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Nick Farthing retweeted
What a great tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart. The humble Yorkshireman in him would have been nonplussed I'm sure, at this!
Buckingham Palace Pays Moving Tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart 🕊️ youtu.be/kewtf1F0isA?si=dWO4… via @YouTube
Nick Farthing retweeted
Need a warmer layer this winter? ❄️ @SW_Help’s free Winter Warmer Give Away is 17–18 Nov, 8am–4pm, at six stations. Collect or donate coats, hats, scarves & gloves. #CommunityRail
Nick Farthing retweeted
We’ve just seen a record 28 day period with a bumper number of customers taking the train during the busy back-to-school, back-to-work period. 5.5% growth alongside most customer metrics all moving in the right direction.
Thanks for trusting us. We’ll keep going - plenty to do!
ALT Leeds station
Nick Farthing retweeted
And then it could still end up never being built because of a cost overrun; like St Clears, or Cardiff West, or Edginswell, the Ivanhoe line or HS2a. Good god this country wastes a fortune on not building stuff.
Nick Farthing retweeted
We run a number of ‘Poppy Expresses’ at this important time of year, as we welcome customers to support @PoppyLegion and to pop on a poppy.
Thanks to our lovely volunteers and conductors for joining in 🙏
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Step aboard for an evening of railway stories with Ian Foot at the Railway Club of the New Forest’s “Life on the Iron Road” talk.
Join them on Friday 30 October at Brockenhurst Village Hall. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start; visitors are welcome (£5). #CommunityRail @SW_Help
Nick Farthing retweeted
Join us at Reading station for an afternoon filled with cultural performances and art as we celebrate the rich history and contributions of the Black community!
Friday 30 October, Reading Station Brunel Arcade, 15-17:00
Booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-b…
#CommunityRail @GWRHelp
Nick Farthing retweeted
If you want some light entertainment on a a Sunday afternoon, read my thoughts on bendy buses. A “what might have been” from history and why we need to overcome our aversion to them and recognise them as the solution to urban passenger transport philstockley.blogspot.com/20…
Nick Farthing retweeted
Hi Nick, thanks for sharing this! 😊 We're delighted to hear you received such a quick repair and great service. We'll make sure your kind words are passed on to Dan. Thanks for the shout-out! 💙
Thank you @BritishGas for great call out and repair- 1 hr from call to Engineer on site-awesome and thanks to Dan the Engineer working in such poor conditions
Nick Farthing retweeted
Sorting out some 35mm negs and so thought I'd share this, because for me it really sums up the end of industrial steam in the UK. This was 1982 at Smithywood Coking Plant, Sheffield. A tired 'Aussie', near-derelict infra, scarce traffic & a branch connection on its last legs.
Nick Farthing retweeted
I’ve had my arm twisted to join @Substack - do join me over at open.substack.com/pub/alexho… where I’ll talk more about life on the railways and adventures in transport.
Happy to hear any (polite and reasonable!) suggestions on topics too.
Nick Farthing retweeted
Happy Birthday! In only 3 years you have established yourself as a trusted source of insightful commentary on the railway. Well done.👏
Nick Farthing retweeted
To understand how the Trump administration behaves and makes (and unmakes) policy, you have to understand that it comes from a constant battle between incompetence and evil.
Their policies are usually a combination of both in different measures.
Nick Farthing retweeted
Happy birthday to us!!! Where did that three years go? Thanks very much to everyone who has helped and supported us through our rapid growth, including six million YouTube views alone. Do stick with us - lots of excitement to come! From Stef, Richard and Nigel.
Nick Farthing retweeted
Shout out of thanks to our brilliant train presentation crews for their work each day & night, and especially today - #ThankYourCleanerDay.
As well as busy crews during the day, whilst we sleep, many colleagues get your trains ready for the day ahead. We’d be lost without them!
ALT Skipton cleaning team with Alex
Nick Farthing retweeted
⭐️ The Epilogue ⭐️
Typically, Alstom threw a spanner in the works after I wrote all this and swapped out 221116 for a 4-car again, so those bonus seats on 1M22 have vanished as quickly as they appeared.
Still, you can't miss what you never had.
Have a train.
