Chris Howe (Rail Focus) 🏳️‍🌈

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🎄 Most of Britain’s railway will stay open for Christmas - but please plan ahead while we carry out essential engineering work. Major projects will take place at London Paddington, Birmingham New Street and Huddersfield stations: 👉 https://bit.ly/4BHH4fE #ChristmasRailWorks

#HS2 installs final viaduct over M6 mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/hs2-ins...

🚧 Latest Video 🚧 HS2; significant progress over summer, despite the challenges. Focusing on a 3.5km long section in Northamptonshire. ▶️ Youtu.be/fWOgwJ88AVQ ◀️ #HS2 #Brackley

🚧 Latest Video 🚧 HS2; significant progress over summer, despite the challenges. Focusing on a 3.5km long section in Northamptonshire. youtu.be/fWOgwJ88AVQ #HS2 #Northamptonshire

If you're a tradesperson look away now 😅. Rail Focus studios is one step closer to becoming a reality.

🚧 Latest Video 🚧 HS2; significant progress over summer, despite the challenges. Focusing on a 3.5km long section in Northamptonshire. ▶️ youtu.be/fWOgwJ88AVQ ◀️ #HS2 #Brackley

🚧 A recent video provides details of the work taking place in #ChurchFenton to replace a key bridge ▶️ youtu.be/zeMi5J-DtoQ ◀️ #NorthYorkshire

I do have some fairly decent images of the Beluga XL, but I can't find the originals 😢

Anyone going on BBC this month should order one of these beforehand and let them sweat www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/pri...

I really need a better phone with a better camera 🙈

Sunday's video is available early and advert free for Patreon and Youtube members 👇 www.patreon.com/Chris_Rail_F...

Talks of a new Menai bridge, a crossing which carries only 13,000 vehicles a day, talking about a new South Wales M4 relief road, yet they're dithering over a like for like replacement of a bridge which carries 70,000 vehicles per day and is in a very bad state of repair! Why?

"drilling for North Sea oil and gas will secure UK jobs" #Jackdaw will secure around 27 full time jobs. Meanwhile the offshore wind industry supports over 40,000 jobs and Hinkley C is supporting 26,000 jobs. None of the pro North Sea arguments stack up.

A pivot away from #Jackdaw will reduce energy bills (which was a lie), to it's more environmentally friendly to pump it domestically wasn't on this year's bing card 😅

For years, people have been asking me about "Bradford Crossrail" and my response has always been "I need to think about that strategically, not just because it might look nice on a map". Well, now I've looked at it. You do need a tunnel under Bradford, but not the way everyone's been saying:

You might like to remember this next time you hear someone claiming that net-zero is driving up bills

NEW ANALYSIS: Expensive gas behind "nearly 90%" of rise in UK household electricity bills since 2020 + 77% of the rise in gas bills Contrary to what you've seen in media / political narratives, net-zero is "helping to shelter Britain from the impact of expensive gas", says @acjsissons.bsky.social

I wonder, when the energy price cap goes up, will the penny drop for #drillbaydrill morons, or will they a) blame something / someone else b) just stay silent and pretend they never claimed drilling for North sea oil/gas would reduce bills? #Jackdaw

In terms of art deco buildings in #Chester can anyone think of any good examples? Obviously there's Story House and Nero on Love St, also Tanner's on Christleton Rd. But any others?

Have the plans for a through station been cancelled before they ever got off the ground? The previous St James plan has been canned and they don't even know if it'll be a through station! An absolutely pointless announcement. 🤦 www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2665510...

Chiltern are recruiting more staff (that's more potential membership fees for RMT to collect) and existing jobs are not affected. Trains on EWR will have two members of staff onboard. This dispute does no favours to the RMT, and they really need to let this one go.

💧 💪 We're waterproofing and strengthening four underground tunnels on the #Merseyrail network this October and November. We'll also modernise power control systems across the Northern and Wirral lines. Find out more and plan your journey: 👉 https://bit.ly/4jpqdrd

FFS 🤦 www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/2664992...

Added a Manchester date but tickets for the O2 in London around around £45 to £200+ 😬😭

🚨 Latest Video 🚨 West Yorkshire's new and upgraded stations. Looking at White Rose and Batley stations. ▶️ youtu.be/a7cNRLUU5H4 ◀️ #WhiteRose #Cottingley #TRU

Once again, I cannot express the extent to which the least anyone cheerleading trans segregation deserves is hounding out of public life.

🚨 Latest Video 🚨 West Yorkshire's new and upgraded stations. Looking at White Rose and Batley stations. ▶️ youtu.be/a7cNRLUU5H4 ◀️ #WestYorkshire #Batley

NEW VIDEO.... The Truth Behind those Stonehenge Photos....

🚨 Latest Video 🚨 West Yorkshire's new and upgraded stations. Looking at White Rose and Batley stations. ▶️ youtu.be/a7cNRLUU5H4 ◀️ #TranspennineRouteUpgrade #Cottingley

Watching Hidden Figures. I didn't fully appreciate how backwards the US was, even in NASA 😶

The next TRU video has been edited and drops tomorrow at 14:00

After this week's @railnatter.uk, I've had the pleasure of writing up my proposals for an extensive Leeds (and West Yorkshire) Metro for @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social - if you want maps, we've got maps! If you want an explanation of repeat station designs, it's here! Are trams good enough? No!

Metro extension work starts on #HS2 Curzon Street Station site wmca-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/metro-e...

I didn't quite make it to Huddersfield today. But I did manage to visit White Rose(ish), Cottingley and Batley. The Transpennine route is certainly changing rapidly! #TranspennineRouteUpgrade

UK rail industry news round-up https://www.railbusinessuk.com/news/2026/10/15/uk-rail-industry-news-round-up-26/

tonight, @railnatter.uk is giving @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social a present: (this one is a feast of behind the scenes work, an hour won't do it justice)

For the last few months when I'm not working or making videos I've been escaping reality for a bit and building this city. About 500 hours worth of work over the last 2 years 😬. I need to remind myself that time spent relaxing is never wasted time.

ITS HAPPENING - Cardiff Crossrail | late 2026 update youtu.be/bT9mmNYsLB4

I am very pleased with the door I've just fitted. But not proud enough to share it publicly 😅. One step closer to having my own recording space.