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How about a thread about a rather special train, the TMST (Trans Manche Super Train)? This was the project name for the high-speed train designed to link London, Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel when it opened in 1994.
Nice shoes! Back when eurostar started, there was no high-speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel so we had to use the "classic" network and the 750 volt third rail system. This limited the power and speed obviously. Heard it described as using a Ferrari to go to the corner shop...
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nice shoes! Back when eurostar started, there was no high-speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel so we had to use the "classic" network and the 750 volt third rail system. This limited the power and speed obviously. Heard it described as using a Ferrari to go to the corner shop...
A game of musical platforms at King's Cross this afternoon. Hunt the 15:12...
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A game of musical platforms at King's Cross this afternoon. Hunt the 15:12...
Happy 31st Birthday eurostar! On this day in 1994, the first commercial services started. 2 trains a day each way between London and Paris/Brussels back then.
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy 31st Birthday eurostar! On this day in 1994, the first commercial services started. 2 trains a day each way between London and Paris/Brussels back then.
The colours didn't last long but today's sunset over the River Alde was a treat. Very glad I made the effort to go out with my camera.
#Aldeburgh
#Suffolk
#Aldeburgh
#Suffolk
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The colours didn't last long but today's sunset over the River Alde was a treat. Very glad I made the effort to go out with my camera.
#Aldeburgh
#Suffolk
#Aldeburgh
#Suffolk
Sacré-Coeur to Saxmundham: Today's Great European Rail Journey. Slightly excited about a weekend by the Suffolk coast...
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Sacré-Coeur to Saxmundham: Today's Great European Rail Journey. Slightly excited about a weekend by the Suffolk coast...
A pink hue to the sky over St Pancras station earlier today.
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A pink hue to the sky over St Pancras station earlier today.
It's been a massive part of my life for 3 decades now. It's colleagues from so many places, speaking different languages who have become friends and work together in order to bring others closer across borders. It's a force for good.
#Europe
#Europe
To so many of us, Europe is more than a place, it’s a part of who we are. Hear what the public had to say when we went out and asked them what Europe means to them.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's been a massive part of my life for 3 decades now. It's colleagues from so many places, speaking different languages who have become friends and work together in order to bring others closer across borders. It's a force for good.
#Europe
#Europe
Today in things traincrew shouldn't have to do: Tell passengers not to throw bread rolls at each other across the aisle. One group took up a disproportionate amount of my time this evening. I wonder how they would feel if I turned up at their workplace and made things difficult for them.
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Today in things traincrew shouldn't have to do: Tell passengers not to throw bread rolls at each other across the aisle. One group took up a disproportionate amount of my time this evening. I wonder how they would feel if I turned up at their workplace and made things difficult for them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Underground, Overground
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Underground, Overground
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
My hunt to find locations where you can see Underground trains traveling over Overground trains (or vice versa) continues.
This vantage point near East Putney station has views of tube trains traveling over the railway. I waited 30 mins to get this shot.
Today's River Medway view from the 15:04 to Amsterdam.
#TrainWindowView
#TrainWindowView
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today's River Medway view from the 15:04 to Amsterdam.
#TrainWindowView
#TrainWindowView
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New in the collection. Proper 90’s vintage Eurostar poster
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New in the collection. Proper 90’s vintage Eurostar poster
One of today's training scenarios involved a train having hit a vehicle on a level crossing in Belgium. It was a realistic one as this happened last year. As TMs we have to know how to deal with this if the driver is incapacitated. This means contacting the signaller and getting traffic stopped.
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One of today's training scenarios involved a train having hit a vehicle on a level crossing in Belgium. It was a realistic one as this happened last year. As TMs we have to know how to deal with this if the driver is incapacitated. This means contacting the signaller and getting traffic stopped.
Monday = Training day. It's a Belgian rules refresher for a group of us today. Heading in to the office thinking about everyone involved in Saturday's incident and now this morning's derailment in Cumbria.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Monday = Training day. It's a Belgian rules refresher for a group of us today. Heading in to the office thinking about everyone involved in Saturday's incident and now this morning's derailment in Cumbria.
4 months after I bought it in an antiques shop in south-west France, the "cacahuète" is up on the wall in our hall.
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
4 months after I bought it in an antiques shop in south-west France, the "cacahuète" is up on the wall in our hall.
Platform 10 for Paris.
#highspeedrail
#highspeedrail
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Platform 10 for Paris.
#highspeedrail
#highspeedrail
Train window view: Slow crawl through Hertfordshire on 1T09 edition. Late again. There will be trouble if I haven't got time for a couple of coffees before my shift.
October 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Train window view: Slow crawl through Hertfordshire on 1T09 edition. Late again. There will be trouble if I haven't got time for a couple of coffees before my shift.
It's not even Halloween yet and the Christmas decorations are up in one of the shops in the station in Brussels. Too early!
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It's not even Halloween yet and the Christmas decorations are up in one of the shops in the station in Brussels. Too early!
The modern railway started 200 years ago this year. When you travel on one of our trains, be it red or blue, they are descended from a technology developed from Locomotion Number 1.
#Railway200
#highspeedrail
#Railway200
#highspeedrail
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The modern railway started 200 years ago this year. When you travel on one of our trains, be it red or blue, they are descended from a technology developed from Locomotion Number 1.
#Railway200
#highspeedrail
#Railway200
#highspeedrail
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It begins! Starting the journey from Lancaster (UK) to Umeå (Sweden) for the European Space Weather Week conference. Taking the train all the way #flyingless #ESWW2025
October 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It begins! Starting the journey from Lancaster (UK) to Umeå (Sweden) for the European Space Weather Week conference. Taking the train all the way #flyingless #ESWW2025
Autumn Sunday: A country walk and a roast at one of our family's favourite pubs in a village outside Cambridge. Followed by collapsing on the sofa, lighting the fire and watching a film. Perfect!
#autumn
#hygge
#comfortfood
#autumn
#hygge
#comfortfood
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Autumn Sunday: A country walk and a roast at one of our family's favourite pubs in a village outside Cambridge. Followed by collapsing on the sofa, lighting the fire and watching a film. Perfect!
#autumn
#hygge
#comfortfood
#autumn
#hygge
#comfortfood
October 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Thought-provoking final paragraph here on the social cost of carbon.
"From that perspective, the question is less, “Why are flights so cheap?” and more, “Who actually pays for them?” "
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"From that perspective, the question is less, “Why are flights so cheap?” and more, “Who actually pays for them?” "
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost
In this week’s newsletter: whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thought-provoking final paragraph here on the social cost of carbon.
"From that perspective, the question is less, “Why are flights so cheap?” and more, “Who actually pays for them?” "
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"From that perspective, the question is less, “Why are flights so cheap?” and more, “Who actually pays for them?” "
www.theguardian.com/environment/...