Proud Brit & European, work for the Railways. Dog Dad to a crazy Spaniel, interests: current affairs, transport, heritage, aviation & singing. Views my own.
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Perhaps we should ask what @simple_flying and Praychi Pratel have against @Cardiff_Airport given their last 3 articles are sensationally prefaces โWhat on earthโ?
Surely commercial companies can make their own decisions?
When your commute from Dubai goes wrong! ๐
British Airways is an embarrassing disgrace of an airline @British_Airways
Routinely selling many more tickets than seats, putting lots of passengers on standby who bought tickets months ago, a woeful customer attitude of โshrug shrug, not my jobโ ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Then not sending the luggage of standby passengers: one case may arrive on next flight an hour later, 1 case shrug shrug wait until tomorrow afternoon when it may or may not arrive ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Britain is Broken
Rightly @Se_Railway have called out this inaccurate story yet the rag continues to publish as new.
More bedbugs spotted in passenger carriages of Southeastern trains
Yet the company insists there weren't any. Meanwhile, we've been shown photos.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10โฆ
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Sounds very impressive until you remember HS2 would have added approximately 880,000 weekly seats between just the NE and E Midlandsโฆ
Over 2,000,000 weekly seats across the HS2 networkโฆ.
More trains, more seats, better connections.
CrossCountryโs fleet expansion will contribute to almost 60,000 additional seats per week across its network, helping tackle overcrowding and improve reliability on vital intercity routes.
alstom.com/press-releases-neโฆ
Comrade Trump isnโt even hiding his allegiance now!
Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order to exempt Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month. nyti.ms/4zDoByS
Would have perhaps preferred someone with rail experience but hopeful can use Treasury knowledge to maximise benefits for the railway?
Weโre delighted to welcome Sir John Kingman as chair of #GreatBritishRailways.
Sir John brings extensive experience, including as chair of Barclays UK and former Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury:
โก๏ธ gov.uk/government/news/sir-jโฆ
@transportgovuk
ALT Headshot of Sir John Kingman as chair of Great British Railways, wearing a dark blue suit and smiling at the camera.
Serious questions as to how this footage has got public so quickly.
From Instagram. Forward Facing CCTV of the Weaver Line collision at Liverpool Street. ๐ฅ๐ @Captain_Deltic @John_The_Fitter @CrimeLdn @TfL @deedee10780561 @emmabee_2404 @ElliottCBird @GamerTepic @BenTrainDriver
Am not surprised by these actions but there's something really quite abhorrent about removing hope from some of the most vulnerable in society.
Nothing says welcome to the railways more than a metal fence!
There must be better options for both ticket check and rev protection.
Chiltern Railways has introduced the UKโs first next-generation FEnX smart gates at High Wycombe Station. The gates aim to reduce fare evasion, improve access and enhance passenger flow. Contactless pay-as-you-go is due soon, following testing.
Read more โคต๏ธ
ALT A line of automatic ticket barriers with glass paddle gates stands inside a railway station concourse next to a ticket office sign and an assistance help point.
Deal with a facist warmonger to try and save your own skin!
Shows to all terrorists around the world that the USA will support them. Shocking
Kemiโs comments on this are spot on.
Hats off for calling out the lowlifes who choose hate and division.
I asked Kemi Badenoch about Bravermanโs remarks on Englishness. She accused Braverman of โidentity politicsโ
โSuella Braverman is a Reform MP. Sheโs Nigel Farageโs problem now, not mine.
โShe is perfectly entitled to speak about her own identity. I am somebody who doesnโt like identity politics. I am not interested in this endless conversation of trying to split people into lots of boxes.
โI have children who are half black, half white. Theyโre mixed race. I donโt want to hear rhetoric that makes them feel that theyโre not a part of this country.โ
Shocked - stunned I tell you!
Reform have found themselves innocent!๐
Reform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations sting bbc.in/3TtRdeF
Perhaps if he didnโt go around starting wars he canโt, or wonโt, conclude we wouldnโt be here!
Europe under pressure to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban bbc.in/47xxH44
This is simply some of the best on train food anywhere in the U.K. and it supports Welsh producers.
Get over to Transport for Walesโ Premier services to enjoy amazing food through the Welsh countryside.
Double Rainbow view from a platform today at Cwmbran before am whisked up north with @tfwrail
Staggered people are drawing red lines on triple lock - the UK MUST have a serious debate about the future affordability of many things - health, social care, transport, defence etc.
Just as things are getting more reliableโฆ.hereโs hoping they donโt decline like SWR etc.
Tomorrow at @UKLabour Conference, I will announce that we will nationalise Avanti West Coast train services at the first opportunity.
We are building a railway Britain can rely on.
thetimes.com/article/b68f649โฆ
A little disappointed the focus on this rather than ensuring kids can spell, people can get doctors appointments or ensuring people can afford to eat. #Distraction
'No turning back' in independence journey, says first minister at rally bbc.in/47mqkfM
