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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 4h

Work halted across HS2 London tunnels after safety scare |

This is a very serious incident, thankfully no one was hurt, but it reminds the construction industry never to become complacent.

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Work halted across HS2 London tunnels after safety scare

Work has been stopped since late September after near miss

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 4h

That's Trump's mistake, thinking it was merely a prize for brokering peace deals, just a trophy to put on his mantle piece. You can't go to war on your own citizens and expect to be rewarded.

Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 8h

Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 8h

So many, but the biggest one was missing the Greatest Gathering

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost like the "character building" institutions leaders of the future are sent to don't deliver people who should be leaders

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 1d

Currently working on 2 TRU videos. It's likely the first will be released next Sunday 🤞. There's bit more of a detailed update on the Discord and Patreon.
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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 1d

I'll have a look for it

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 1d

Farage in particular, looked like a sniveling public school bully, standing there on his podium telling anyone who will listen how he's being targeted. 2/2
#Antifa #RadicalLeft

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 1d

This whole war on the "radical left" is giving definite school bully vibes. Like the bullies, they provoke, subjugation, and assault people. Then they cry foul and call for action when they're called out or their victims retaliate. 1/2

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 1d

AI slop is taking over the internet.
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AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Class 507 Preservation @class507.org.uk · 2d

Yesterday the movements team at Alstom were busy shunting some vehicles at Litchurch Lane. They used our tightlock coupler adapter, but that's not 507001 it's coupled to...

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 2d

4 years seems achievable, although the earth moving does seem to be progressing slowly. Looking like 2035 is more likely now ☹️

Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 2d

Aim for HS2 civils to be completed in four years as "back to basics" reset takes effect | #HS2 share.google/uxClPyYaeG64...

Aim for HS2 civils to be completed in four years as "back to basics" reset takes effect

HS2 Ltd Construction Delivery Manager Alan Morris on how he is helping with the reset of the project.

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 2d

Northern are desperate waiting for TfW's 158s, but 24 units won't go far. Wonder if TfW's 158s would be compatible with TRU ETCS, could be an interesting way to test the new signalling

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 2d

I had heard Northern were looking at 350s, but the article seems to suggest cascades are off the cards. I know all TfW's are going for scrap as they need a C6 overhaul. Not sure about Northern's 150s, but they were showing their age 10 years ago.

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 2d

Exciting times ahead for Northern. The 15Xs have been true workhorses, but they've had their day. The question now is can manufacturers deliver reliable, low flow, multi mode vehicles in a timely manner.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Victoria Derbyshire, "You described Reform UK as the right wing fascists of 1930s, why?"

Lord Heseltine, "Because that's what they are"

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 3d

12 year old bus, joy

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 3d

Plants 🤣

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JenOnTheMove 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jenonthemove.com · 4d

There were so many surprises throughout the weekend that it was so hard to include it all!

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The past and the present were brought together at Darlington! Recreating the first railway journey!

YouTube video by JenOnTheMove

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 4d

Apart from me 😅

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 4d

If you watch 1 video today make it this one!

JenOnTheMove 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @jenonthemove.com · 4d

🎬 NEW VIDEO! 🎬

I spent all last weekend covering the 200th anniversary recreation of the first Locomotion journey. MY WORD WAS THIS A GREAT WEEKEND!

Honestly, go watch this... I love it!

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And also please share, this video deserves love!

Recreating the First Railway journey was nothing like I expected!

YouTube video by JenOnTheMove

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 4d

It's amazing how thin skinned those who shout loudest about "freedom of speech" are

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 6d

This.
Is.
Brilliant.

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SimOnTrains @simontrains.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 New Video 🚨

Went to Shildon for the 200th Celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and seeing the replica of Locomotion No.1 on the mainline

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Celebrating 200 Years of the World’s First Public Railway!

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Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️‍🌈 @railfocus.bsky.social · 5d

She's like how dare you take my picture

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