Derek Butcher

Keen runner and supporter of Kent and England cricket, as well as all things wild and rail. Views my own, not of my employer!

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

Great to see our work to repair the Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells line for @NetworkRailSE featured on @itvmeridian. It’s a difficult to access location, but despite the weather, the railway line should reopen tomorrow. 👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

[Tony Green @tonyjarnogreen]

Trains back between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells tomorrow. Here's why the line was closed.

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@Se_Railway That’s the one - 12.04 scheduled.

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@Se_Railway there are some unusual individuals checking tickets on the 12.07 ex St Pancras. They are dressed all in black with black wool hats with yellow Travel Survey vests but with no ID showing. No announcements made by your team. Are they yours?

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@AvantiWestCoast Really clear. Lovely to see a map to explain options. Great comms.

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

The scale of this landslide is mind-blowing!

About 1,500 people have been evacuated from Niscemi in Sicily after a landslide caused by heavy rain from Cyclone Harry tore through a hillside on the town’s edge.

The landslide, which started moving on Sunday, has now formed a 4 km-long chasm that keeps widening, putting homes and the historic centre at risk of collapse. Officials say buildings within 50 to 70 metres of the slide are expected to fall.

No one has been hurt, but homes have been damaged, schools are closed, and the road to Gela is shut. Ongoing movement and more rain are making the situation worse.

📹 Italian Fire Brigade

[Network Rail Wessex @NetworkRailWssx]

👷‍♂️👷‍♀️Engineers are carrying out emergency works near #Axminster to stabilise the railway after a landslip.

🚌🚧To allow these repairs to take place safely, buses will replace @SW_Help trains between #Crewkerne and #Exeter.

More info:
🔗 https://t.co/BymcodjBPi

🙏Thank you for your patience while we complete these essential safety repairs across the route.

🧵Thread 3/3

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@metoffice Spot on!

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@KentCricket @VitalityBlast Symonds at Mote Park. One of the best innings I’ve seen.

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@NoBallsTCP She clearly said “don’t you know who I am? I’ve got a floodlight named after me!”….🤣

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@MartinSLewis Yes certainly, but you need a degree to become a Chartered Civil Engineer. 1996 - Greenwich Uni.

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@89Scunthorpe @Watercress_Line The Tank photobombing!

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@GWmag Our Frances Lester rose / California poppy combination.

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@CaltransD5 @CaltransHQ @CaltransD4 @CHP_Monterey @AsmDawnAddis @SenJohnLaird @RepJimmyPanetta @MontereyCFB @TAMC_News Really hope the whole of Highway 1 will be open for our trip from the UK in September. 🙏🙏

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@DougieVipond Any midgies yet?

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@AvantiWestCoast @northernassist Hi. I’ve been told our 8.38 from Glasgow will be cancelled at Carlisle. How do we get to London from there please?

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@SteveWhiteRail @Se_Railway Thanks Steve. I’ll ask.

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@Se_Railway @SteveWhiteRail hi there. Are there plans to refresh or move the men’s toilets on Platform 5 of Ashford International? Over the last few years they have been out of use, damaged and covered in graffiti. Today one urinal is out of use and there is soap everywhere. Poor

[railway200 @railway200]

📢🚨Bookings are now open to visit the unique Railway 200 touring exhibition train, Inspiration, which launches on 27 June.

🟡The train will visit 60 locations in Britain over a
year.
🔴Spaces are limited, so book your free ticket to this
inspiring visitor attraction here https://t.co/WsxR1G7OUa.

More locations will be available for booking in the coming weeks.

For details visit https://t.co/bqG3aLvBXI

@svrofficialsite @chilternrailway @Se_Railway @bluebellrailway @AlstomUK @greatestgather @greateranglia @networkrail

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@theanalyst Creepy Crawley is quite good? 🕷️

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

@glacierexpress_ what is the best way to get to Zermatt today? We were on the GE but now in Berne? Taxi / Bus from Visp?

[Derek Butcher @Butch1306]

⁦@bbcsoutheast⁩ ⁦@bbcweather⁩ ⁦@itvmeridian⁩ ⁦@Se_Railway⁩ ⁦@metoffice⁩ ⁦@VisitKent⁩ - Westgate Gardens in Canterbury is looking rather lovely. The walk into the town centre along the Stour is much prettier than driving.