Michael C

YouTube video by Network News EMR's New Class 810s Have Entered Service!

New Video!

This time we're looking to the Midlands, as a new fleet of intercity trains has JUST entered service with EMR to operate their intercity services out of St Pancras towards Derby, Nottingham, and Sheffield:

youtu.be/v--v4Urkbqo

Ooh now that's exciting!

Hell yeah I've been looking forward to your video ever since the details of the consultation response were released a couple of weeks ago!

Wait is it actually in service now or was this an error with RTT?

YouTube video by Network News Everything You Need To Know About The December 2025 Timetable Change!

New Video!

This time we're taking a deep-dive look at the December 2025 timetable change. We'll examine the key service changes, how they might affect passengers, and what the downsides are of running so many more trains on the existing lines:

youtu.be/h_sL_Kgs_Qo

TRANSPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE BUDGET:

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If you haven't already seen the excellent video by Network News about the DLR extension to Thamesmead I recommend you watch it. Not just because I help supply some of the footage but because it is a great video explaining what is happening.

YouTube video by Network News Government Backs DLR Extension to Thamesmead Ahead of Budget!

New Video!

Ahead of the Budget next week, the government is preparing to give the DLR Extension to Thamesmead the Green light, so in this video we'll break down exactly what's being proposed:

youtu.be/yzg8FPxl8DE

First of many I hope!

YouTube video by Michael C. Beaulieu Park Station Opening Day: Detailed Tour of Britain's Newest Station!

New Video!

This time I'm coming to you from the opening of Beaulieu Park Station (yes I know my video is very late) - a fantastic new station which proves it IS possible to create genuinely nice stations which aren't just cookie-cutter!

Do check it out: youtu.be/sIUMRCd5Ok8

(Video coming soon, btw)

The 'Absolute Cinema' meme except it's ME putting my hands up with the caption underneath.

I'm in the middle of editing and just realised I accidentally did the meme pose

YouTube video by JenOnTheMove Visiting the World's First Railway Station on the Tees Valley Line - Heighington station

🎬 NEW VIDEO 🎬

Still on the Tees Valley Line, I'm exploring the Locomotion museum at Shildon, get to take a look at the Inspiration train and then find myself at the world's oldest station!

Oh, and we see some familiar faces!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQk2...

Absolutely loved watching Geoff's video from the celebrations up in Darlington, it brought back so many memories of what was truly tremendous weekend!

Do check it out!

Still can't believe @rikufryderyk.bsky.social and I bumped into @hughtfl3.bsky.social whilst he was filming this!

That's a point. Aix-en-Provence TGV is also server by Renfe and Trenitalia. Do they still allow bookings for the short hop to/from Marseille?

Obviously the lower frequencies are a problem, but it could provide a compromise whilst SNCF gets their act together?

It sounds kinda similar to how LNER is to stop selling London - Stevenage tickets in order to force people to use Thameslink/Great Northern instead.

The difference is that the alternative *does* exist, whilst the Aix TGV station is nowhere near the Aix regional station!

It's giving Regional Railways

Snippet from Real Time Trains showing the Azuma was one minute up from Fletton Junction onwards, and arrived at Huntington 3 minutes after it was originally due to pass.

Whatever else comes out once the attack on the ECML train last night, this alone is a credit to the train crew, driver, and signalling team.

Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.

Woah that looks weird! I thought it was in the old BR Regional Railways livery at first glance!

30K+ views on the new video and counting!

Thank you all so much for the support on this one!

DfT looking for partner for new international depot to complement Temple Mills Department for Transport issues Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for partnership for second international rail depot.

www.railmagazine.com/news/dft-loo...

YouTube video by Network News Virgin Trains To Launch New Channel Tunnel Services To Compete With Eurostar From 2030!

New Video!

Today's big news is that Virgin Trains has been granted the rights to compete with Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel, so in this video we discuss the details of the plan, what could have happened instead, and what the future holds for the new operator:

youtu.be/ZeWRTffu4Cw

Telegraph headline - Councils urged to scrap 4-day week

Sometimes it seems like this government is actively seeking ways to be unpopular.

South Cambridgeshire’s 4-day week:

- Saves them £370,000 a year
- Improves productivity in key areas
- Boosts health and wellbeing of staff

And yet they seek to undermine it by leaking letters to the Telegraph.

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In the same way that you can request to have seats reserved in the quiet zone, if you know you're going to be making phone calls or chatting to your friends, you should be able to request to NOT be in the quiet zone! (2/2)

I think part of the problem is that people who don't necessarily want to be in the quiet zone get automatically put there when they book there tickets. (1/2)

YouTube video by Network News Eurostar Confirms* Double-Decker Trains for Channel Tunnel Route!

New video!

Today, Eurostar has confirmed it is ordering a new fleet of high speed double-decker trains, but will they actually make it through to London?

youtu.be/81uBAEK9I6E

Isn't it basically just a fancy word for railway enthusiast

You're absolutely spot on that we need both, but considering the plans for NPR don't even exist yet, surely it make sense to crack on with constructing HS2 in the meantime (rather than doing nothing) especially since so much of the infrastructure is shared e.g. through Manchester?