Freelance transport & engineering journalist and railway campaigner. https://xitter.cf/t.co/yQHtuluvTD [email protected]

North West, UK
Joined October 2010
Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Anyone knows what’s happening on WCML between OXN & Penrith? Got family on a stationary train near Shap summit. @AvantiWestCoast
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
πŸ› οΈ We’re set to carry out Β£9m of upgrades and repairs on the Kyle of Lochalsh line and at Inverness station, with the railway closing between Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh for three weeks between 28 Nov and 18 December. πŸ“° networkrailmediacentre.co.uk… @transcotland | @ScotRail
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
One last ride: Catch the last bus to run fully along Oxford Street (link to article in reply below) You have until Sunday evening to travel by bus all the way between Tottenham Court Road and Marble Arch along Oxford Street.
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Transport for Wales' Class 197e plan for Cambrian lines after units enter service eu1.hubs.ly/H0zk4Q30
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
LNER Managing Director David Horne to take up new integrated role eu1.hubs.ly/H0zh7lQ0
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Non-ROSCO funding possible for Northern order amid diesel concerns eu1.hubs.ly/H0zbpDr0
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
πŸš‡ It's been one week since we closed parts of @merseyrail for Β£3.5m of underground upgrades, so here's an update from our team down in the tunnels. ℹ️ Where the railway is closed, replacement buses will keep you moving. Check @nationalrailenq to see if your journey is affected. – at Liverpool, England
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Watch Team TRU successfully remove the old railway bridge at Common Lane in Church Fenton last weekend using a remote-controlled SPMT! πŸ•ΉοΈπŸŽ₯ This was the first major stage to replace this life-expired structure with a new bridge high enough to accommodate the overhead line equipment needed to power faster, greener, quieter electric trains in the future. The new bridge will be installed on 17/18 October, when trains between Leeds and York will be diverted, and between 24 October-1 November, when direct buses between Leeds and York will be in place. Buses calling at local stations in between will also run on these dates. For full travel information visit nationalrail.co.uk. ℹ️
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Sir John Kingman named as first Great British Railways Chair eu1.hubs.ly/H0z7CpS0
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Sir John Kingman confirmed as GBR Chair. He starts work today.
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
This afternoon popped along to White Rose to see how progress was going… The two cars belonged to the security staff. Other than them, it was a ghost town!
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
GBR apprenticeship scheme launched as HQ location chosen eu1.hubs.ly/H0z58yP0
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
tonight, @Railnatter is giving @TracyBrabin a present: (this one is a feast of behind the scenes work, an hour won't do it justice)
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
VIDEO! Let's ride the Tarka line between Exeter and Barnstaple! youtu.be/EGVSGtqBxzw
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Ukraine has hit a Russian data centre linked to bot farms. In other news, every Reform account is getting a lot fewer likes and shares than usual.
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Transport for Wales starts consultation on extending South Wales Metro route eu1.hubs.ly/H0z1p900
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
New 2.2km electricity tunnel dug beneath the River Thames (link to article in reply below) The River Thames has a new tunnel under it, after a tunnel boring machine completed a 2.2km long tunnel under the Thames near Tilbury.
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
🚨 Services will be impacted between York and Leeds over the next two weekends (10-11 and 17-18 October), and a subsequent nine-day period from 24 October-1 November, as TRU undertake major improvement works in North Yorkshire to replace Common Lane railway bridge. The new structure will be able to accommodate the overhead line equipment needed to power faster, greener, quieter electric trains between York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester in the future. ⚑ Customers are being encouraged to check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk during this series of improvement works ℹ️
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Chris Howe (Rail Focus) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ retweeted
Wrexham and Lumo West Coast Main Line open access services rejected again eu1.hubs.ly/H0yXszl0
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