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Recent content by jh64

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    Tyne and Wear Metro - Washington loop extension

    https://travelnortheast.uk/news/latest-metro-to-washington-public-drop-in-sessions-announced/
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    TransPennine - Rolling Stock Seating

    https://mediacentre.tpexpress.co.uk/news/suppliers-from-north-of-england-help-transform-tpes-nova-1-train-seating
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    Tyne & Wear Metro .. Most Run-down Station

    Four Lane Ends as a whole is in need of attention, not just the Metro platforms. There's the empty retail units, the broken toilets which haven't been fixed for years, the thing in the car park stairwell that's been continuously beeping for years on end, the hall with the ticket machines that...
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    Tyne & Wear Metro Fleet Replacement: Awarded to Stadler

    Ta muchly!
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    Tyne & Wear Metro Fleet Replacement: Awarded to Stadler

    What's on T133 today (25/07/26)? Forgot to note the number down as I got on!
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    Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery

    Fully agreed!
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    Heat related disruption 8 July 2026 onwards

    Statement from the fire brigade: https://xcancel.com/LondonFire/status/2075648561740423583
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    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    I only lasted a couple of stops in the heat (and the smell!). I will miss them, but they've certainly had their day. The air cooling in the 555s makes such a huge difference.
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    Collision between train and car at Hoghton near Preston (25/06)

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/F9uMTuCgHYRvoqd98 This angle from street view matches the photo in the BBC article.
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    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    I got on it earlier and the heating was stuck on! I only lasted a couple of stops before bailing, I certainly won't miss that.
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    People obtaining railway keys and breaking into cabs

    Brings to mind Jimbo the bully from The Simpsons: 'Videotaping this crime spree is the best idea we ever had!'
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    222 contract for Scotrail: updates (not speculation)

    There's a bit of a difference between the best use of limited capacity on publicly-funded transport and deciding which restaurant to choose to eat at, which would be readily apparent with about three minutes of concentrated thought.
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    Chris Gibb - fallout from HS2 proposal on stock and what are/were the options

    Been the case for a very long time across many arms of government - just ask David Nutt!
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    ScotRail Suburban Fleet (EMU and BEMU) Market Engagement

    Those images are absolutely dreadful. Par for the course for AI rubbish.
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    Northern mayors to decide on support for Northern rail plans

    My dream of 100mph EMUs on the Tyne Valley will never die!
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