tony berkeley

rail, cycling, maritime, channel tunnel, Cornwall, scillies, do we need the Duchy of Cornwall? fight Brexit

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

Police blocking the safe cycle lane in Parliament Square - too lazy to park the other side and walk across the road.

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

Treasury controlled Infrastructure & Projects Authority says about HS2 Phase 1 and 2A ‘Successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.' What are they waiting for? https://t.co/wSOV4mn7O2

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

Single fares to Isles of Scilly to reach £!00 unless steamship company joins the Council's Levelling up bid process! Go it alone without government grant may be good for shareholders but disaster for the island economy.

https://t.co/RzOXwEjGAD

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

@GeorgeFoulkes They could even try something called a bike (e or not) for shorter trips! They

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@nickabrooks @GlobalUARailTF @UnitedWay Congratulations to both of you. Tony

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

@transportgovuk But ministers like to fly!

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

Over 100 prospective candidates approached by DfT for the role of HS2 chair refused this attractive offer, but they did not apprach me. I wonder why! Was this too much of a poisoned chalice or where they not offered a knighthood or peerage as well?

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

From the Standard!

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

worth a read
https://t.co/naHMiwJlBl

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

https://t.co/GD0DJsyaZt
Food parcels sent to rail worker and their families in Ukraine killed or injured in the war - thanks to
https://t.co/vnUEkud1BH More donations gratefully received.

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

great obit - but you forgot Adrian got a real safety case from Alan Cooksey for the level crossing in his garden narrow gauge railway!

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

@Uniquepoems4u @PaulMBigland @Number10cat David - well done! keep up the good work! Tony

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https://t.co/qE2Q3WGs24

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

I just signed the petition demanding Liz Truss is denied a resignation honours list. Will you sign too? https://t.co/4o2b4IRugb via @38_degrees

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

From my Ukraine rail friends; UZ tries to provide passenger services on the liberated areas asap. Just recently UZ established multimodal service to Kupiansk in Kharkiv reigon using EMU/DMU/bus.
They need buses/minibuses. Tel: [phone]
[email protected]

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

HS2 going nowhere fast! https://t.co/bLbqkW9gmK

[Global Ukraine Rail Task Force @GlobalUARailTF]

Check out this new article: really worth reading

https://t.co/fXIX1V20yW

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

@uz test tony

[Stop HS2 @stophs2]

#HS2 "started as an incoherent decision and it has been incoherent in its execution as well...If ministers had been told that £100bn would not have bought a complete railway it might never have gone ahead"
- Former head of National Audit Office Lord Amyas Morse
(FT 26.8.21)

[tony berkeley @tonyberkeley1]

HS2 cost at today’s prices £155.52bn
Net cost of cancellation and repurposing £8bn

Press Release - HS2 under the axe – a perspective!
https://t.co/JFLxwuUIVd