James Pickering

Kent based Rail Enthusiast, also well involved in local Railway Preservation.

👜 Southeastern - Dover Priory

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Good morning @TLRailUK @GNRailUK, your 0752 Huntingdon to King's Cross has no working toilets for the whole 8 car Class 700.

Not really good for an hour long journey on a chilled morning.

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Praise to this young musician who played the @thebeatles Hey Jude & @eltonofficial Your Song in #KingsCross this evening. 👏

Certainly a contestant for The Piano or BGT.

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@EddieGRail @SteveWhiteRail @AlexHynes @Se_Railway @NetworkRailSE Agreed 👍

[Branch Line Society @BLSFixtures]

Cotswold and Exmoor Explorer Sat 18 July - with thanks to @GBRailfreight and Hastings Diesels, we are pleased to present this exciting trip to @WSomRailway and Minehead, covering a number of loops and rare track items of interest along the way! Bookings https://t.co/DPva6Au0m3

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@GNRailUK No worries thanks

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@TLRailUK @GNRailUK
Please could you hold the 20:23 Peterborough to Horsham at Peterborough by 5 mins or so, as my @CrossCountryUK is due at 20:18 on the other side of the station.

Need this service in order to make a bus connection at Huntingdon. Thanks.

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@GNRailUK @TLRailUK @CrossCountryUK 1L52, currently at Leicester.

Be very appreciative if you can help.

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Happy 40th Birthday to the mighty #NetworkSouthEast.

#NSE40

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@SteveWhiteRail 4-SUB Unit 4732 will be on display including the recently cosmetically restored Car One.

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@realPeterSpokes Its that hot the 1930s replaced the 1980s....

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@HastingsDiesels & @BLSFixtures team up to take our two Class 201s where no Thumper has gone before....

Click the link to find out more and to book; https://t.co/8Z1jbddOFM

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Hi @LNRailway please pass on our admiration to Senior Conductor, John on service 1Y22 Northampton to London Euston, for the lovely history lesson of the West Coast Mainline between Milton Keynes & Euston.

[Branch Line Society @BLSFixtures]

The GOSH Ness Monster Friday 22nd May 2026 to Sunday 24th May 2026 Tonbridge - Inverness raising funds for @GOSHCharity thanks to @GBRailfreight @bonessrailway with the amazing Hastings Diesels DEMU Full details: https://t.co/DPva6Au0m3

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Hi @BBCRadioKent please could someone give a shout out to the @RVRailway_TEDS Open Day today, open till 3.30pm, with Free Train Rides provided by @HastingsDiesels Heritage Unit.

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Can't believe this is all you get at a weekend with @GWRHelp and they charge £30 - £55 for an upgrade, disgusting.

They obviously need to take some lessons from @LNER or @AvantiWestCoast, at least you get a sandwich and a China cup.

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@EddieGRail Reuniting former #NetworkSE routes, I'm sure Mr Green will approve. 😉👍
🔴🔵⚪️

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@SteveWhiteRail @Kentishtrivia Will be there with the @HastingsDiesels Ltd promoting our wonderful heritage railtours.

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@BBCNews Protester on top King's Cross station Clock Tower.

Front entrance closed and is unaffecting train services.

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Ive had it with @sainsburys 😡

Bought a Dinner Meal Deal, went to go and cook the main, and its gone off with over a day left on the sell-by date.

£12 I paid for the set, this itself is £6.95.

Food quality these days is getting ridiculous and way overpriced!

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Not often I venture out to other stations on the @Se_Railway network, but stopped by Hildenborough today and spoke to the fellow Ticket Office Clerk who looks after the station.

Some interesting comparisons between a busy Kent Coast mainline station and a outer-suburban local.