electrafried 🚄
@urbanist318.bsky.social
public transport advocate, tramposter, mad kayaker, may skeet about bikes or music you've never heard of
[formerley @trentontrains on twitter]
[formerley @trentontrains on twitter]
Good to know that Tommy Robinson is head of the GBR design team...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Good to know that Tommy Robinson is head of the GBR design team...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In my free time, I quite often enjoy making public transport diagrams. Here is one for Edinburgh if the trams were expanded and the South Suburban Line was reopened...
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In my free time, I quite often enjoy making public transport diagrams. Here is one for Edinburgh if the trams were expanded and the South Suburban Line was reopened...
Cinderhill must be one of the quaintest tram stops in Nottingham...
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cinderhill must be one of the quaintest tram stops in Nottingham...
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Meet the DLR cleaners fighting for sick pay.
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Meet the DLR cleaners fighting for sick pay.
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BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December.
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December.
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
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When you turn on the "bike" layer on Google Maps.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When you turn on the "bike" layer on Google Maps.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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People can and should have nice things.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
People can and should have nice things.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
The South Wales "Metro" is local rail as it should be. Frequent, accessible and user friendly. There's even the option to pay contactless like on the tube... It's difficult to see how just 5 years ago, this network ran using Pacer trains, but the investment has clearly paid off!
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The South Wales "Metro" is local rail as it should be. Frequent, accessible and user friendly. There's even the option to pay contactless like on the tube... It's difficult to see how just 5 years ago, this network ran using Pacer trains, but the investment has clearly paid off!
For the first time since 1949, the UK will be served by double decker trains, this time based off the TGV-M soon to be used by SNCF! It's frustrating that the best train we can get here is the one that leaves the country... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Eurostar orders first double-decker trains
They would be the first two-level high-speed trains to run through the Channel Tunnel.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
For the first time since 1949, the UK will be served by double decker trains, this time based off the TGV-M soon to be used by SNCF! It's frustrating that the best train we can get here is the one that leaves the country... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A stop at #Taormina-Giardini 🇮🇹 on the #Messina to #Siracusa line in Sicily. Easily winning any train-station beauty contest.
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A stop at #Taormina-Giardini 🇮🇹 on the #Messina to #Siracusa line in Sicily. Easily winning any train-station beauty contest.
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! 💚
October 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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! 💚
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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.
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.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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.
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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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.”
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
September 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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.”
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.”
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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 🍽️
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 🍽️
August 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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 🍽️
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 🍽️
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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.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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...
August 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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...
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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.
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
August 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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.
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.
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!
August 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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!
The Regio 2N is a nice train as it is, but in this intercity configuration, it's probably one of my favourite EMUs to travel on!
August 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Regio 2N is a nice train as it is, but in this intercity configuration, it's probably one of my favourite EMUs to travel on!
Haulage to London was 222001, delayed by none other than the Flying Scotsman!
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Haulage to London was 222001, delayed by none other than the Flying Scotsman!
I was unaware that 170113 was also refurbished, but I'm glad she has been... I love these new refurbs! 🥰
August 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I was unaware that 170113 was also refurbished, but I'm glad she has been... I love these new refurbs! 🥰
Today I'll be travelling flight free to Rouen, France from my hometown of Nottingham. But first, a short tram ride...
August 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Today I'll be travelling flight free to Rouen, France from my hometown of Nottingham. But first, a short tram ride...
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By supporting the expansion of Heathrow Airport and spreading outright lies about decarbonising flying, Labour has again capitulated to lobbyists.
This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.
This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.
August 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
By supporting the expansion of Heathrow Airport and spreading outright lies about decarbonising flying, Labour has again capitulated to lobbyists.
This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.
This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.
There should be package holiday companies using the channel tunnel to run sleeper trains... Like, imagine using Train2 Holidays for your trip to Benidorm! That's something I'd like to see.
August 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There should be package holiday companies using the channel tunnel to run sleeper trains... Like, imagine using Train2 Holidays for your trip to Benidorm! That's something I'd like to see.