Rail Focus - Chris 🏳️🌈
@railfocus.bsky.social
Freelance transport & engineering journalist, railway campaigner and self proclaimed engineering nerd.
http://Youtube.com/@Rail_Focus
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Me: I'm doing too much.
Also me: Let's get that second channel up n running 😬
Also me: Let's get that second channel up n running 😬
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Me: I'm doing too much.
Also me: Let's get that second channel up n running 😬
Also me: Let's get that second channel up n running 😬
Currently running a poll over on my channel, I would appreciate people's feedback
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Poll from Rail Focus - YouTube
I've been contemplating starting a second channel for a while, or at least rebranding an old but existing channel (not this one) which focuses on general eng...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Currently running a poll over on my channel, I would appreciate people's feedback
youtube.com/post/Ugkxr2W...
youtube.com/post/Ugkxr2W...
Funny thing about protectionism, it works both ways. I don't believe this particular decision was protectionism, but Governments can't demand people buy only products built domestically but then expect countries to buy their products
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Funny thing about protectionism, it works both ways. I don't believe this particular decision was protectionism, but Governments can't demand people buy only products built domestically but then expect countries to buy their products
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New Docklands Light Railway trains temporarily withdrawn from service over braking issue https://bit.ly/3Lz0Wfj
New Docklands Light Railway trains temporarily withdrawn from service over braking issue
New Docklands Light Railway trains temporarily withdrawn from service over braking issue https://bit.ly/3Lz0Wfj
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New Docklands Light Railway trains temporarily withdrawn from service over braking issue https://bit.ly/3Lz0Wfj
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The DLR’s new trains have been taken out of service just weeks after the first one started carrying passengers, following reports of problems with one of the trains breaking in wet weather.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/saf...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/saf...
Safety probe launched after new DLR train overshoots platform
The DLR’s new trains have been taken out of service just weeks after the first one started carrying passengers, following reports of problems with one of the trains breaking in wet weather.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The DLR’s new trains have been taken out of service just weeks after the first one started carrying passengers, following reports of problems with one of the trains breaking in wet weather.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/saf...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/saf...
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Age yourself with gaming
If you're looking for something amusing to do, comment on Facebook posts claiming the BBC is biased reminding people how often Farage appears on Question time. The gammon seem particularly triggered by that 🤣
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you're looking for something amusing to do, comment on Facebook posts claiming the BBC is biased reminding people how often Farage appears on Question time. The gammon seem particularly triggered by that 🤣
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Detailing the purpose of #HS2 Interchange station and recent progress, including the people mover and A45 Coventry Rd.
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#Birmingham #Solihull
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#Birmingham #Solihull
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Detailing the purpose of #HS2 Interchange station and recent progress, including the people mover and A45 Coventry Rd.
▶️ youtu.be/Jixr5X11KYM ◀️
#Birmingham #Solihull
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#Birmingham #Solihull
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Detailing the purpose of #HS2 Interchange station and recent progress, including the people mover and A45 Coventry Rd.
▶️ youtu.be/Jixr5X11KYM ◀️
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HS2 Interchange (Birmingham) Update
YouTube video by Rail Focus
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November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Detailing the purpose of #HS2 Interchange station and recent progress, including the people mover and A45 Coventry Rd.
▶️ youtu.be/Jixr5X11KYM ◀️
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From construction to a working railway: how HS2 will take shape
mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/blogs/from-c...
mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/blogs/from-c...
From construction to a working railway: how HS2 will take shape
HS2 reveals plans for its first 'test area'
Track, power, signalling and communications systems will be installed on a circa 50 mile section of the railway first
A phased approach to testing will enab...
mediacentre.hs2.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From construction to a working railway: how HS2 will take shape
mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/blogs/from-c...
mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/blogs/from-c...
Manchester Piccadilly set for once-in-a-generation upgrade
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/manches...
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/manches...
Manchester Piccadilly set for once-in-a-generation upgrade
Passengers using the North West’s busiest railway station are being given advance notice of once-in-a-generation track and signalling upgrades taking place in February next year.
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Manchester Piccadilly set for once-in-a-generation upgrade
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/manches...
www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/manches...
So the wealthiest person on earth has a mandate to make 1000,000 unemployed, but you can guarantee he'll do everything in his power to pay as little tax as possible. So who's going to support all these people made unemployed by the disruptors whose sole aim is to take away jobs 🤷
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
So the wealthiest person on earth has a mandate to make 1000,000 unemployed, but you can guarantee he'll do everything in his power to pay as little tax as possible. So who's going to support all these people made unemployed by the disruptors whose sole aim is to take away jobs 🤷
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For those who want a closer look at the Blenkinsop locomotive model intended for Transport Fever 3, I have made a full post here:
Project Century -Blenkinsop and Murray Locomotive | Steve Emfore
Get more from Steve Emfore on Patreon
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For those who want a closer look at the Blenkinsop locomotive model intended for Transport Fever 3, I have made a full post here:
As much as I want it, I can't justify £350 😭
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
As much as I want it, I can't justify £350 😭
Alstom reopens expanded HVAC maintenance facility at Crewe | Rail Business UK | Railway Gazette International share.google/DCATT3V2GsJ4...
Alstom reopens expanded HVAC maintenance facility at Crewe
UK: Alstom has completed a package of investment in its maintenance facility at Crewe.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Alstom reopens expanded HVAC maintenance facility at Crewe | Rail Business UK | Railway Gazette International share.google/DCATT3V2GsJ4...
I'm trying to resist the urge to start a second channel looking at engineering more generally. I do have a @infrastructurenerd.bsky.social channel, which is my old gaming one, but I really don't have time for it at the moment.
Sizewell C financial close unlocks full-scale construction | Construction Enquirer News share.google/ZLnNDt6ivzh2...
Sizewell C financial close unlocks full-scale construction
13-bank consortium backs £5.5bn debt finance to launch full build phase in Suffolk
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I'm trying to resist the urge to start a second channel looking at engineering more generally. I do have a @infrastructurenerd.bsky.social channel, which is my old gaming one, but I really don't have time for it at the moment.
Sizewell C financial close unlocks full-scale construction | Construction Enquirer News share.google/ZLnNDt6ivzh2...
Sizewell C financial close unlocks full-scale construction
13-bank consortium backs £5.5bn debt finance to launch full build phase in Suffolk
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November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sizewell C financial close unlocks full-scale construction | Construction Enquirer News share.google/ZLnNDt6ivzh2...
I dread whenever I see Evri is delivering my parcel. 8 days later they've confirmed it's lost 🤦
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I dread whenever I see Evri is delivering my parcel. 8 days later they've confirmed it's lost 🤦
#NigelFarage now details of the horrific attack have been revealed.
homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in front of a grassy field .
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November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#NigelFarage now details of the horrific attack have been revealed.
1 week Jeremy asks if train drivers are paid too much, or if they need guards, the next asking should there be more staff on trains? 🤷
Maybe this incident has made the media realise how important train crews are.
Maybe this incident has made the media realise how important train crews are.
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
1 week Jeremy asks if train drivers are paid too much, or if they need guards, the next asking should there be more staff on trains? 🤷
Maybe this incident has made the media realise how important train crews are.
Maybe this incident has made the media realise how important train crews are.
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Looking at the TRU upgrade between Heaton Lodge and Dewsbury, including the construction of "Baker Viaduct" and the looming closure of Ravensthorpe station
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#Dewsbury
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#Dewsbury
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Looking at the TRU upgrade between Heaton Lodge and Dewsbury, including the construction of "Baker Viaduct" and the looming closure of Ravensthorpe station
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#Dewsbury
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#Dewsbury
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Here's a fascinating example of how intransigent local #Nimby councils made #hs2 cost so much. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/how-hs2-bu...
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
martinrobbins.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Here's a fascinating example of how intransigent local #Nimby councils made #hs2 cost so much. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/how-hs2-bu...
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Looking at the TRU upgrade between Heaton Lodge and Dewsbury, including the construction of "Baker Viaduct" and the looming closure of Ravensthorpe station
▶️ youtu.be/GCJY_Pfa3dk ◀️
#TranspennineRouteUpgrade
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#TranspennineRouteUpgrade
November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 Looking at the TRU upgrade between Heaton Lodge and Dewsbury, including the construction of "Baker Viaduct" and the looming closure of Ravensthorpe station
▶️ youtu.be/GCJY_Pfa3dk ◀️
#TranspennineRouteUpgrade
▶️ youtu.be/GCJY_Pfa3dk ◀️
#TranspennineRouteUpgrade