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The 5to4 song plus music from The Doors, Anastacia & REM to name but 3…

It is a year today since I took redundancy from the BBC after a 30 year career. I’ve really enjoyed this past 12 months. Writing on rail matters, working for train operators, doing rail replacement and being back on the radio. Plus, choosing when I work and having more time with family & friends.

My latest rail article is about the long-running campaign, which I used to cover on the radio, to try to reinstate the railway line between Beverley and York. Read about it in the latest RAIL Magazine, on sale now or subscribe here:
railmagazine.com

I’m delighted to be joining the great team at Hull’s 107FM and I’m excited, and a bit nervous, to be back on the radio! You might recognise some features from my “past life!” Please join me every Friday from 2-4pm.
Listen here: 107fm.co.uk

It’s the dress rehearsal for the Not the BBC Panto tonight before we open on Friday.
Tickets are going well, with a good crowd expected in Brid and 900+ tickets sold for our 2 Hull shows but we’d love some more of you to come - Saturday evening’s show has good seats - details:

I’m at rehearsal tonight and it’s exactly a calendar month until we open in Bridlington! It’s shaping up nicely and this will be a lot of fun - please share widely and do book tickets for our shows in Brid and Hull. We’re raising money for Children in Need & 2 community groups.

I’ve taken a trip out today to ride on a preview train on the UK’s newest passenger railway - the Northumberland Line between Newcastle & Ashington, which will carry its first passengers in over 60 years on Sunday. More in the next issue of RAIL Magazine.

It’s been a long 5 week closure of the main Huddersfield to Leeds railway and today’s the last day of this block. A full train service resumes tomorrow & thanks from the rail replacement team in Huddersfield for passengers’ patience while the TransPennine Route upgrade continues.

There’s another problem with the flyover on the A63 at St. Andrew’s Quay in Hull. This could cause delays tomorrow. You may remember engineers have already had to work on this bridge.

My latest article for @RAIL is a look at a scheme run by Arriva TrainCare to teach its own staff to become train engineers & technicians. The photo is Peter Wright working on a CrossCountry Voyager at Tyne Yard near Newcastle.
Buy the magazine or subscribe: railmagazine.com