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As promised, a small selection of DSLR shots of a
@ScotRail
HST at Dalwhinnie earlier today.
@NetworkRailSCOT
@InvernessMom
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@InvernessMom
today on the HML
@ScotRail
HST working the 1235 Stirling to Inverness service, seen at Dalwhinnie a short while ago.
@NetworkRailSCOT
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Humbled to see the
#RailwayFamily
coming together in Inverness tonight to
#clapforkeyworkers
and
#ClapForTheNHS
.
@GBRailfreight
driver
@ScotRail
station staff
@CalSleeper
teams giving it pelters! 🤗
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@plyons45
resemblance? 🤣
(Images shamelessly borrowed from a private Facebook group and your Twitter)
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Dalwhinnie, a year ago today.
Still one of my favorite photos of a
@ScotRail
#Inter7City
HST.
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Todays Inverness to Mossend
@Tesco
containers make their way through Dalnaspidal.
Thats 18 lorries off the road
#COP26
#railfreight
@NetworkRailSCOT
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Brilliant run up the Highland Mainline to Inverness this morning 👍🏻🚂
@CalSleeper
#TwitterGuard
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Class 67 traction returns to
@CalSleeper
after nearly 4yrs.
023 'Stella' 027 'Charlotte' will soon replace
@GBRailfreight
Class 66s, which provide added loco resilience and helped CS achieve a 93% RT arrival success rate in March 👍🏻
Here's Stella in Inverness 08/04/22.
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Much excitement in railway circles today with
@InterCity86101
87002 'Royal Sovereign' working
#TheElectricScot
from London to Glasgow 🚂 (looks spectacular in InterCity livery: check out their page)
Here she is in her previous life with
@CalSleeper
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/1
Token obtained 🔵🚂
Permission to proceed 😃
@NetworkRailSCOT
now have an opening and, pending the results of a medical, a role as a Signaller awaits 👍🏼
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The support being shown today for
@JoanneMCrompton
is amazing 👏🏼
Dismissed from her volunteer work despite an upheld bullying claim.
An "Inspirational Woman of the Year" nominee at the upcoming
#WomenInRailAwards
too!!
Shame on
@eastlancsrly
😡
Kudos to the
#RailwayFamily
🙌🏼
This ones going to be a long one kids, so sit down and grab a brew and read. Unfortuntley its a sad tale, let's give it a happy ending for the future generations.
Please read the attached statement because it's really, really important.
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Today's
#MidlandPullman
makes its way towards Kyle of Lochalsh.
Seen at Clachnaharry, Garve, Achanalt, and Achnasheen.
That cottage, though 😍
@InterCity86101
@NetworkRailSCOT
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I might, maybe, just may have worked my first train as a qualified Train Manager (guard) 😉
Only took me 5 years!🚂
#Proud
#MonkeyOfTheShoulder
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After completing online assessments for:
🔸️Risk and Safety behaviour
🔸️Ability to concentrate
🔸️Reaction speeds
🔸️Multi-tasking capabilities
🔸️and a video recorded scenarios exercise
I'm pleased to say I've got a Signaller interview tomorrow with
@NetworkRailSCOT
🚂😊
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📷🚂
#RailwayPhotography
Nairn Viaduct, Highland Mainline nr.Inverness.
29 arches. 132ft high. 1800ft long.
aka
#CullodenViaduct
or '7-minute bridge' (it takes approx 7-minutes to arrive into Inverness once you've crossed it 😉)
@ScotRail
@NetworkRailSCOT
@DRSgovuk
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My nightshift was spent observing the shunts of
@CalSleeper
services in
@NetworkRailEDB
; a meticulously choreographed set of movements to join together / split apart trains between London and 42 Scottish destinations.
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20 years since
@ICTFC
went Ballistic 😲
What a game!
What an occasion!
What an upset!
Described by
@IanWright0
as 'one of my worst footballing experiences'...
Happy
@bmann04
"My Goal" day!
#SuperCaleyGoBallistic
#20years
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LSL's Midland Pullman HST crossing Achanalt Viaduct on its way from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness, 27/03/22.
@InterCity86101
@NetworkRailSCOT
@InvernessMom
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' on the Highland Mainline with LSL's
#Scotrail
push-pull charter to Inverness, 25/02/23. Seen at Dalnaspidal and Dulnain Viaduct, Carrbridge.
@InterCity86101
@NetworkRailSCOT
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A very good display by the
@rafredarrows
and
#Anarchy1
for the Family Day
@RAFLossiemouth
.
Maybe next year we'll look to get tickets 🎟 🛩📸
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Not gonna lie, that first week felt surreal, but I'm so glad I remain in this industry. There's nowhere else like it 👍🏼
Only downside - my signal box no longer has a wood burner 🥲 lol
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1/3 - LSL's Midland Pullman making history as the first HST makes its way to Kyle of Lochalsh, 31/10/21.
Seen here near Stromferry and arriving at Kyle.
#RailwayPhotography
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⚽️🔵🔴
@ICTFC
Can we take a moment to appreciate this wonder save from
@MarkRidgers
yesterday 🧤
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Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with the backscene for Inverness Station on this
#NGauge
model railway I've been building over
#Lockdown
🚂👍🏻
@ScotRail
@NetworkRailSCOT
@InvernessMom
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Tonight's
@CalSleeper
starting out on its journey from Inverness to Euston, seen at
#CullodenViaduct
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This morning's Inverness bound
@CalSleeper
seen at Moy on the Highland Mainline.
What a glorious day 🌞
🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
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Former 'Nightstar' generator car 96371, now owned by Eastern Rail Services and adorning Caledonian Sleeper teal, as seen in the yard at Inverness earlier.
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Celebrity Traction in Inverness today with 'BR Large Logo' liveried 66789 making an appearance on the beds.
73966 working in multi / supplying ETH 🚂
@CalSleeper
@GBRailfreight
@NetworkRailSCOT
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Out for my daily exercise and catch a wee wave from the driver of
@scotrail
1H51 Glasgow to Inverness 👋
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Jumping on the
#TwitterGuard
bandwagon as I work my first northbound
@CalSleeper
since qualifying in January.
Not a bad office window, either 😉
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A beautiful morning on the Highland Mainline with another run to Inverness 🌄🚂
@CalSleeper
#TwitterGuard
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@elrchairman
The only apologies that anyone wants to see from you &
@eastlancsrly
is a sincere one to
@JoanneMCrompton
& other volunteers, along with your resignation.
Heritage railways, their volunteers, & their customers, deserve so much better than this.
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Good Morning 🌄
Slept like a log all the way from London only to wake up to that view... Bliss😊
@CalSleeper
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Culloden Viaduct last night with a
@scotrail
HST making its way north.
My first attempt at Lightstream Photography 📸
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Work saw me at the platform tonight to see
@CalSleeper
off from Inverness.
Good to get out the office briefly and see colleagues of both sleeper and
@GBRailfreight
😁
Everyone wearing a
#facemask
, keeping to
#SocialDistancing
guidelines, and train left bang on time 👍
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I was unsure of the design for these originally, but when you get chance for a closer look, these refurbished
@ScotRail
153's look pretty good 👍🏼
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A video in poor-ish light of the Euston-Inverness 'Clansman' charter yesterday (26/02/22) operated by
@InterCity86101
.
Dalnaspidal, Highland Mainline.
@NetworkRailSCOT
@InvernessMom
@AviemoreM
#RailwayPhotography
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⚽️🔵🔴 THE 9 MEN OF
@ICTFC
BEAT THE 12 MEN OF ARBROATH AFTER EXTRA TIME AND PENALTIES.... GET IN!!!!!
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
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Week 1 of signalling school done ✔️
Building the foundations for the next stage of my career.
Lots to learn 🤯
(Not my image; Google search)
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46 years of the HST 😍
Still going strong with
@ScotRail
@networkrail
@NetworkRailSCOT
@InterCity86101
@LNER
"Let's Go Round Again"
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Caught my first sighting of a
#facemask
wearing
@Scotrail
HST today - the 1208 1H51 Glasgow QS to Inverness on the home stretch at
#CullodenViaduct
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#RailwayPhotography
today as 'The Clansman' returned to the Highland Mainline.
@NetworkRailSCOT
@InterCity86101
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Cracking stint as
#TwitterGuard
to Fort William this morning.
Had
@johnwaddo
at the helm for some of it too 👍🏼
Scenery, Wildlife, and trains 🚂
What's not to like?
@CalSleeper
@westcoastrail
#ChooChoo
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And then there was the drive home, with stops at Dunkeld, Dalguise & Crubenmore for some more
#RailwayPhotography
🚂📷
@ScotRail
@DRSgovuk
@Tesco
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
Another walk, another HST.
This time, it's the 15:07 Glasgow to Inverness, seen coasting towards journeys end through Culloden Woods 👍🏼
@ScotRail
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Non-essential travel with
@scotrail
from 2moro 😁 Still need your
#FaceMask
though 😷
Pictures taken tonight at Culloden and Moy.
@InvernessMom
@AlexHynes
@NetworkRailSCOT
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Today I went for a 17.5mile walk around Culloden. Should've caught the train 🤣
@ScotRail
@DRSgovuk
@GBRailfreight
.
Fairly sure
@NetworkRailSCOT
were out in their helicopter too - they didn't offer me a lift either.
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The sun begins to set on Inverness as the 20:45
@CalSleeper
to London begins its journey 🚂
First trip on it since Feb'20 😊
And, I have an En-Suite 🚿
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Whilst I remember, just wishing Good Luck to my industry colleagues at
#Abellio
@ScotRail
, moving to public ownership from tomorrow 👍🏻
@AlexHynes
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Unfortunately, I didn't get the Signaller job with
@NetworkRailSCOT
😔
Another candidate in section 😉
Glad they're keeping me on file though, and wishing the successful candidate all the best.
We'll done, and good luck 🤝
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Peek-a-boo!
An
@LNER
Azuma passes a gap in the trees at Culloden Woods on its final stretch into Inverness, working 1W16 12:00 from King's Cross, 19/06/22.
@DavidHorne
@NetworkRailSCOT
#RailwayPhotography
📸🚂
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
Slochd Summit, Highland Mainline.
'37403' Isle of Mull and the
@srpsrailtours
charter from Linlithgow to Inverness, 29/03/23.
(credit pic 4:
@JodieCarnie
)
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Last one from me for today 🚂📸
Tonight's
@CalSleeper
1M16 20:26 Inverness to London Euston passing Moy at the start of its 587mile journey.
#RailwayPhotography
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Parked up and raring to go at Inverness signalling centre for my first day with
@NetworkRailSCOT
👍🏼 Induction day
#LetsbeAvenue
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Morning all 🌄😃
Have a silhouette of my
@ScotRail
to Edinburgh this morning, crossing Culloden Viaduct shortly after leaving Inverness. Glorious 🚂
@AlexHynes
@NetworkRailSCOT
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Tonight's 20:26 Inverness to London Euston
@CalSleeper
service, seen at Dalmagarry (nr. Tomatin).
@GBRailfreight
@InvernessMom
@NetworkRailSCOT
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8 years ago today, I began my
#RailwayCareer
🚂👍🏼
Started in Customer Services, promoted to operations management, qualified as a Guard, and trained as a Signaller.
Never a day off sick, dedicated & loyal throughout, and I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else 😊
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Inverness Airport Railway Station.
The story so far 👍🏻
Sept 2021 to March 2022.
@ScotRail
@NetworkRailSCOT
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A stunning sunset over Inverness tonight as 1M16 20:45 Inverness to Euston crosses
#NairnViaduct
(aka
#CullodenViaduct
), 04/09/23.
@CalSleeper
@NetworkRailSCOT
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It's always a novelty watching trains pass over the swing bridge at Clachnaharry 😁
Here's todays 12:53
@scotrail
from Inverness, on at the start of its jolly to Tain.
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
Trip out to Kingussie to see the
@InterCity86101
stock working the
#ThePeaksChallenge
charity charter.
Plenty of tired souls, but what an effort by them all👏🏼
Pleasure to meet
#TeamArlo
too 🤗
@bessbbe
@Kazza_belle
@Dave_Savage1
@Millie_Dawson27
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Here we go then - my final shift as a Service Delivery Manager with
@CalSleeper
.
Been an immense 7.5years.
Might share more piccies later, but for now, some service recovery to help plan 💪🏼
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These brighter nights make this spot in Culloden Woods fantastic for
#RailwayPhotography
🚂📷
2 HST's going to Inverness tonight.
A
@ScotRail
service from Glasgow
and a
@NetworkRailSCOT
test train lead by
@ColasRailUK
43277
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Just the -7c at
#Kingussie
🥶!
Got my
@ScotRail
from here vice Inverness tonight (a strategic move for getting home on Thursday!).
Tried an arty shot of the northbound
@LNER
too 🚂📷
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
The Belmond Royal Scotsman crossing Achanalt Viaduct, 07/05/24.
@belmond
@GBRailfreight
@NetworkRailSCOT
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Found it! 📷 The 'Percy' flower display at
#Inverness
station 🚂
Morrisons hadn't been built back then either, and 156's were still regular visitors, mostly on the Far North and Kyle routes though.
@ScotRail
@NetworkRailSCOT
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⚽️🔵🔴 Credit to
@ict_section94
tonight. Brilliant 👏🏼
In fact, the whole crowd in the second half were amazing 👏🏼
Good to see stewarding done right too! Engaging with fans, playing with the beach ball etc, instead of their usual heavy-handedness.
Great night in the end
@ICTFC
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
This morning's 09:40 1E17 Inverness to King's Cross, crossing Nairn Viaduct
#CullodenViaduct
.
@LNER
@NetworkRailKGX
@NetworkRailSCOT
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#RailwayPhotography
📷🚂
Out for a short time this morning to capture D6817 (37521) & 37688 'Great Rocks' on their run to Kyle of Lochalsh. Seen crossing the River Ness, and again approaching Dingwall.
@InterCity86101
@NetworkRailSCOT
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@ScotRail
A wee thank you to the station staff in Stirling & Perth, on board, & you lovely lot in Social Media, for updating us disrupted travellers & doing what you could 👍🏼
So disappointing to witness some abuse though - swearing at people in their workplace is NOT acceptable!
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Scenic road trip today and caught
@StrathspeyRail
's Caledonian Railways 828 about to run-round at Broomhill.
The
#Cairngorms
providing a stunning backdrop 🚂
@VisitScotland
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Tonight marks the final night of
@CalSleeper
operations under
@SercoGroup
. 1M16 from Inverness passes Moy earlier in rather dreich conditions 🌧
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@CalSleeper
@AlstomUK
@GBRailfreight
@networkrail
CS and GBRf showing their appreciation in Inverness prior to boarding tonight.
The nearby
@Tesco
distribution company also getting involved
👏
#clapforkeyworkers
#clapforcarers
#ClapForTheNHS
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#InvernessStation
now has a roof
🚂🛤🚉
Quite enjoyed discovering my creative side during
#lockdown
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I saw this on a friend's Instagram this morning, too 😡
Apparently, a train arrived just 3 minutes after this picture was taken. Imagine if she hadnt moved, or she slipped whilst getting up 🙄
Do railway safety talks no longer take place in schools or at home?
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It was a clear night for some
#RailwayPhotography
yesterday.
37421 crosses Ness Viaduct and waits for the token in Dingwall, working a UTU return to Kyle.
@ColasRailUK
@NetworkRailSCOT
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🚂📷 Sunday
#RailwayPhotography
at Slochd & Carrbridge.
A Glasgow-bound 158 pauses at Slochd summit to wait on a
#Inter7City
HST to pass northbound, whilst another HST crawls into Carrbridge with a service for Edinburgh.
@ScotRail
@NetworkRailSCOT
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'Classic' filter used on a picture of Bridlington Station booking office tonight. Quite like it tbh.
@northernassist
@ConductorHarry
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
on a glorious day in the Highlands 👍🏼
@scotrail
158, 170, and HST.
@westcoastrail
Class 37.
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
DBSO (Driving Brake Standard Open) coach 9707 features in these shots of LSL's
#Scotrail
push-pull charter this weekend, seen trailing at Dalnaspidal 25/02, and leading through Gollenfield 26/02.
@InterCity86101
@NetworkRailSCOT
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📷🚂
#RailwayPhotography
earlier.
66431 makes its way south from Inverness with containers bound for Mossend, seen passing Moy.
(🚚 that's 18 lorries off the road 👍🏼)
@DRSgovuk
@Tesco
@NetworkRailSCOT
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The new
@LNER
'Azuma', on a test run from Edinburgh, meets the new
@CalSleeper
in Inverness.
"As the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'"
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First trip on the new
@CalSleeper
complete.
Left on time.
Arrived on time.
Clean room with shower and well looked after by staff.
#HatersGonnaHate
#DontKnockItTillYouTryIt
#JourneyOfANightTime
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@Guard_Amos
@Mark_J_Harper
@HuwMerriman
Well done, mate 👏🏼
We seem to be taught about policies and procedures, but it's only true 'people people' who deliver the best of customer service and care. Glad she got home safe, as I'm sure her parents are too 👍🏼
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Absolutely chuffed that one of my closest pals has today been offered a job on the railway 😁
Years of applications, rejections and disappointments [with various operators] are now over 🙌🏼
@EastMidRailway
have gained where others lost out 😉
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Well, I enjoyed that 😃 A drive to the far north following 37421 & 37219 on this weekends
@networkrail
PLPR test train.
Captured at Clachnaharry, Conon Bridge, Kinbrace, and Georgemas.
🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
@NetworkRailSCOT
@ColasRailUK
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Right then. Time to get ready for my final week of night shifts as Service Delivery Manager for
@CalSleeper
🚂
6 to do before a few days off, then the final fling being day shifts at the end of next week.
LETS DO THIS!
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🚂📷
#RailwayPhotography
A wave from the friendly driver of this
#Inter7City
liveried HST on its 1A26 working fromn Inverness to Aberdeen service, 01/05/24. Seen approaching Nairn.
@ScotRail
@NetworkRailSCOT
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@JasonManford
And you arrived early too 👍🏻
Next time try the northbound
#Highlander
(Pic: this mornings sunrise over The Cairngorms, on route to Inverness)
@CalSleeper
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📸 Camera lens cleaned 👍🏼
Time for a wee test shot or two.
Captured a
@Scotrail
Inter7City HST and
@ColasRailUK
Class 70, both heading south over Nairn Viaduct, Culloden.
#CullodenViaduct
#RailwayPhotography
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