Oliver Bates

[Oliver Bates @obates6]

@LNER Our LNER guard has gone AWOL…..for an hour we have been stuck north of York and not heard anything from him? LNER where are your comms?

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@SPEnergyNetwork Came on an hour ago thankfully

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@SPEnergyNetwork No power and not an engineer in sight? Need to go to Anton’s Hill, north drive, tree has broken the line. TD12 4JD. We have little hope of any power….it’s been off since 10am Friday

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@sarasinpartners From strength to strength. Congratulations Mel….and well done Richard.

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Addressing waste in the fashion industry https://t.co/Qae57A44fu

[Oliver Bates @obates6]

@Eurostar So why have we been stuck for an hour outside Calais heading to Paris!!

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@LNER Azuma train by any chance??? In 30yrs of heading up and down this line....it’s been 4 overhead powerlines down in 6 weeks....coincidence??

[Oliver Bates @obates6]

@LNER Care to say which train it was?

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@LNER the new Azuma trains have now twice taken down the overhead lines in two weeks. Is this just an extraordinary coincidence or a more worrying design fault?? I’ve been travelling on trains for 30yrs due to work....but an Oscar Wilde quote springs to mind!! Grrrr #LNER ☹️

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@LNER I left KX at 1.30 ...headed to York. The train driver announced it was the train behind us brought the line down. So not an LNER train??

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#stmarysbexhill ...just want to say what an amazing special needs school. Our son has thrived at St Mary’s Bexhill-On-Sea. Huge congrats to the staff for all their efforts given difficult circumstances. Keep up the good work.

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@LNRailway 20.49 that is now just leaving. But any communication would have helped. Thanks for your response at least.

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London North Eastern Railway .....I’m afraid you are officially rubbish. I’ve been standing beside the train that’s supposed to leave Euston....the cleaning team have got off ....and we are still none the wiser why we are still hanging around on the platform.

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@johnhenryninian Such great news. Worth all the waiting to pick a corker!

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London Midland .....what are you planning at this evening?? On the 6.16 from Euston and I’ll be 100yrs old by the time I get home.

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Grrr ....in the back of taxi that looks like the pope mobile..but smells like an armpit for 40min journey to Lincoln! What luxury...

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Annabel away on girls w/e - chaos reigns!