#railways — Public Fediverse posts
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Reserving a space for my bike on InterCity #trains is hard. It's easy if I only want to book a ticket that's only for the InterCity portion (in this case, #Avanti). Adding on my source (#SWR) and destination (#NorthernRailway) stations, and it says I can't book a space on the outbound service (as far as I can tell, neither provider has reservations or restrictions on bikes).
I will go to my local station tomorrow to see if they can sort it all out.
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Reserving a space for my bike on InterCity #trains is hard. It's easy if I only want to book a ticket that's only for the InterCity portion (in this case, #Avanti). Adding on my source (#SWR) and destination (#NorthernRailway) stations, and it says I can't book a space on the outbound service (as far as I can tell, neither provider has reservations or restrictions on bikes).
I will go to my local station tomorrow to see if they can sort it all out.
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Reserving a space for my bike on InterCity #trains is hard. It's easy if I only want to book a ticket that's only for the InterCity portion (in this case, #Avanti). Adding on my source (#SWR) and destination (#NorthernRailway) stations, and it says I can't book a space on the outbound service (as far as I can tell, neither provider has reservations or restrictions on bikes).
I will go to my local station tomorrow to see if they can sort it all out.
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Reserving a space for my bike on InterCity #trains is hard. It's easy if I only want to book a ticket that's only for the InterCity portion (in this case, #Avanti). Adding on my source (#SWR) and destination (#NorthernRailway) stations, and it says I can't book a space on the outbound service (as far as I can tell, neither provider has reservations or restrictions on bikes).
I will go to my local station tomorrow to see if they can sort it all out.
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Reserving a space for my bike on InterCity #trains is hard. It's easy if I only want to book a ticket that's only for the InterCity portion (in this case, #Avanti). Adding on my source (#SWR) and destination (#NorthernRailway) stations, and it says I can't book a space on the outbound service (as far as I can tell, neither provider has reservations or restrictions on bikes).
I will go to my local station tomorrow to see if they can sort it all out.
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🇫🇷 Parmi les quelques photos argentiques scannées aujourd'hui, deux vues de la gare de Liège-Guillemins à la fin des années 1990 (1997 ou 1998).
La première photo montre à quel point les automotrices doubles dites "classiques" de la SNCB/NMBS étaient encore omniprésentes avec les trains L (omnibus) vers Verviers-Central à la voie 7, celui pour Namur à la voie 8 et le train IR pour Antwerpen-Centraal via Hasselt et Aarschot. Toutes portent la livrée bordeaux. Et oui, vous ne rêvez pas, il y a bien une cabine téléphonique sur le quai!
La seconde photo, nous permet de voir l'ancienne passerelle piétonne qui permettait de rejoindre le quartier derrière la gare. Le site est totalement méconnaissable aujourd'hui. En outre, alors qu'une automotrice break quitte la gare en direction de Maastricht (NL), une machine série 15 vient de mettre en tête d'un EuroCity vers Paris-Nord via Namur et Charleroi. Il est composé de voitures Corail de la SNCF. Les voies 2 à 5, à l'avant-plan (la voie 2 n'est pas visible), servaient souvent de voie de garage pour des locomotives, la voie 5 servait de temps à autres pour la réception des trains venant de Jemelle.
➡️ Pour en découvrir plus sur la gare des Guillemins : https://histoiresdeliege.wordpress.com/2020/05/31/la-gare-des-guillemins-de-1958-a-2007/
🇬🇧 Among the few film photos scanned today, two views of Liège-Guillemins station at the end of the 1990s (1997 or 1998).
The first photo shows how omnipresent were the "classic" SNCB/NMBS 2-Car EMUs of the SNCB/NMBS. We have here L trains (stopping services) to Verviers-Central on track 7, that one for Namur on track 8 and the IR train to Antwerpen-Centraal via Hasselt and Aarschot. All wear the burgundy livery. And yes, you are not dreaming, there is indeed a telephone booth on the platform!
The second photo allows us to see the old pedestrian bridge which allowed people to reach the area behind the station. The site is completely unrecognizable today. In addition, while a "Break" EMU leaves the station towards Maastricht (NL), a Class 15 locomotive has just been placed in front of an EuroCity service towards Paris-Nord via Namur and Charleroi. It is formed of SNCF Corail stock. Tracks 2 to 5, in the foreground (track 2 is not visible), often served as a siding for locomotives, track 5 was used from time to time to receive trains coming from Jemelle.
#throwbackthursday #1jour1Souvenir #1jour1Archive #trains #railways #railwayphotography #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer #Eisenbahn
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🇫🇷 Parmi les quelques photos argentiques scannées aujourd'hui, deux vues de la gare de Liège-Guillemins à la fin des années 1990 (1997 ou 1998).
La première photo montre à quel point les automotrices doubles dites "classiques" de la SNCB/NMBS étaient encore omniprésentes avec les trains L (omnibus) vers Verviers-Central à la voie 7, celui pour Namur à la voie 8 et le train IR pour Antwerpen-Centraal via Hasselt et Aarschot. Toutes portent la livrée bordeaux. Et oui, vous ne rêvez pas, il y a bien une cabine téléphonique sur le quai!
La seconde photo, nous permet de voir l'ancienne passerelle piétonne qui permettait de rejoindre le quartier derrière la gare. Le site est totalement méconnaissable aujourd'hui. En outre, alors qu'une automotrice break quitte la gare en direction de Maastricht (NL), une machine série 15 vient de mettre en tête d'un EuroCity vers Paris-Nord via Namur et Charleroi. Il est composé de voitures Corail de la SNCF. Les voies 2 à 5, à l'avant-plan (la voie 2 n'est pas visible), servaient souvent de voie de garage pour des locomotives, la voie 5 servait de temps à autres pour la réception des trains venant de Jemelle.
➡️ Pour en découvrir plus sur la gare des Guillemins : https://histoiresdeliege.wordpress.com/2020/05/31/la-gare-des-guillemins-de-1958-a-2007/
🇬🇧 Among the few film photos scanned today, two views of Liège-Guillemins station at the end of the 1990s (1997 or 1998).
The first photo shows how omnipresent were the "classic" SNCB/NMBS 2-Car EMUs of the SNCB/NMBS. We have here L trains (stopping services) to Verviers-Central on track 7, that one for Namur on track 8 and the IR train to Antwerpen-Centraal via Hasselt and Aarschot. All wear the burgundy livery. And yes, you are not dreaming, there is indeed a telephone booth on the platform!
The second photo allows us to see the old pedestrian bridge which allowed people to reach the area behind the station. The site is completely unrecognizable today. In addition, while a "Break" EMU leaves the station towards Maastricht (NL), a Class 15 locomotive has just been placed in front of an EuroCity service towards Paris-Nord via Namur and Charleroi. It is formed of SNCF Corail stock. Tracks 2 to 5, in the foreground (track 2 is not visible), often served as a siding for locomotives, track 5 was used from time to time to receive trains coming from Jemelle.
#throwbackthursday #1jour1Souvenir #1jour1Archive #trains #railways #railwayphotography #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer #Eisenbahn
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🚄🇬🇧 The Department for #Transport has outlined plans for a new accountability framework for Great #British #Railways (GBR), including a single licence covering #infrastructure and passenger services. GBR would oversee the railway, while the Transport Secretary would retain strategic oversight, funding control and powers to issue directions.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) would regulate performance and enforce licence conditions, while a passenger watchdog would oversee #consumer standards. Separate arrangements are also proposed for #Scotland and #Wales.
The licence would replace multiple existing licences and cover passenger standards, asset management, retail practices, environmental responsibilities and wider rail cooperation. #Freight and open-access operators would continue to hold separate licences.
The DfT said the proposals are not final and further consultation will take place later this year.
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🚄🇬🇧 Britain’s largest train operator will return to public ownership on 31 May, bringing Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express under government control. The move means publicly owned operators will account for around 80% of rail journeys overseen by Great #British #Railways.
The #UK #government says passengers will benefit from more reliable and accountable services, including extra Gatwick Express trains, more drivers to reduce cancellations, upgraded signalling and improved customer support. GTR’s 100-day plan also includes safer stations, cleaner trains and expanded online services.
Ministers described the transfer as a major step in rail reform, while operators said closer integration with Network Rail would help improve performance across the South East and East of #England.
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Jour 28 / Day 28
Hasard / Chance
🇫🇷 Ce 2 mai 2005, je me trouvais sur les hauteurs de la Sarre près d'Ockfen et tout d'un coup, cette automotrice destinée à l'opérateur suisse Thurbo Bahn faisait un parcours d'essai. Et pour un peu, la photo n'aurait jamais pu être prise car j'avais oublié mon appareil photo dans le train! Heureusement, celui-ci revenait rapidement là où j'étais descendu et j'avais pu appeler un numéro de téléphone pour signaler la perte. Tout se termina donc bien et on peut vraiment parler de hasard et de chance!
Cette photo a été publiée l'époque dans la revue allemande Lok Report. 🙂
🇬🇧 On May 2, 2005, I was on the heights of the Saar near Ockfen and suddenly, that EMU built for the Swiss railway operator Thurbo Bahn appeared while on a test run. The photo could have been taken as I forget my camera on the train! Fortunately, it came back soon and I could contact by phone a service to report the loss. So everything ended well and we can really talk about chance and luck!
This photo was also published in the German periodic "Lok Report". 🙂
#trains #railways #railwayPhotography #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
📷 Ockfen (RLP-DE) - 02-05-2005
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Jour 28 / Day 28
Hasard / Chance
🇫🇷 Ce 2 mai 2005, je me trouvais sur les hauteurs de la Sarre près d'Ockfen et tout d'un coup, cette automotrice destinée à l'opérateur suisse Thurbo Bahn faisait un parcours d'essai. Et pour un peu, la photo n'aurait jamais pu être prise car j'avais oublié mon appareil photo dans le train! Heureusement, celui-ci revenait rapidement là où j'étais descendu et j'avais pu appeler un numéro de téléphone pour signaler la perte. Tout se termina donc bien et on peut vraiment parler de hasard et de chance!
Cette photo a été publiée l'époque dans la revue allemande Lok Report. 🙂
🇬🇧 On May 2, 2005, I was on the heights of the Saar near Ockfen and suddenly, that EMU built for the Swiss railway operator Thurbo Bahn appeared while on a test run. The photo could have been taken as I forget my camera on the train! Fortunately, it came back soon and I could contact by phone a service to report the loss. So everything ended well and we can really talk about chance and luck!
This photo was also published in the German periodic "Lok Report". 🙂
#trains #railways #railwayPhotography #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
📷 Ockfen (RLP-DE) - 02-05-2005
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Viewed from the old canal, which after all has priority, the Bennerley viaduct seems triumphalist and marchy and win-at-all-costs. But look what happened. It has a Friends group.
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The high line lost out to the low line. Trains now sprint to Derby up the Erewash valley underneath the Bennerley viaduct.
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You can walk across the Bennerley viaduct. It's a goodly walk.
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The Bennerley viaduct is monstrous. Wrought iron, 1878.
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Matheran Hill Railway, India, 1990.
(Details In The AltText) (Scanned 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheran_Hill_Rail
#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photography #Photo #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #Travel #TravelPhotography #India #Street #IndianRailways #Rail #Tracks #Rails #Landscape #Track #IndianRail #LandscapePhotography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #Asia #Asian #Monochrome #Railroad #Railroads #StreetPhotography #Railway #Railways #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Train #Trains #CamelCase
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Matheran Hill Railway, India, 1990.
(Details In The AltText) (Scanned 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheran_Hill_Rail
#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photography #Photo #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #Travel #TravelPhotography #India #Street #IndianRailways #Rail #Tracks #Rails #Landscape #Track #IndianRail #LandscapePhotography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #Asia #Asian #Monochrome #Railroad #Railroads #StreetPhotography #Railway #Railways #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Train #Trains #CamelCase
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Matheran Hill Railway, India, 1990.
(Details In The AltText) (Scanned 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheran_Hill_Rail
#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photography #Photo #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #Travel #TravelPhotography #India #Street #IndianRailways #Rail #Tracks #Rails #Landscape #Track #IndianRail #LandscapePhotography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #Asia #Asian #Monochrome #Railroad #Railroads #StreetPhotography #Railway #Railways #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Train #Trains #CamelCase
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Matheran Hill Railway, India, 1990.
(Details In The AltText) (Scanned 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheran_Hill_Rail
#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photography #Photo #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #Travel #TravelPhotography #India #Street #IndianRailways #Rail #Tracks #Rails #Landscape #Track #IndianRail #LandscapePhotography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #Asia #Asian #Monochrome #Railroad #Railroads #StreetPhotography #Railway #Railways #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Train #Trains #CamelCase
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Matheran Hill Railway, India, 1990.
(Details In The AltText) (Scanned 35mm Negative)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matheran_Hill_Rail
#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photography #Photo #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #Travel #TravelPhotography #India #Street #IndianRailways #Rail #Tracks #Rails #Landscape #Track #IndianRail #LandscapePhotography #BNW #BlackAndWhite #Asia #Asian #Monochrome #Railroad #Railroads #StreetPhotography #Railway #Railways #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Train #Trains #CamelCase
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🇫🇷 L'autorail qui sillonne la petite ligne d'Andernach à Kaisersesch sort du tunnel sous le Löwenburg à Monreal et après une dernière grande courbe atteindra la gare où il marquera l'arrêt. Cette ligne est le dernier tronçon en exploitation de l'Eifelquerbahn qui reliait naguère Andernach à Gerolstein en traversant l'Eifel. Il y a des projets de réactivation de la ligne et s'ils deviennent réalité, cela offrira de nouvelles opportunités pour partir à la découverte de la région.
🇬🇧 Coming out the tunnel under the Löwenburg in Monreal, the DMU will after a last large curve arrive at the station. The line between Andernach and Kaisersesch ist the last operated part of the former "Eifelquerbahn" (Railway through the Eifel) that joined in the past Andernach and Gerolstein throughout the Eifel region. There are projects to reopen the whole line. If those become reality, it will offer new possibilities of travel to discover the region.
#traintrackTuesday #railways #railwayphotography #trains #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
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🇫🇷 L'autorail qui sillonne la petite ligne d'Andernach à Kaisersesch sort du tunnel sous le Löwenburg à Monreal et après une dernière grande courbe atteindra la gare où il marquera l'arrêt. Cette ligne est le dernier tronçon en exploitation de l'Eifelquerbahn qui reliait naguère Andernach à Gerolstein en traversant l'Eifel. Il y a des projets de réactivation de la ligne et s'ils deviennent réalité, cela offrira de nouvelles opportunités pour partir à la découverte de la région.
🇬🇧 Coming out the tunnel under the Löwenburg in Monreal, the DMU will after a last large curve arrive at the station. The line between Andernach and Kaisersesch ist the last operated part of the former "Eifelquerbahn" (Railway through the Eifel) that joined in the past Andernach and Gerolstein throughout the Eifel region. There are projects to reopen the whole line. If those become reality, it will offer new possibilities of travel to discover the region.
#traintrackTuesday #railways #railwayphotography #trains #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
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🇫🇷 L'autorail qui sillonne la petite ligne d'Andernach à Kaisersesch sort du tunnel sous le Löwenburg à Monreal et après une dernière grande courbe atteindra la gare où il marquera l'arrêt. Cette ligne est le dernier tronçon en exploitation de l'Eifelquerbahn qui reliait naguère Andernach à Gerolstein en traversant l'Eifel. Il y a des projets de réactivation de la ligne et s'ils deviennent réalité, cela offrira de nouvelles opportunités pour partir à la découverte de la région.
🇬🇧 Coming out the tunnel under the Löwenburg in Monreal, the DMU will after a last large curve arrive at the station. The line between Andernach and Kaisersesch ist the last operated part of the former "Eifelquerbahn" (Railway through the Eifel) that joined in the past Andernach and Gerolstein throughout the Eifel region. There are projects to reopen the whole line. If those become reality, it will offer new possibilities of travel to discover the region.
#traintrackTuesday #railways #railwayphotography #trains #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
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🇫🇷 L'autorail qui sillonne la petite ligne d'Andernach à Kaisersesch sort du tunnel sous le Löwenburg à Monreal et après une dernière grande courbe atteindra la gare où il marquera l'arrêt. Cette ligne est le dernier tronçon en exploitation de l'Eifelquerbahn qui reliait naguère Andernach à Gerolstein en traversant l'Eifel. Il y a des projets de réactivation de la ligne et s'ils deviennent réalité, cela offrira de nouvelles opportunités pour partir à la découverte de la région.
🇬🇧 Coming out the tunnel under the Löwenburg in Monreal, the DMU will after a last large curve arrive at the station. The line between Andernach and Kaisersesch ist the last operated part of the former "Eifelquerbahn" (Railway through the Eifel) that joined in the past Andernach and Gerolstein throughout the Eifel region. There are projects to reopen the whole line. If those become reality, it will offer new possibilities of travel to discover the region.
#traintrackTuesday #railways #railwayphotography #trains #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
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🇫🇷 L'autorail qui sillonne la petite ligne d'Andernach à Kaisersesch sort du tunnel sous le Löwenburg à Monreal et après une dernière grande courbe atteindra la gare où il marquera l'arrêt. Cette ligne est le dernier tronçon en exploitation de l'Eifelquerbahn qui reliait naguère Andernach à Gerolstein en traversant l'Eifel. Il y a des projets de réactivation de la ligne et s'ils deviennent réalité, cela offrira de nouvelles opportunités pour partir à la découverte de la région.
🇬🇧 Coming out the tunnel under the Löwenburg in Monreal, the DMU will after a last large curve arrive at the station. The line between Andernach and Kaisersesch ist the last operated part of the former "Eifelquerbahn" (Railway through the Eifel) that joined in the past Andernach and Gerolstein throughout the Eifel region. There are projects to reopen the whole line. If those become reality, it will offer new possibilities of travel to discover the region.
#traintrackTuesday #railways #railwayphotography #trains #Eisenbahn #Eisenbahnbilder #Spoorwegen #CheminsDeFer
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Question: Is there anyone out there that knows about the railway that ran from Montreal to Collingwood, Ontario, in 1854?? #History #Railways I just want to confirm that Governor Simpson traveled from Lachine to Sault Ste. Marie by railway and steamship in 1854 and if that is the route he would have travelled by. Thanks!
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Overview of Railway Wonders of the World Magazine and Its Historical Coverage of Railways
📰 Original title: Charting the Iron Horse: The Legacy of Railway Wonders of the World Magazine
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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The Viaduct, Monsal Dale, Derbyshire, 1919 - Sneath RP Postcard
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🌞🌡️ As #London faces a #heatwave of 33°C, here are the real-time maps of buses, the #Underground, #railways, air traffic (by #Flightradar24) and riverboats on the Thames (by #MarineTraffic), along with traffic cameras and Tube status.
Captured at 14:05 BST on Monday 25 May 2026.
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🌞🌡️ As #London faces a #heatwave of 33°C, here are the real-time maps of buses, the #Underground, #railways, air traffic (by #Flightradar24) and riverboats on the Thames (by #MarineTraffic), along with traffic cameras and Tube status.
Captured at 14:05 BST on Monday 25 May 2026.
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🌞🌡️ As #London faces a #heatwave of 33°C, here are the real-time maps of buses, the #Underground, #railways, air traffic (by #Flightradar24) and riverboats on the Thames (by #MarineTraffic), along with traffic cameras and Tube status.
Captured at 14:05 BST on Monday 25 May 2026.
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🌞🌡️ As #London faces a #heatwave of 33°C, here are the real-time maps of buses, the #Underground, #railways, air traffic (by #Flightradar24) and riverboats on the Thames (by #MarineTraffic), along with traffic cameras and Tube status.
Captured at 14:05 BST on Monday 25 May 2026.
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🌞🌡️ As #London faces a #heatwave of 33°C, here are the real-time maps of buses, the #Underground, #railways, air traffic (by #Flightradar24) and riverboats on the Thames (by #MarineTraffic), along with traffic cameras and Tube status.
Captured at 14:05 BST on Monday 25 May 2026.
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It’s a sunny bank holiday, so of course most West Midlands Railways #trains on my route are cancelled due to ‘a member of train crew being unavailable’.
The service seems to be getting worse since renationalisation. As well as delays, cancellations and overcrowding, I’ve recently experienced antisocial behaviour so bad that I had to call the police, and have barely seen a conductor or functioning ticket gate. It’s like they’ve given up.
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It’s a sunny bank holiday, so of course most West Midlands Railways #trains on my route are cancelled due to ‘a member of train crew being unavailable’.
The service seems to be getting worse since renationalisation. As well as delays, cancellations and overcrowding, I’ve recently experienced antisocial behaviour so bad that I had to call the police, and have barely seen a conductor or functioning ticket gate. It’s like they’ve given up.
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It’s a sunny bank holiday, so of course most West Midlands Railways #trains on my route are cancelled due to ‘a member of train crew being unavailable’.
The service seems to be getting worse since renationalisation. As well as delays, cancellations and overcrowding, I’ve recently experienced antisocial behaviour so bad that I had to call the police, and have barely seen a conductor or functioning ticket gate. It’s like they’ve given up.
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It’s a sunny bank holiday, so of course most West Midlands Railways #trains on my route are cancelled due to ‘a member of train crew being unavailable’.
The service seems to be getting worse since renationalisation. As well as delays, cancellations and overcrowding, I’ve recently experienced antisocial behaviour so bad that I had to call the police, and have barely seen a conductor or functioning ticket gate. It’s like they’ve given up.
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It’s a sunny bank holiday, so of course most West Midlands Railways #trains on my route are cancelled due to ‘a member of train crew being unavailable’.
The service seems to be getting worse since renationalisation. As well as delays, cancellations and overcrowding, I’ve recently experienced antisocial behaviour so bad that I had to call the police, and have barely seen a conductor or functioning ticket gate. It’s like they’ve given up.
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Little Ben is a miniature clock tower found outside Victoria Station, London. In design it mimics its much larger cousin, the Westminster clock tower colloquially known as Big Ben. The following poem is carved on Little Ben:
"My hands you may retard or may advance,
My heart beats true for England as for France."This refers to a plan to run the clock only on Daylight Saving Time, meaning it would be correct for England in the winter months and France in the summer. However, Little Ben follows British Summer Time in summer and Greenwich Mean Time in winter, like all other clocks in the UK. The clock was unveiled in 1892, with the idea that those rushing for trains at Victoria would be able to see the time as Big Ben was not visible from the station. An interesting myth about Little Ben is that it was designed as a ventilation shaft for a nearby underground lavatory. #time #railway #railways #London #gothic #history #clocks #architecture #weird #folklore #urban #psychogeography
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Little Ben is a miniature clock tower found outside Victoria Station, London. In design it mimics its much larger cousin, the Westminster clock tower colloquially known as Big Ben. The following poem is carved on Little Ben:
"My hands you may retard or may advance,
My heart beats true for England as for France."This refers to a plan to run the clock only on Daylight Saving Time, meaning it would be correct for England in the winter months and France in the summer. However, Little Ben follows British Summer Time in summer and Greenwich Mean Time in winter, like all other clocks in the UK. The clock was unveiled in 1892, with the idea that those rushing for trains at Victoria would be able to see the time as Big Ben was not visible from the station. An interesting myth about Little Ben is that it was designed as a ventilation shaft for a nearby underground lavatory. #time #railway #railways #London #gothic #history #clocks #architecture #weird #folklore #urban #psychogeography
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Little Ben is a miniature clock tower found outside Victoria Station, London. In design it mimics its much larger cousin, the Westminster clock tower colloquially known as Big Ben. The following poem is carved on Little Ben:
"My hands you may retard or may advance,
My heart beats true for England as for France."This refers to a plan to run the clock only on Daylight Saving Time, meaning it would be correct for England in the winter months and France in the summer. However, Little Ben follows British Summer Time in summer and Greenwich Mean Time in winter, like all other clocks in the UK. The clock was unveiled in 1892, with the idea that those rushing for trains at Victoria would be able to see the time as Big Ben was not visible from the station. An interesting myth about Little Ben is that it was designed as a ventilation shaft for a nearby underground lavatory. #time #railway #railways #London #gothic #history #clocks #architecture #weird #folklore #urban #psychogeography
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Little Ben is a miniature clock tower found outside Victoria Station, London. In design it mimics its much larger cousin, the Westminster clock tower colloquially known as Big Ben. The following poem is carved on Little Ben:
"My hands you may retard or may advance,
My heart beats true for England as for France."This refers to a plan to run the clock only on Daylight Saving Time, meaning it would be correct for England in the winter months and France in the summer. However, Little Ben follows British Summer Time in summer and Greenwich Mean Time in winter, like all other clocks in the UK. The clock was unveiled in 1892, with the idea that those rushing for trains at Victoria would be able to see the time as Big Ben was not visible from the station. An interesting myth about Little Ben is that it was designed as a ventilation shaft for a nearby underground lavatory. #time #railway #railways #London #gothic #history #clocks #architecture #weird #folklore #urban #psychogeography
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Little Ben is a miniature clock tower found outside Victoria Station, London. In design it mimics its much larger cousin, the Westminster clock tower colloquially known as Big Ben. The following poem is carved on Little Ben:
"My hands you may retard or may advance,
My heart beats true for England as for France."This refers to a plan to run the clock only on Daylight Saving Time, meaning it would be correct for England in the winter months and France in the summer. However, Little Ben follows British Summer Time in summer and Greenwich Mean Time in winter, like all other clocks in the UK. The clock was unveiled in 1892, with the idea that those rushing for trains at Victoria would be able to see the time as Big Ben was not visible from the station. An interesting myth about Little Ben is that it was designed as a ventilation shaft for a nearby underground lavatory. #time #railway #railways #London #gothic #history #clocks #architecture #weird #folklore #urban #psychogeography
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Which of these stations in the city of London have you used?
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Which of these stations in the city of London have you used?
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Which of these stations in the city of London have you used?
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Which of these stations in the city of London have you used?
#rail #railways #publictransport #tfl #BritishRail #pt #LondonUnderground
