Phil Marsh

Railway professional 52 years, railway journo/author/volunteer. Photographer 58 years! Railway 200 Steering Group member. On Bluesky more and more.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@railandroad I'm querying why it is OK for Royal Scotsman passengers to hang out of windows when Jacobite passengers can't. @RAIL @RailwayMagazine @railadvent @SteamRailway And ride on the open verandah as the train is in motion.

[Gordon Dudman @GordonDudman]

@Marshrail From an era when you could requisition a bowler from Crewe Stores!

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

Behind the scenes on a British institution.

[HS2 Ltd @HS2ltd]

Our fleet of Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs) are now crossing the Small Dean Viaduct👇🎥. They are moving materials between compounds, replacing the conveyor belt system that previously spanned the A413 and Chilterns Railway line below.

The crossing is managed by a traffic light system, with one ADT passing at a time and physical barriers in place to protect the road and railway underneath from rubble and dust. Decommissioning the conveyor belt and returning to traditional haulage methods is helping the team work efficiently.

#HighSpeedTwo #Infrastructure #Construction

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@EngFocus I agree but maybe engineers will still be on UK infrastructure projects so their talents not wasted

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

Amazing engineering which will leave a new cohort of engineers for the Uk.

[HS2 Ltd @HS2ltd]

This summer, our teams are preparing to deliver the biggest programme of work over the motorway network.

The construction schedule, which starts in June, will see three huge HS2 structures built over busy sections of the M42 and #M6 in the #WestMidlands.

In one operation, a twin box will be built above both carriageways of the #M42 near #Birmingham Business Park – allowing the railway to be constructed over the top. Additionally, two single-track viaducts will be extended over the M42/M6 Toll near Water Orton, and a twin-track viaduct will be installed over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood.

Watch this video to find out more: https://t.co/LPeGoe6gR3

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@NateTechFuture Yes I agree but they don’t have the environmental and other issues to resolve. I strongly agree that environmental issues must be protected though.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@EngFocus Now now Chris!

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

This was the same with the Bicester to Bletchley east west rail project. Over the five years I watched graduate newbies become chartered engineers who then moved onto other infrastructure projects.

[Oliver Evans @evansonrails]

@Marshrail Absolutely. To me, this is remarkable engineering, and the experience gained from work like this will benefit the UK rail sector for many years to come.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

Reckon that took some planning to carry out without incident!

[HS2 Ltd @HS2ltd]

Two 24m steel footbridge decks were successfully and safely delivered to our site near Aylesbury, marking a key progress milestone for the project.

Transported during 15-minute rolling road closures to minimise disruption, the complex operation was moved meticulously through #Aylesbury town centre. This is a testament to the hard work and collaboration of a skilled team which included our traffic management team, who helped keep everything running smoothly on the ground.

[Chris (Rail Focus) @EngFocus]

There's been some activity at Interchange since my last visit and one of the A45 carriageway decks has been assembled, by this giant thing! I'm guessing 1200 tonne capacity? #HS2

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

The former MP for the Isle of Wight forgets his Government’s rail policy. We are now desperately trying to remedy it. They also wanted to close @IslandLineUK don’t forget. Just saying.

[Bob Seely @IoWBobSeely]

@UKLabour So less funding, more cancellations (as there is no penalty), and another service in slow decline.

Thanks. One way to get drivers back on the roads.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@RichFromRail At that time of the day Rich, I need a sequence of coffees. Have a good day!

[RailwayHeritageTrust @RailwayHeritage]

The RHT is proud to support #CommunityRailWeek this week. It celebrates amazing work happening across community rail, often involving the restoration and re-use of railway heritage. To find out more and get involved: https://t.co/RTiRcCIPLE

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

And they introduced business bank charges after promising not to do so. Free banking for ever, for life they put into print. @santanderukhelp @bancosantander @santanderuk

[Daniel @DanielS37921482]

@santanderukhelp you’ve blocked my business bank account in your pursuit to piss off your business customers for a made up reason. I find myself with a blocked bank account over the end of the month when, if you understood business, you’d know is when pay runs are made.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@CPhilpOfficial Please get real. This timetable change was agreed 48 weeks ago. And is sensible with many service duplications meaning half empty trains.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@BMLBod Err tbe T&RS is owned by roscos. All freight is open access and also not government owned.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@chrisbates3 @diana_blamires @ChimeWhistle @SpeedySticks007 Cheque mate. Mate!

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@chrisbates3 @diana_blamires @ChimeWhistle @SpeedySticks007 The DfT take the costs and the Treasury the receipts. The one key change GBR should bring is a single P&L account from the integrated Business Units being set up now. Which is what CEO Jeremy Westlake told me last year in the Waterloo GBR HQ. Face to face on the record.

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@chrisbates3 @diana_blamires @ChimeWhistle @SpeedySticks007 Which is the point I don't understand! Or to make a point perhaps to that Union branch?

[Phil Marsh @Marshrail]

@chrisbates3 @diana_blamires @ChimeWhistle @SpeedySticks007 But do they have the correct performance characteristics for the
Line?