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Gareth Dennis
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Gareth Dennis
@GarethDennis
Rail engineer and writer. Hosts @Railnatter and @_Trainsatlantic. HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE available everywhere. He/him.
- yeah but Croatia is a very rich country so can afford to do this unlike the UK which is a very poor countryAhhh. #publictransport. €6 for two of us to travel equivalent of London to Southampton. 🤷🏻♂️ #Croatia
- Replying to @ajplusthis headline isn't the energy we deserve, but it's the energy we need
- Walk on fare for two from London to York at 4pm on a Monday: £345*. "Demand pricing helps smooth overcrowding and gives us all a better railway!" Peak trains:
- that people think single loads with an engine each are the future of goods movement is basically hilarious if you put much thought to itfreight trains are crazy
00:00 - Any public figure or journalist who gave this an inch of positive coverage should never be taken seriously again.Took a Tesla ride through the Boring Company tunnels in Vegas. Only two cars were running. Got stuck in traffic behind the other car.
00:00 - I don't know who needs to hear it, but giving public sector workers a decent above-inflation pay rise is probably one of the quickest ways to turn the UK economy around.
- Replying to @ErikSolheimThis isn't incredible. It's called a bus. Buses are great, but they aren't trams and lack almost all of the benefits of trams.
- Labour came door knocking and were upset when we said we'd absolutely not be voting for them (despite being in a tight marginal) thanks to their stance on Palestine, trans rights and migration: "Well, if the Tories win by two votes…" YES. That's the point. You've lost our vote.
GIF - Only one of these trains has been designed for passengers rather than for engineering convenience:
- This feels like a moment, to be honest...
- the effort Labour have put into Bristol Central versus Clacton is both telling and enraging
- In May this year, @LordPeterHendy pressured my now-former employer @SYSTRA_UKIRL to sack me by threatening them. Why did he do this? Because I'd highlighted safety and accessibility issues at Euston station. He is unfit for office and should resign.
- "How to keep going during the next energy crisis." British Rail poster, 1979.
