Gareth Dennis
@garethdennis.uk
Railway engineer and author of HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE (https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways). Hosts @railnatter.uk. Chairs Yorkshire PWI and NEREF. Co-founder of the Campaign for Level Boarding. He/him.
Ignoring the pathetic, tragic jingoism of popping a bunch of nylon flags on the posts of road signage along a bypass, but these are such obvious hazards it should genuinely merit a national restraining order on the flag twats.
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ignoring the pathetic, tragic jingoism of popping a bunch of nylon flags on the posts of road signage along a bypass, but these are such obvious hazards it should genuinely merit a national restraining order on the flag twats.
If you're in York, head down to St Helens Square for 1200 🚨TODAY 🚨 to join a big pro-trans rally. Get your raincoats on, get out and get loud - we'll be there, it would be great to see you there too! 💚🏳️⚧️
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If you're in York, head down to St Helens Square for 1200 🚨TODAY 🚨 to join a big pro-trans rally. Get your raincoats on, get out and get loud - we'll be there, it would be great to see you there too! 💚🏳️⚧️
today's Labour party posting versus yesterday's Labour party posting:
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
today's Labour party posting versus yesterday's Labour party posting:
that's simply not true, and I suspect you are thinking of international rather than brutalist architecture
there's nothing cheap or unfinished about these:
there's nothing cheap or unfinished about these:
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
that's simply not true, and I suspect you are thinking of international rather than brutalist architecture
there's nothing cheap or unfinished about these:
there's nothing cheap or unfinished about these:
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.
at the same time that my latest @fabthepodcast.bsky.social episode drops, I see this in Derby:
October 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
at the same time that my latest @fabthepodcast.bsky.social episode drops, I see this in Derby:
"That's not possible, you can't do that. The trains have to run." Hauntingly similar conditions in Germany to those in Britain prior to the Hatfield rail disaster.
Dear friends in the EU: this is not inevitable, just as liberalisation is not a precursor to better railways.
Dear friends in the EU: this is not inevitable, just as liberalisation is not a precursor to better railways.
October 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"That's not possible, you can't do that. The trains have to run." Hauntingly similar conditions in Germany to those in Britain prior to the Hatfield rail disaster.
Dear friends in the EU: this is not inevitable, just as liberalisation is not a precursor to better railways.
Dear friends in the EU: this is not inevitable, just as liberalisation is not a precursor to better railways.
SUCCESS.
Thanks for your company!
Thanks for your company!
October 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
SUCCESS.
Thanks for your company!
Thanks for your company!
...and the implementation on the running-in boards is SMOL. Fill the space!
October 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
...and the implementation on the running-in boards is SMOL. Fill the space!
Rail Alphabet 2 (3?) has found its way to Donny, though only half done at this point...
October 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Rail Alphabet 2 (3?) has found its way to Donny, though only half done at this point...
goodbye sweet chariot
(with @stevewhiterail.bsky.social's rogue 465 in the background)
(with @stevewhiterail.bsky.social's rogue 465 in the background)
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
goodbye sweet chariot
(with @stevewhiterail.bsky.social's rogue 465 in the background)
(with @stevewhiterail.bsky.social's rogue 465 in the background)
TRAM TRAIN
(guess I'm on the classic driver route knowledge run via Rotherham Central)
(guess I'm on the classic driver route knowledge run via Rotherham Central)
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
TRAM TRAIN
(guess I'm on the classic driver route knowledge run via Rotherham Central)
(guess I'm on the classic driver route knowledge run via Rotherham Central)
so far so good, I might get home before 1am!
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
so far so good, I might get home before 1am!
NEW STREET DUNGEON REACHED.
(West Coast Flavour Azuma also sighted!)
(West Coast Flavour Azuma also sighted!)
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW STREET DUNGEON REACHED.
(West Coast Flavour Azuma also sighted!)
(West Coast Flavour Azuma also sighted!)
Exeter St Davids, however, as one of the fastest growing stations in the country and the busiest in Devon, is looking tired. Lots of opportunities, but little in the way of action. It needs a full redevelopment as part of a long term masterplan.
October 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Exeter St Davids, however, as one of the fastest growing stations in the country and the busiest in Devon, is looking tired. Lots of opportunities, but little in the way of action. It needs a full redevelopment as part of a long term masterplan.
To Barnstaple, that is... Talking of which, here's the scale of Junction station at the end of the nineteenth century:
October 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
To Barnstaple, that is... Talking of which, here's the scale of Junction station at the end of the nineteenth century:
I must say, the @gwr.com team on both legs up and back were lovely (I always love it when they catch up with the regulars) and the stations were looking tidy, smart and well loved. All credit to the GWR station teams and Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership.
October 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I must say, the @gwr.com team on both legs up and back were lovely (I always love it when they catch up with the regulars) and the stations were looking tidy, smart and well loved. All credit to the GWR station teams and Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership.
Exeter to Taunton. BOSH.
(yes I did eat it in the vestibule, I'm not a monster)
(yes I did eat it in the vestibule, I'm not a monster)
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Exeter to Taunton. BOSH.
(yes I did eat it in the vestibule, I'm not a monster)
(yes I did eat it in the vestibule, I'm not a monster)
okay sorry this is absolutely hateful, who the hell came up with this?! did it go through BEAP? the scratchy sound of this echoing around the station is extremely discombobulating and gives Big Sensory Overload 😵💫
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
okay sorry this is absolutely hateful, who the hell came up with this?! did it go through BEAP? the scratchy sound of this echoing around the station is extremely discombobulating and gives Big Sensory Overload 😵💫
plus £20 (!) of top up scran from station smiths
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
plus £20 (!) of top up scran from station smiths
