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Strike action called at Chiltern against driver-only operation
RAIL union RMT announced strike action today (September 29) on Chiltern Railways after members voted overwhelmingly for industrial action against driver-only operation (DOO) planned for East West Rail services.
RMT members will take 24-hour action on Saturday October 10 and Saturday October 17 after the company refused to provide guarantees over the safety critical role of the second person on board proposed East West Rail services.
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said that the driver-only operation proposed on East-West represented a significant risk to safety and the current Train Manager roles.
“The actions of Chiltern management to not take these concerns seriously is totally unacceptable.
“RMT will not accept the watering down of safety on the rail network,” he said.
The union remains available for meaningful talks with the company.
ALT Group of protesters holding banners against driver-only operation at Marylebone Station entrance.
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The Chiltern strike dates of 10 and 17 October are significant, as the West Coast Main Line has a block from Birmingham to just north of Milton Keynes. So Chiltern will be rammed and, obviously, have to run with a guard north of Banbury. flic.kr/p/2rrW55f
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🚨 NEW: The Government has announced Avanti West Coast will be nationalised from 7 March 2027
