As promised, this is the video from when I recently took a trip north of the border to ride the FIRST Lumo service to run into Glasgow Queen Street Join me as I take the journey, explore the train's recent facelift, and interview those involved in getting this service running! youtu.be/6D0-WY8LRdQ

First ever Lumo train into Glasgow Queen Street? Done it mate! Video coming soon! 👀

I was quite happily exploring the streets of Newcastle until the footpath I was walking on ended abruptly in the middle of nowhere. I'd expect this in Florida but not in the middle of one of the UK's biggest cities! #CarsRuinPublicSpaces

New Video! This time we're taking a look at GBR's new branding, and what it means for the future of the nationalised operator: youtu.be/0rrGcDRaSYo

Join me LIVE on surreyhillsradio.co.uk from 5PM where I'll be discussing the new GBR branding, the December Timetable Change, the new EMR trains, the potential for Eurostar to serve Germany, the new Enterprise trains, and a major expansion of Cardiff Central station. Don't forget to tune in!

The long-awaited new livery for Great British Railways has been unveiled, and is expected to start appearing on trains from next Spring. More information coming soon in video form!

New Video! This time we're looking to the Midlands, as a new fleet of intercity trains has JUST entered service with EMR to operate their intercity services out of St Pancras towards Derby, Nottingham, and Sheffield: youtu.be/v--v4Urkbqo

New Video! This time we're taking a deep-dive look at the December 2025 timetable change. We'll examine the key service changes, how they might affect passengers, and what the downsides are of running so many more trains on the existing lines: youtu.be/h_sL_Kgs_Qo

TRANSPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE BUDGET: 🧵

If you haven't already seen the excellent video by Network News about the DLR extension to Thamesmead I recommend you watch it. Not just because I help supply some of the footage but because it is a great video explaining what is happening.

New Video! Ahead of the Budget next week, the government is preparing to give the DLR Extension to Thamesmead the Green light, so in this video we'll break down exactly what's being proposed: youtu.be/yzg8FPxl8DE

New Video! This time I'm coming to you from the opening of Beaulieu Park Station (yes I know my video is very late) - a fantastic new station which proves it IS possible to create genuinely nice stations which aren't just cookie-cutter! Do check it out: youtu.be/sIUMRCd5Ok8

I'm in the middle of editing and just realised I accidentally did the meme pose

🎬 NEW VIDEO 🎬 Still on the Tees Valley Line, I'm exploring the Locomotion museum at Shildon, get to take a look at the Inspiration train and then find myself at the world's oldest station! Oh, and we see some familiar faces! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQk2...

Absolutely loved watching Geoff's video from the celebrations up in Darlington, it brought back so many memories of what was truly tremendous weekend! Do check it out!

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Whatever else comes out once the attack on the ECML train last night, this alone is a credit to the train crew, driver, and signalling team. Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.

30K+ views on the new video and counting! Thank you all so much for the support on this one!

New Video! Today's big news is that Virgin Trains has been granted the rights to compete with Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel, so in this video we discuss the details of the plan, what could have happened instead, and what the future holds for the new operator: youtu.be/ZeWRTffu4Cw

Sometimes it seems like this government is actively seeking ways to be unpopular. South Cambridgeshire’s 4-day week: - Saves them £370,000 a year - Improves productivity in key areas - Boosts health and wellbeing of staff And yet they seek to undermine it by leaking letters to the Telegraph. /

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New video! Today, Eurostar has confirmed it is ordering a new fleet of high speed double-decker trains, but will they actually make it through to London? youtu.be/81uBAEK9I6E

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New Video! Today, Greater Anglia became the third operator to be nationalised by the UK Government, so in this video we discuss exactly what that means, and what comes next for Great British Railways: youtu.be/YizOGP6Azdg

New Video! On the 27th of September 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway ran its inaugural train, so I made my way up north to recreate that first ever journey 200 years later! youtu.be/cW1M1ezyy4o

New Video! This time we're discussing the new Beaulieu Park station ahead of its opening in October: youtu.be/PPinWVMpRC4

And that’s a wrap on the 200th Anniversary journey! I have an amazing video coming for you all in about a weeks time, this has way exceeded my expectations! Thank you to everyone who’s come along to everything, thanks to everyone who has said hello… it’s been a blast!

What a weekend… thx Michael :)

Skerne Bridge on the Stockton & Darlington Railway 27th September 1825 vs 27th September 2025

Liking the new Chiltern colours on the 68’s & mk 5 coaches Reminds me of a football teams colours🤔 Photo by Bob Fosters railway gallery on Flickr

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Gonna be LIVE on surreyhillsradio.co.uk from 5PM to discuss Scottish electrification, Gatwick expansion, the Northumberland line, Avanti diverts, and HS2's latest blow. Don't forget to tune in!

So Gatwick expansion is to go ahead... What part of "climate emergency" and "aviation harms the economy" does this government not understand?

New video: Recently, the opening date of Blyth Bebside was confirmed - the 19th of October 2025. In this video we discuss what passengers can expect of the new station, and evaluate the success of the Northumberland line as a whole! youtu.be/E1gVuu75vcM

How do we fix this mess?

Just (finally) finished reading How The Railways Will Fix The Future by @garethdennis.uk whilst aboard a very crowded 2 car 168 all the way from Birmingham to London! The book itself is absolutely tremendous so I’d highly recommend it; do make sure to get yourself a copy if you haven’t already!

Absolute pleasure to see @george-station-cat.bsky.social in person for the first time today, and on his birthday no less! Happy birthday George! 😸

On the upside, my setback means I have time to enjoy a drink at the York Tap, one of the country’s BEST pubs, with its ‘garden’ being right on the platform of York station! I think @garethdennis.uk and @garethaethwy.bsky.social would approve!

Travel on Transpennine Express they said… It will be fine they said… I played TPE roulette today and I lost ☹️

New Video! In yet another blow the HS2 project, it seem that the HS2 rail line will no longer be using platform edge doors, but on the bright side, it is looking at longer trains to avoid a reduction in capacity north of Birmingham: youtu.be/1wbuUlYTA-U

New Video! (sort of) I've made an appearance over on Banks Rail's channel for a video discussing the difficulties faced by LNER's Azuma fleet, and indeed the 80Xs more generally, so if that sounds of interest to you, you should definitely give it a watch: youtu.be/D_iKApbUwTQ

Funnily enough, I know a thing or two about real free speech, and when it's been restricted. Getting sacked for raising safety concerns: free speech issue. Getting arrested for inciting violence against trans people and their allies: not a free speech issue.

New Video! (sort of) I've made an appearance over on Banks Rail's channel for a video discussing the difficulties faced by LNER's Azuma fleet, and indeed the 80Xs more generally, so if that sounds of interest to you, you should definitely give it a watch: youtu.be/D_iKApbUwTQ

According to Starmer; A waste of police time. Not a waste of police time.

My last hope for Your Party goes up in smoke as Zarah Sultana ‘welcomes’ Mark Serwotka. His wife founded a Woman’s Place UK, a TERF group constantly trying to rollback trans people’s freedoms and he even wrote this lovely piece calling for ‘respectful discussion’ about our rights: archive.ph/iPb0L

20,000 to 3,000. Finally, a clear signal that we need a strong, radical agenda for climate change and social change, particularly on trans rights.

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage. Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants. Don't fall for it.

Absolutely beautiful Cotswold Village ...or at least it should be! #CarsRuinPublicSpaces