Russell W

Russell W

@cybermanc61.bsky.social

Retired (Railway) Engineering Manager; supporter of various heritage railways and related organisations; music lover; “once a physicist, always a physicist”

17 Followers 26 Following 4 Posts Joined Nov 2024
3 weeks ago
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Join us online bext Tuesday 24 February for an #IRSE North American Section
webinar, 'Demystifying Rail Asset Management in North America', presented by Stuart Maddock.

Full details ➡️ buff.ly/OiiDJY2

#IRSEevent #Railevent #Rail #Engineer

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2 months ago

Can they provide a table which would greatly reduce the likelihood of the ‘attempted adoption’ taking place?

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3 months ago
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Expert Comment: Is it time to reconsider our human rights in the age Professor Yuval Shany, Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme in the Institute for Ethics in AI, argues that in an age where AI is rapidly evolving and reshaping our society, there can be no

'We are rushing headlong into an AI-driven future, but our legal protections...remain stuck in the past.'

Institute for Ethics in AI's Prof Yuval Shany warns that as AI reshapes society at speed, it’s already impacting our human rights ⬇️

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3 months ago
2025 total and distribution The total awards given to this year’s charities were: Help Musicians - £35,007 Young Lives vs Cancer - £25,034 Jessie’s Fund - £15,306 Live Music Now - £15,180 Foundation for Young Musicians - £12,180

2025 total and distribution

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3 months ago
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

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4 months ago
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Join us on Tuesday 11 Nov at Siemens Mobility in Chippenham for an #IRSE Western Section/IMechE joint meeting on #rail signalling systems integration, including a demonstration by Siemens project #engineers.

Book asap at ➡️ buff.ly/3Am6AXK

#IRSEevent #Railevent

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5 months ago
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#safety #learning #corporatememory | Greg Morse The years go by so fast, but for some the memories of 5 October 1999 will always be as raw as yesterday. It was on that day that a train bound for Bedwyn passed SN109 signal at Ladbroke Grove and stru...

The years go by so fast, but for some the memories of 05/10/99 will always be raw. It was on that day two trains collided at Ladbroke Grove, with the loss of 31 lives.

The accident spurred work on train protection systems. The work goes on, as this post explains:
www.linkedin.com/posts/gregmo...

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6 months ago

Well? What is your verdict?

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8 months ago

"I asked ChatGPT"
"I asked Grok"
Well, I asked the High Priest to consult the Urim and Thummim on his breastplate to divine the will of the Holy One but they stopped giving answers after King David’s reign so I had to go use actual research skills instead to get the answers I needed.

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9 months ago
2025 charities The trustees met on Sunday 1 June to make the selection of charities for the 2025 season of the BBC Proms. After taking account of the amounts requested and the feedback we received from prommers we are pleased to announce that the charities for this year will be: Help Musicians: registered charity 228089 Young Lives vs Cancer: registered charity 1107328…

2025 charities announced, Help Musicians UK, Young Lives vs Cancer, Jessie’s Fund, Foundation for Young Musicians and Live Music Now. For full details follow the link to the announcement on our website

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9 months ago
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Tmrw, Sat 23 May 2025, 2.30pm! First concert in the 'Bach Toccatas' series w/ Anhad Arora. I'll be talking about the social, literary, & religious context for Bach's works. Talk one: Bach at Home www.ticketsource.co.uk/oxford-bach-...

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9 months ago
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Right Track 51: Er, that train doesn't go there We have long considered the problems of train drivers going too far, of signals passed at danger. In this issue of Right Track, Network Rail’s Justin Willett considers signals from the signaller’s poi...

Right Track, RSSB's frontline-facing safety magazine is out now. Authors include @bessbbe.bsky.social
www.rssb.co.uk/about-rssb/i...

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10 months ago
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: The essential reading list for the #IRSEexam (Module A) has changed.

Two documents have now been withdrawn (16 and 23) with the information from both now in one new document (29 - Signalling the layout).

Full details at ➡️ buff.ly/v4A9CVT

#IRSEym

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10 months ago
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: The essential reading list for the #IRSEexam (Module A) has changed.

Two documents have now been withdrawn (16 and 23) with the information from both now in one new document (29 - Signalling the layout).

Full details at ➡️ buff.ly/ZtqFsSn

#IRSEym

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11 months ago
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🏅 Meet Jesse, our April Scholar of the Month!

🎻Jesse is a multi-talented violin Scholar from Camden Music Service. His dedication and natural abilities have really shone through this month, and we're delighted to give him this award!

🎵 Read more about Jesse on our website.

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1 year ago

Hello from London Music Fund! We’re excited to start connecting through BlueSky and spread our love of music education! 💙🎺

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1 year ago
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James Reason - Wikipedia

RIP James Reason
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R...

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1 year ago
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Merry Christmas.
Cartoon by the wonderful Liz Climo

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1 year ago
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Huge scandal for Starmer: if it turns out Feathers McGraw was part of the early prison release scheme then he's finished. #WallaceAndGromit

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1 year ago

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it this morning for breakfast.

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1 year ago
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The Clapham Train Accident: Causes, Context and the Corporate Memory Challenge Buy The Clapham Train Accident: Causes, Context and the Corporate Memory Challenge by Morse, Greg (ISBN: 9781399073028) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

"This is a major study of a vital topic, confidently addressed by a safety expert."

@railwaycts.bsky.social, The Railway Observer - December 2024

@penandswordbooks.bsky.social

www.amazon.co.uk/Clapham-Trai...

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1 year ago
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Greg Morse on LinkedIn: Reps' bulletin - Clapham accident 1988 It takes eight minutes to get from Waterloo to Clapham. It’s a trip many people make every day without issue, problem or pain. Sadly that wasn’t the case in…

On this day, 35 people died as a result of the train accident at Clapham. Last year, the @TSSAunion kindly asked me to prepare a reps’ brief to mark the 35th anniversary of the incident. LinkedIn followers can find that brief here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/gregmo...

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1 year ago

We are also now open to applications from musical charities that would like to be considered to benefit from next season’s collection. Brief details in post linked above with links to more info on our website

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1 year ago

2024 final total and charity distribution

The trustees met on Sunday 17 November to review the final collection total and decide the distribution of funds to this season’s charities.

The final total…

http://promenadersmusicalcharities.com/2024/11/25/2024-final-total-and-charity-distribution/

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1 year ago

One of my favourite pieces of art 😍

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1 year ago
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To access the RAF Luton website please complete the captcha link attached

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1 year ago

It will be interesting to see whether @rafluton.bsky.social’s followers on this platform are any better at understanding what “Parody/Satire” might mean 😀

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1 year ago

I can turn X off once our favourite spoof (secret) RAF facility is on here

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