Telegraph: “Revealed: Train drivers' decades-long ticket fraud. 'cost taxpayer millions' Nuclear waste transport workers DRS used fake duty rosters to claim free rail journeys.” 🆓 ⏬️ www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...

1/13 I have spent the last few days analysing proposals to use the Royal Navy to intercept small boats in the English Channel. Most discussion has focused on immigration policy or the ECHR. I think there is a more fundamental maritime question that has barely been asked. #MaritimeSecurity

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 "ScotRail apologises to customers over new app 'shambles'. Hundreds of passengers were unable to book tickets with Scotland's nationalised rail company after it replaced its existing system." 🆓 ⏬️ www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

ScotRail apologises to customers over new app ‘shambles’

Hundreds of passengers were unable to book tickets with Scotland’s nationalised rail company after it replaced its existing system

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‼️ Worth watching: A Russian man explains to his former compatriots why they bear responsibility for what’s happening in their country.

🍛🍷🛫 "British Airways business-class passengers have been left without onboard meals for a month after a new catering contract for flights to and from London City airport backfired." 🆓 ⏬️ www.thetimes.com/business/com...

Business-class meals halted by British Airways at City airport

Full service to return this week after bungled handover of catering contract leaves flights without full onboard meals during July

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Sunday Times: 🇺🇸 “Forget about driving America’s Route 66 - it’s best by train. From Chicago to LA, via Kansas City, New Mexico & the Mojave Desert, this is the ideal way to experience the legendary route and soak up the scenery on its centenary.” ⏬️🆓 www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...

Forget about driving America’s Route 66 — it’s best by train

From Chicago to LA, via Kansas City, New Mexico and the Mojave Desert, this is the ideal way to experience the legendary route and soak up the scenery on its centenary

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10:25 2 August 1980, a bomb exploded in the second-class waiting room of Bologna Centrale railway station, killing 85 injuring over 200 & linked to neo-fascist Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari. In 'The years of lead' Italy was hit by attacks on both the far right and the far left.

🚕 As inept, ill-informed rail news articles go this from The Times is hard to beat. Train crew working hours she's never known are 'pampered' with an 04:37 taxi to a remote siding.. "Train operators spend £13m on taxis for their own staff." ⏬️🆓 www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...

Train operators spend £13m on taxis for their own staff

Operators say private hire is necessary to get employees to the right place for reasons that include services being ‘too cold’

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Hungary's new government is tested very early. Paks nuclear plant is about to go offline for the first time in 44 years because the Danube is drying up. That's nearly half the country's electricity. Collapsed supply & gas prices spiking throughout the region. Just brutal. apnews.com/article/hung...

Hungary braces for a full shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant as the Danube River hits record lows

Hungary's only nuclear power plant is shutting down for the first time due to record-low water levels on the Danube River.

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🌋4.7 magnitude earthquake in Naples at 19:46 tonight. Rocks dislodged and destroy cars...

In our latest press release we take an early look at the July stats: just how dry has it been? bit.ly/45xyDEF

🚉 First trip on a shiny new train 🇮🇹. Years late, but Naples' Circumvesuviana now has brand new Stadler trains to replace 1974 stock. Sparse interior with grey plastic sideways seats. But good aircon, USB charging, PRM compliant (but not quite level boarding). A massive improvement.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃 "Staff at The Traitors railway site abused over train wildfire ban. Aviemore's Strathspey Railway has appealed for respect after staff were abused over the suspension of steam trains due to the Highlands wildfire risk." www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

Staff at The Traitors railway site abused over train wildfire ban

The Aviemore-based Strathspey Railway has appealed for respect after staff were abused over the suspension of steam trains due to the Highlands wildfire risk

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🇮🇹 🚋🚋🚋 28 July ‘26 - A small day for railways, but a huge day for Naples’ Circumvesuviana. Years late, the first new Stadler train enters service. They replace dilapidated 1974 trains and increase fleet availability above 30%. The oldest train in Europe will become - London’s Bakerloo line!

🇬🇧 Lost… and found 🇮🇹 A 1939, LMS, Derby built diesel electric ’Gronk’ 7106… first successful UK diesel loco? Survived WWII in North Africa & Italy. Trasporto Ferroviario Toscano took it on where’s it’s worked to this day. It’s significance now recognised Fondazione FS to restore it for Italy. 🧵⏬️

🇮🇹 Arezzo, Tuscany. Avoiding tourists I’m on Trasporto Ferroviario Toscano. One of Italy’s many private railways that avoided nationalisation in 1905. Novel ‘pay by 10x km’ fare structure (no mileage info provided). I’m told UK’s oldest diesel loco - a 1939 LMS ‘Gronk’ - is at Bibbiena….

🇮🇹 Buongiorno Torino Porta Nuova! Celebrating 150yrs of the line to Germagnano. 🏔️🏔️ In a train of 1940s e636 & 1930s e626 locos & 1930s wooden carriages on a 90 min trip to the Alps 🚞🚞 €12.50. ℹ️: 100+ more across Italy www.fondazionefs.it/it/treni-sto...

Incredible scenes today, violent protesters destroying infrastructure projects confronted by riot police… not Russia.. …‘Environmental’ protestors (#NoTAV) in Italy targeted Turin-Lyon high speed rail construction sites. 🚇 The line will have 160km tunnel & cut Paris-Turin trip from 6 to 4hrs.

📱100Mbs WiFi at 300kmh? 🚅 Another trip on Italy's open-access high speed train @italotreno.bsky.social with Starlink internet. When services just work... It can be done...and it transforms the trip.

The last bastion of real main line steam in the world is still running six days a week in 2026. Pt47-65 is hauling the 1046 Wolsztyn to Poznan all-shacks stopper this morning.

Almost midnight after a night out 🍕... 🛞 What a time for a puncture. And to discover the cheapo spare tyre has been replaced with an even cheaper bottle of gunk sealant and a battery operated pump.😳🤯🤯

Spent a couple of days in the UK for our little YouTuber get-together and some cool trains! 🇬🇧🚆 And now that I apparently make bus videos too, I’ve decided to try RegioJet’s premium London–Prague service overnight bus. 18 hours in a solo panorama seat let’s go! 🚌🇨🇿

NEW VIDEO! Riding GoVolta’s now extinct Amsterdam to Hamburg service! Link: youtube.com/watch?v=o5ro...

🇩🇪🍺 Seeing German commuters with a maß of bier at 08:00 was always a joy of early morning DB travel. 🍺 "Deutsche Bahn to ban alcohol consumption at all 5,400 train stations by October 15." www.newsworm.de/news/deutsch...

Deutsche Bahn to Ban Alcohol at All 5,400 German Train Stations

Deutsche Bahn plans to extend its alcohol ban to all 5,400 stations by October 15, CEO Evelyn Palla says, in order to better protect employees and passengers.

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Why HS2 must go to Manchester – this is excellent from @jamesomalley.co.uk on how the current plan could mean slower trains with fewer seats. www.arguably.uk/p/why-hs2-mu...

Why HS2 must go to Manchester

How Andy Burnham can fix Rishi Sunak’s worst mistake

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Guardian: "Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes. East Midlands Railway cancels faulty trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballot." 🆓⏬️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes

East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballot

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Steamship Shieldhall has added two incredible July cruises! 🎷 Sat 18 July: Jazz Cruise (3.30pm–7pm) ⛵ Sat 25 July: Clipper Race & SailGP (10.30am–7.45pm) Read more: https://www.hampshireattractions.co.uk/exciting-july-cruises-announced-by-steamship-shieldhall/

😬😬 Collision between a train and a car at Hoghton level crossing. “…the train passed a green signal as it approached the crossing. …the road traffic lights and audible alarm at the crossing had not been activated, and the half-barriers were raised.” www.gov.uk/government/n...

Collision between a train and a car at Hoghton level crossing

Investigation into a collision between a passenger train and a car at Hoghton automatic half-barrier level crossing, near Preston, Lancashire, 25 June 2026.

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NEW VIDEO! Today we're trying out the new international low-cost train from Brussels to Paris, riding the Ouigo Train Classique - finally a cheaper alternative to the Eurostar! 👀 WATCH: youtu.be/P1N1iRER_iI

🚇 🛫 Naples' next 'art station' near completion at Capodichino Airport station, at the bottom of a 50 metre excavation. Inspired by Pozzo di San Patrizio, 16thC well in Orvieto, with double-helix staircase & ingenious engineering. Naples metro started 1874 by Englishman Lamont Young. Opens Jan 2027.