Random Railways

Rail/transport writing & photography. SVR PW Volunteer
Cycling/cargo bikes, climate change. Own views etc.🇺🇦

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I've been away for a few days. Unusually for me on a road trip in a 4x4...There's a good reason for this- co driver on a 1350 mile trip with @pickupsforpeace convoy delivering humanitarian aid to the Ukraine.
(NB some disturbing images)
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A very foggy Boxing Day in Worcestershire & Shropshire yesterday, as 40106 departs Bewdley.

Severn Valley services are operating through the festive season, with Winter Diesel Day on Monday 30th & the Winter Steam Gala on Sat 4th & Sun 5th Jan

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[Ukrainian railways || Укрзалізниця @Ukrzaliznytsia]

We are opening the sale of tickets for our new train Nº9/10 Kyiv-Budapest. The route launched with Hungarian State Railways will operate from December 15. It departs from Kyiv at 10:16, arriving in Budapest at 6:00. The train from Budapest departs at 22:40, arriving at 19:11.

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“I once said that I’d rather be on the cover of Railway Modeller than Rolling Stone magazine and Rolling Stone haven’t spoken to me since.”

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@PhilipProudfoot @Keir_Starmer Not forgetting the £22k pa per opposition seat of Short Money...

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@PolitlcsUK Can't see an issue with the Chancellor having access to financial media - although your post suggests you disagree.
Would you rather she subscribed to the Beano, like Kwarteng presumably did?

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Peak District National Park Authority is having a consultation on Matlock-Buxton Railway, currently known as the Monsal Trail & if it should be safeguarded for future rail use or protected as a trail & stopped from being a railway in the future.

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There's probably a word for it.

Searching for a subject whilst writing an article and the most informative hit on first Google pg of results is your own blog 😂😜🙄

Guess that's a hint to ignore all the "your blog is not SEO optimised we can do it for ££££" spam emails...

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Its the Severn Valley HST weekend. Six trips each day with an ex GWR HST set.

Last services of the season before Santa specials start.

Timetable & bookings for Sunday are on the SVR website:

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Not the best run up to @railway200 ...

Heighington & Aycliffe station is one of 155 sites added to Historic England’s heritage at risk register.
Built 1826–1827 as a cottage/proto-station by John Carter for Stockton & Darlington Railway & is now derelict.
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[Alastair Dalton @AlastairDalton]

NEW: ScotRail to press ahead with ticket office cuts at 54 stations https://t.co/8VlqjwLCn4

[Alstom @Alstom]

🚊 We're thrilled to debut our APS catenary-free technology on Barcelona’s tramway with @TMB_Barcelona! With this technology, we're set to transport 24,000 passengers a day while reducing traffic by removing 2,000 cars from the city center.

Learn more: https://t.co/IwOaCnrmEX

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)

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[Birmingham New Street @NetworkRailBHM]

✅ The Cross City line between Birmingham and Lichfield has reopened

👍🏻We have inspected the bridge and it remains safe for trains

ℹ️Check @nationalrailenq @WestMidRailway for the latest travel info

🚛 Drivers - know the height of your vehicle to avoid incidents like this!