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Public backs rail nationalisation in latest transport poll 70 per cent of Labour voters, want the government to nationalise rail rolling stock.

🎯from Green MP Siȃn Berry:
“The public is fed up with the outrageous profiteering of rolling stock leasing companies as they line the pockets of shareholders with record profits, while rail passengers are made to pay the bill with rising rail fares."

Unbelievable that Scotrail used this AI slop imagery in presentations & publicity.
Not only making themselves look ridiculous, but not employing real artists & designers, esp in a state owned railway
Using humans contributes to the economy. AI doesn't.
www.scotsman.com/.../bumpy-in....

Builth Road, Builth Wells, Powys, 3 bedroom, Character Property A unique former railway cottage with two acres, yoga and wellness studio and extensive outbuildings, including a rare historic goods shed....

Builth Road Goods Shed for sale:

The end cottage in Railway Terrace, originally built for LNWR staff, is up for sale, along with the goods shed, now in its garden:

www.jamesdean.co.uk/property-det...

A flat in the station house is also on the market.
www.morganestateagents.co.uk/properties/s...

Hi Kev, it's on Readley and Pocketmags if you use them

The new Steam Railway magazine is out today, with my feature on alternative income streams for heritage railways, featuring the Severn Valley Railway:

West Midlands Railway joins publicly owned Great British Railways The transport secretary says thousands of rail passengers will be using public services from Sunday.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“You are a government of cowards, because you won’t tell people the truth about migration”

The Green Party’s Zack Polanski says society is “feeling broken” because of years of austerity, and “fair and managed” immigration is “a positive thing for the country”

#bbcqt

There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists In the largest survey yet of AI researchers, a majority say there is a non-trivial risk of human extinction due to the possible development of superhuman AI

See also:

www.newscientist.com/article/2410...

Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media

FFS 🤬

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Heywood and Denton on the map as Manchester’s tram-train ambitions inch forward UK: Transport for Greater Manchester is working with Stockport Council to develop a business case to bring trams from East Didsbury to Stockport.

www.railwaygazette.com/uk/heywood-a...

Used to do this when living in London, meeting friends in Leicester Sq. We all had the numbers of the row of phones nearest the cafe. Plenty of instances of bemused tourists answering a ringing phone to be asked if they could pass it to the bloke with the long hair & leather jacket standing nearby 😁

Tram tunnel firefighting robot unveiled GERMANY: Austrian company Rosenbauer and Augsburg fire service have unveiled a prototype firefighting robot for use in the tram tunnel now being completed under the city's main railway station.

www.railwaygazette.com/technology/t...

Front cover of RAIL Magazine showing a line of brand new Class 701 South Western Trains in storage at Long Marston Rail Centre

Nice to see my image of the 701s at Long Marston on the front cover of the new RAIL Magazine. 🙂
Shame they are still in storage though 😕

www.railmagazine.com/news/rolling...

Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset

NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yes, in June 1958

Lost Lines: Matlock to Buxton

My new book with Graffeg is now out:

Lost Lines, Matlock to Buxton

Available now: graffeg.com/products/los...

A view through the cab window of a Hibberd narrow gauge diesel loco, with a view of the track ahead and two vintage standard gauge carriages

Today's office. 1955 Hibberd Planet 🥰

Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.

"His policies do deserve proper scrutiny"

*Proceeds with a pathetic condescending article that has no scrutiny of polices, just ignorant dismissal of everything they don't want to understand*

If you really want to read the drivel without paying Murdoch, this works (Option2)

www.removepaywall.com

Image capture of two pages of RAIL Magazine, of a feature on Ridgmont Station, Bedfordshire and its volunteers, who run a shop, tearoom and community garden at the restored station building.

The new RAIL Magazine is out today, with my feature on Ridgmont Station and its volunteers, with the @Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership

www.railmagazine.com

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Front cover of my new book, with a photo of a pair of Class 20 diesel locos, 20013 & 20087 climbing out of the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalbrookdale hauling a rake of empty MGR coal wagons from Ironbridge power station in July 1989

My new book on Class 20s is now out with Transport Treasury Publishing:

Buy it now:
ttpublishing.co.uk/.../spotligh...

Amid horrific violence it is clear the LNER train crew acted with incredible professionalism and bravery. The actions of the injured guard were heroic, and the coordination with blue lights to get to the best place for help to reach passengers was vital. Full respect for these workers. 🙏👏

European human rights court sets climate limits for the oil industry - Greenpeace International Today, The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Norway must assess the global climate impacts of oil and gas before opening new oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf in order ...

HUGE result from @greenpeace.no, @naturogungdom.bsky.social and youth activists

The European Court of Human Rights has just ruled that the Norwegian government must take the global climate impact into account before approving new oil and gas projects

A person in orange hi vis adjusting the ornate station clock in the roof of Kings Cross Station, London

Don't forget BST ends tonight, time to adjust the clocks again

FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

Reform's Russian 'asset' - the Kremlin shadow over Nigel Farage | Searchlight Nathan Gill - Russian asset On 26 September, former Welsh Brexit Party MEP and Reform UK official Nathan Gill pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight coun ...

Reform’s Russian ‘asset’ – the Kremlin shadow over Nigel Farage

At least 30 injured in Russian strike on railway station, Zelensky says Preliminary reports indicate that train staff and passengers were at the site of the strike, he says.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Calstock viaduct with a class 150 train travelling over it. A reflection of the viaduct and train can be seen in the river

Possibly the most forgotten viaduct in England…

Calstock viaduct is amazing and definitely worth a visit!