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public transport advocate, tramposter, mad kayaker, may skeet about bikes or music you've never heard of [formerley @trentontrains on twitter]

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Dec 25

While 2024 hasn't been the easiest year to many, including myself, it certainly hasn't stopped me exploring many transport networks, some even outside the UK! Thank you to all those who have supported me and to the new friends I have made along the way... Take it easy, and I'll see you all in 2025!

A postcard of 30 photos, showing many different forms of transport taken over a year. It includes various local buses, classic diesel locomotives, TGV high speed trains, retro electric traction, Nottingham Trams & a plethora of metro trains.

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you Zack, it's fantastic to be onboard!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · 22h

Tackling the climate crisis and stopping our reliance on fossil fuels is the only way worsening inequality and imperialism can be finished for good, and right now, the Greens are the only party to offer this at the core of their policy...

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · 22h

After much consideration, I have joined the Greens! I was skeptical at first, especially with the promise of Your Party but the subsequent chaos before founding and the results Zack Polanski and his team have been delivering have shown me that Green is the way forward! 💚

A message from the green party sent to new members after joining.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · 5d

Terrible idea. Not least because Abertram is an epic sounding name!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · 24d

When was it built? Looks to be in good condition!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · 25d

As someone there, it was definitely more than that. We must not underestate the threat the far right pose. Sitting down with a cuppa, calculator & the drone footage would be a good move to get a more reliable estimate however. The numbers are all over the place!

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Sep 3

The rise and rise of extreme day tripping sees Tui offering day trips to Lapland.

www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-... “Day trips to Lapland feel in especially bad taste as flight emissions will directly contribute to damaging the place you are going to see.”

Tui launch ‘Search for Santa’ day trip to Lapland amid climate concerns

Passengers will be served a full English breakfast and a Christmas dinner on same-day return flights to Finland

www.independent.co.uk

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Sep 3

Does that make 3 with the refurb now? It seems they're doing them in number order, at least with the /5s. 502 has had the treatment too!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 29

The real reason people are so anti Net Zero is because energy prices, regardless of generation source, are set on the highest unit price of natural gas in Britain, even if the cost of renewables is far less! This must change!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 27

Not nessecarily, take a look at Paris and the wider Île de France region. They previously used a zonal system for the RER/suburban network. They now operate a 2,50€ flat rate which is far less than what people in (often deprived) outer zones were paying previously. Is that not a progressive idea?

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 24

Glad I caught it when I did! I wish they'd paint one up permanently like NCT's 603 though, Queer people exist for 12 months a year of course!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 24

The models look nice but there's far more variety in OMSI maps and buses...

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 23

Good question. I think that small taxes on parking along the line could help. Perhaps a minor increase in fuel duty could pay for public transport improvements and encourage modal shift?

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Aug 22

I'm delighted to see the return of al fresco dining and drinking to St Martin’s Lane in the heart of the West End.

The road will be car-free from 11am–11pm every day until the end of October, giving Londoners and visitors the space to enjoy outdoor dining and socialising 🍽️

Howard Dawber OBE - Deputy Mayor, Business and Growth and Justine Simons OBE - Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, with business owners celebrating the start of Summer Streets in the West End. The group are holding signage reading "Summer Streets".

Justine Simons OBE - Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, shaking hands with business owners and staff, celebrating the start of Summer Streets in the West End.

Close up of Mediterranean dishes, including pizza - being eaten al fresco

Howard Dawber OBE - Deputy Mayor, Business and Growth and Justine Simons OBE - Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, sat with business owners celebrating the start of Summer Streets in the West End. The group are seated surrounded by signage reading "Summer Streets".

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 23

If that's the case, why not just build fixed 6 car sets? you could boost capacity by removing the two redundant cabs! Even if operational needs demand seperate units at times, platforms could always be extended to accommodate the longer trains...

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Aug 22

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 21

While Coventry (a city with twice the population) continues to umm and ahh over their VLR project, Le Havre in France has had a two line system with full sized trams for over a decade now. There's even a 3rd new line under construction! Do better UK...

A white Alstom Citadis tram sits at a terminus stop in Le Havre. In the background are mid-rise buildings in what can be described as a "sympathetic-brutalist" style.

A creamy colored Citadis tram - matching with the buildings in the background - glides through a grassy section of tracks in Le Havre. In the background are a number of flags including the EU and France.

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's giving "half time Bovril"...

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Aug 11

The fire in Edinburgh is a grim reminder that the climate crisis is happening on our doorstep.

And it's our high-carbon, high-consumption lifestyles that are exacerbating it...

We must rethink our lifestyle choices and urgently reduce our reliance on flights.

Arthur’s Seat fire live: Firefighters tackle blaze throughout the night

People advised to avoid area, with Scottish landmark popular among tourists

www.independent.co.uk

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 10

My local bakery sadly burnt down but they used to do these big circular breads cut into triangles! A bit like if a pizza was made of bread dough and had no toppings...

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 10

Of course, the Aldi next to a Lidl... Gotta love Wilford Lane!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 5

Credit to SNCF Voyageurs today. I missed a connection due to a late train however a bus was provided for the branch line, ensuring everyone reached their final destination and the trains on said branch remained on time!

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sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 3

Nottingham person here, it's because we're too inland! Genuinely though, this was a great thing growing up as it was an opportunity for more disadvantaged families to have something nice to do over summer, on the cheap. It's a shame the fountains are tuned off though!

sleepy or on a train 🚄 @urbanist318.bsky.social · Aug 2

All the main food groups on display here... PEP, MK3 Derived and Networker... What snacks!