James Wells

Dad, husband, professional railwayman, signalman, ex-engineer, railway enthusiast and @railwaymuseum volunteer - living the dream!

Huge cricket fan too!

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@railnigel We used to be able to strengthen trains; we've lost a great deal of adaptability.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@GarethDennis To say failure of bus privatisation is an odd given how many firms were independent/privately owned. Deregulation deregulation hurt many independents too. The bus wars of the early 90s were quite a fascinating period in public transport.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@chrisbates3 @LiamsTransport1 @Peter_Mugridge @Clinnick1 @cliffordbeeton @chilternrailway I was meaning the 68s and mk 5 sets specifically as TPE wouldn't allow train crew to couple and uncouple locos.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@Clinnick1 @chrisbates3 @cliffordbeeton @LiamsTransport1 @chilternrailway Does Chiltern allow train crew to couple and uncouple?

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@IanTwitts @networkrail The panel is from 1968.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@GarethDennis @railexpress It's a rather poor imitation of how it used to be.

It was superb when it started.

[RMT @RMTunion]

Your periodic reminder that Trainline are mere brokers.
Middle-men.
Scalpers.
Now you can add ‘misleading’ to the list as well ⬇️

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@MikeyCycling @SoVeryBritish Aren't you in the news for chucking your bike into the road in front of a car?

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@CaptVishwaguru @GarethDennis Thus the Bradford vehicle is both a Trackless Tram and a Trolleybus.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@kelasu64 @GarethDennis Pantograph?

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@CaptVishwaguru @GarethDennis It predates the term trolleybus.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@Peter_Mugridge @GarethDennis Something like that; perhaps an effective way to explain the concept to the travelling public at the time too?

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@Peter_Mugridge @GarethDennis Predates the use of the term trolleybus though.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@GarethDennis Always a Trackless in Bradford!

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@townandthat @iamtomskinner @grok Hey, @grok who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was .

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@steve220459 No coal these days, not since the coke ovens closed.

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@WolfOfClapham @Lion_Britain If that's the book you chose, it doesn't look like you were much of a reader!

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@ACooper1991 @HJB3996 @fesshole You're not from the UK, are you?

[James Wells @jameswells83]

@Marshrail @GarethDennis @railway200 The problem is it's a PR manufactured, nothing anniversary.