Tom Kell

Tinkers with technology. Plays some games. Travels around. Hides in a hole. M0YTK. RT/like not endorsement.

[Tom Kell @theTomKell]

Me getting up close with my fav class of locomotive earlier this week 🥰

@northernassist keeping these working great for @LNER 😇

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@ReeceHope3 @philatrail I know some from my toc got put off due to someone supposedly getting food poisoning from it (not an issue I'd ever had mind)... Shame, only just noticed it's gone after not being in York for a while and planning to get it on the way out!

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@alexhornbyrail @northernassist Hoping to get a go at some point, lots of excellent work behind the scenes to make it happen 🎉

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@Guard_Amos I see myself awkwardly looking at the train 😂 I didn't realise it was you - nice to meet you and hope you enjoyed the mince pie/gingerbread 👋

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@BusAndTrainUser Ah, was wondering when you'd be taking a look!

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Ashington Line opening day

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@philatrail Except the cheapest PRIV 70 min flex price is always more expensive than the uhh, tricks (if we want to call them that).

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@AlwaysRails @philatrail @ATyldsley They initially added a priv rate on 70 minutes flex at one price.

Then they decided to change it so there are now multiple price buckets.

It is still a massive reduction in flexibility and they can sell out.

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Disaster for customers and competion. Expecting a watering down of commitments in a few years.

https://t.co/8UrFefBt1q

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

We’ve cleared #Vodafone’s merger with #Three, subject to the companies agreeing to legally binding commitments, including to invest billions in rolling out a combined #5G network across the UK.

This would ensure the merger boosts competition in UK mobile #telecoms.

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2 more UK networks quietly dropped free standard EU roaming, @TalkmobileUK @EcotalkMobile decided to join the profiteering. But hey 'global Britain' as ever.

While we're on this the Three/Vodafone merger needs to be blocked or spectrum reallocated so a new player can enter.

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And again just like promises existing networks have made, when they fail to deliver nothing will happen, prices will still go up... https://t.co/YusKY8BUQH

Meanwhile Portugal is celebrating the launch of a new 4th operator yesterday, Digi

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

We’ve provisionally found that #Vodafone and #Three could address our competition concerns through a multi-billion-pound network investment commitment and customer protections.

Swipe to see what our remedies would require the companies to do.

Read more: https://t.co/eTaSQBNT9We’ve provisionally found that #Vodafone and #Three could address our competition concerns through a multi-billion-pound network investment commitment and customer protections.

Swipe to see what our remedies would require the companies to do.

Read more: https://t.co/eTaSQBNT9We’ve provisionally found that #Vodafone and #Three could address our competition concerns through a multi-billion-pound network investment commitment and customer protections.

Swipe to see what our remedies would require the companies to do.

Read more: https://t.co/eTaSQBNT9We’ve provisionally found that #Vodafone and #Three could address our competition concerns through a multi-billion-pound network investment commitment and customer protections.

Swipe to see what our remedies would require the companies to do.

Read more: https://t.co/eTaSQBNT9v

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@joshfre44 @GarethDennis Used to be 50% for staff which was ridiculously good, miss that...

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@avirvisva @Ofcom @tescomobile @O2 @Tesco NOW is owned by Sky as well...

Honestly at this point all these surveys tell me is it's pot luck... Or something about the users 🙃

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@alexhornbyrail Welcome! Will look to say hello if it's York for you on Monday 😁

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@BootsHelp Can you extend my points though? I've literally gone to try to use them...

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@BootsUK your points system is down and my points expire on the 21st... Please can you make advise as I've gone in store today to try to use them yet cannot?

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@richardavsmith Read somewhere they'll still work but will expire December 2025 which is fing annoying although at least I have only 3

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@richardavsmith No more carnet though 🤔 big metro hike really 🤷‍♂️

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@seatsixtyone Used it yesterday, yes it does.

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@Inv_Pete Other than the mortgage you need at the prices 🤣