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Benjamin Goodwin

@benjorama

Music, movies, travelling... and trainspotting. Views not my own.

 Birmingham, UK
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Joined February 2009
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Hello Kitty Shinkansen at Hakata railway station #HelloKittyShinkansen #HelloKitty #bullettrain #Shinkansen #highspeedrail #train #station #railway #railroad #JRRailPass #trainspotter #railfan #gaybear #travel #Japantravel #wanderlust #Hakata #Fukuoka #Japan #Asia – at Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
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Night shift at Old Oak Common Depot – at London, England
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East Nile Line, Cairo Monorail: Made in Derby, UK, now serving Cairo, Egypt – at Cairo, Egypt
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Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah Al-Fatimi Street, Historic Cairo, Egypt – at Cairo, Egypt
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Benjamin Goodwin retweeted
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Alstom UK & Ireland@AlstomUKOct 14
We've signed contracts worth around €95 million with @IrishRail to equip up to 176 vehicles across the national fleet with ETCS signalling technology, helping deliver a safer, more reliable and more sustainable railway for passengers. More 👉 ow.ly/GfwM50ZXsK7
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Wernigerode Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof – at Vienenburg, Deutschland
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Brockenbahn, Harz Railway, Germany – at Wernigerode, Germany
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#InnoTrans, the world’s largest trade fair focused on the rail transport industry – at Berlin, Germany
InnoTrans 2026, Messe Berlin, Germany

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InnoTrans 2026, Messe Berlin, Germany

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InnoTrans 2026, Messe Berlin, Germany

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What an honour to see @AlstomUK’s @greatestgather recognised as National Winner of the @railway200 Event of the Year at the #NationalRailAwards. A proud moment for everyone involved. @RAIL
National Rail Awards 2026, JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London, UK (17 September 2026)

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National Rail Awards 2026, JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London, UK (17 September 2026)

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National Rail Awards 2026, JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London, UK (17 September 2026)

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The Greatest Gathering, Derby Litchurch Lane Works, UK (1-3 August 2025)

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What a privilege to help organise and be part of our Morden 100 Family and Friends Day. Seeing colleagues, families, friends and partners come together at @AlstomUK’s Morden Traincare Centre to celebrate 100 years of @TfL's Northern line extension was genuinely special
Morden 100 Family and Friends Day, Morden Traincare Centre, London, UK (13 September 2026)

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Morden 100 Family and Friends Day, Morden Traincare Centre, London, UK (13 September 2026)

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Morden 100 Family and Friends Day, Morden Traincare Centre, London, UK (13 September 2026)

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Morden 100 Family and Friends Day, Morden Traincare Centre, London, UK (13 September 2026)

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Lifting (and lowering) a six-car London Underground 1995 Stock train at Alstom’s Morden 100 Family and Friends Day at Morden Traincare Centre. Read more 👉 alstom.com/press-releases-ne…
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Tranvía de Sóller, Mallorca, Spain
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Ferrocarril de Sóller, Mallorca, Spain
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Proud to welcome @Heidi_Labour, @transportgovuk, @TPExpressTrains, and Rock Rail to our #Derby factory last week to mark contracts worth more than £1 billion for Britain’s first mainline battery-electric fleet. More about our new #AdessiaStream trains 👉 ow.ly/FIiT50ZNaqS
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Who knew that Dario G was from Crewe? – at Crewe, England
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🎉 Happy 25th birthday to Central Rivers Depot! Our purpose-built Staffordshire maintenance facility has proudly spent a quarter of a century helping keep Britain moving. Huge thank you to our colleagues whose expertise, dedication and teamwork have made it such a success.
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The first of our ten new Derby-built #Aventra trains for the Elizabeth line has entered passenger service, helping meet growing demand. They're being manufactured at our historic Litchurch Lane Works and supported by a nationwide supply chain. More 👉 ow.ly/uSqC50ZHA3v
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Newark Town Lock was built on the River Trent in 1773 and extended in the 1830s to help the town grow into a busy inland port – at Newark-on-Trent, England
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🦆 🦆 🦆 🦆 🦆 – at Coalport, England
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From planes to plane – at Coalport, England
RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford, Shropshire, UK

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Hay Inclined Plane, Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, UK

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Benjamin Goodwin retweeted
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Alstom UK & Ireland@AlstomUKAug 14
🚆 Another important milestone for Ireland's future railway. Commissioning of our new DART+ fleet for @IrishRail continues to make strong progress, with the main bulk of testing now complete and the approvals process set to begin soon. Watch 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=sbTPDh24…
DART+ July 2026 Update

DART+ July 2026 Update

Testing and commissioning of the new DART+ Fleet continues to make ...

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