Tom Donnelly

Train Service Controller for GBRf, Father to an Irish Girl and English Twins. I love all things with wheels and some without aka hovercraft.

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@cjvirco Absolutely! Feckers.

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Hey @northernassist what's the reason for the 1740 Middlesbrough to Newcastle being late, I assume the PA is broken because there has been nothing said. Likely to miss my 1903 train to Inverkeithing.....

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Absolutely no filter needed this morning along the Scottish borders coast line. With the east coast mainline nestled in stillness underneath waiting for the first train of the day, and give @LNER drivers and passengers a sense hope that a sunrise gives
#eastcoast
#5amsunrise

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Cracking!
@Ryanair
@EDI_Airport

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Played the @Ryanair lottery and won big!

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@S26PHY 222002 has been a poorly girl of late.....

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@northernassist Yeah it turned up but looks like we will miss the 1341 to Newcastle

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@northernassist good morning from Great Ayton......

While the weather is stunning and it's a wonderful day in this town. Any chance of the 1310 to MBR turning up?? I'm heading to Edinburgh and have 2 connections to make.

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[Network Rail Scotland @NetworkRailSCOT]

📽️ Our route director, Ross Moran, with an update on the fire on Glasgow's Union Street and its impact on @NetworkRailGLC - Glasgow Central Station this afternoon (Monday, 9 March).

@transcotland @ScotRail @AvantiWestCoast @TPExpressTrains @CalSleeper @CrossCountryUK

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@S26PHY DM me an email address.....

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@S26PHY I have some very detailed driver route maps for Preston to Euston if you need?

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

First Day at @GBRailfreight!
Excited to see a different side of the #Rail industry!
As a Train Service Controller you have to have a wide spanning knowledge which I'm excited to launch into.

#railway
#control
#newjob
#firstday

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

If you are a parent and you get to see your kids go to bed at night and wake up in the morning, you are richer than you know.
We all have our crosses to bare, my beautiful daughter's live 5,000 miles away. Shortly after saying goodbye my eldest daughter sent me this photo.

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@VirginAtlantic looking at booking flights in November between the UK and US, this surcharge feels very heavy, when your friends in Blue and White are much cheaper....

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Feels like I need a HV vest and a PTS card!
I've never understood the American approach to rail #safety or lack there of... 😂

#trains
#railway
#collierville
#TN

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Fair play @HeathrowAirport and @Delta that was the best check in, bag drop and security experience I've ever had! Swift as a bird in flight!!

#passenger
#quality
#gettingitright

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@ChimeWhistle I'm currently on an EMR set from Sheffield to London......

I can happily confirm I was offered chocolate and First was rammed...

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

All great journeys start by #rail. The start of my 6,677 mile journey to the West Coast of America starts with the #HighlandChieftain south.

Made slightly more interesting by the requirement to pass over @traindrivermum patch for the journey to London on EMR

#travel
#railway

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

@conductorcmc Kind of, for GBRf which looks after the Sleeper

[Tom Donnelly @TM_Tom_D]

Just booked on for my final round trip to London!

That's right folks TM Tom is becoming Train Service Controller Tom in a couple of weeks.

But first the #callybeds #Highlander service south tonight and then North bound tomorrow.

There will be cake!

#railway
#trainguard