R.P. Marks

Train driver, husband, dad/grandpa, snapper, whippet owner, cider & ale fan, centre-left. ASLEF. Part-time misanthrope. Opinions unrelated to employer.

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@Tom_Drives Yes. It wasn't me this time but I have had a 1 mile slide, years ago.

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A two mile slide/station overrun and a line closure due to complete loss of detection from rail contamination in the last couple of weeks on my patch. "Leaves on the line" is just a joke though, obviously...

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Rather appropriate to see GBRf's 66715 "Valour" today.

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@Stephencheatley My wife makes the same point frequently. I'm coming round to agreeing.

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@ACTREN_MF Slop.

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@railnigel @alexhornbyrail I'm in full agreement that the Northern/TPE policy is daft, but what worries me is the law of unintended consequences. Raising the issue may very well see it adopted across the board, rather than snuffed out at 2 TOCs. Knee-jerk risk-aversion is commonplace in this industry.

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@AndyRoden1 Industry insider or journalist?

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@kitchentowel 🤣

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This weekend, X has been a tsunami of confected, dogmatic, brainless bollocks about the rail industry. Both sides are guilty to a greater or lesser extent. Thank you to the few sane, informed commentators for trying to bring reason to the debate. You know who you are.

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@gceccles @northernassist @DevonJ58 @alexhornbyrail @railnigel Back of the net!

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@afneil Oh for goodness sake Andrew. Read the facts and stop trying to be witty. So cheesy and disappointing.

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@kitchentowel Want to join my Centrist Dads Club?

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@Strongarms12 @sgoldswo Nope, it's the leaf fall season and big Soil Moisture Deficit issues following a scorching summer. Just providing context - I don't really care that much about the public/private thing. I just like facts.

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@John_J_C_Moss "Simples" answers to compicated issues are rarely salient, and they often make the poster look spectacularly ignorant.

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@charliedewhirst What a thoroughly asinine post. I feel for the people of Bridlington & The Wolds.

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@ajcdeane We possibly could, givren unlimited funding. Expensive though and in no way strike-proof. Strikes stop the DLR too, you will observe.

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That thing, when you've got an new, upgraded phone and you realise you're getting too old for new tech. I'm there.

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@Tarka_Man @WherryLines I love this sort of detail shot.

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@TheMeldrew Slightly impressed he used "our", rather than "are".

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@MittensOff Not liking his prisony-wisony foody-woody?