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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Railway day job🚊 Mainly tweet about trains, dogs & music (ELF). Trade Unionist @tssaunion Neurodivergent. Personal Account

Newport, Wales
Joined March 2009
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
5 years
🛤️If you're stuck indoors with wanderlust you can watch a collection of virtual railway journeys on the TfW YouTube channel: https://t.co/MTZjile4K4 @MrTimDunn @allthestations
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
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2025 was the year I got to go to a full Taemin concert with @OfficialSam Did get a solo stage with SuperM in 2020 but #Ephemeral_Gaze was special
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@transport_wales
Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Transport for Wales
1 month
Applications are now open for the 2026 Future Leaders Graduate Scheme. We have 11 graduate opportunities available for ambitious individuals to be part of our journey to transform transport in Wales. For more information visit: 👉 https://t.co/0sFpcDg3jM
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
2 months
Thanks to @MEslamdoust and our political officer Sam for inspiring the event after meeting with the Cabinet Minister for Transport and North Wales and sharing this report
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tssa.org.uk
TSSA is taking a stand to end workplace violence against transport workers. Our new campaign is a response to a disturbing increase in assaults on staff, even as passenger numbers have yet to return...
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
2 months
Summit focused on tackling violence & antisocial behaviour. 9,542 rail assaults in 2023–24 (+17%). Safety must mean real resources, BTP funding & zero tolerance so every worker gets home safe. Great to be on panel representing @TSSAunion members.
@transport_wales
Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Transport for Wales
2 months
We recently hosted a Safety in Public Transport Summit at our Pontypridd headquarters. The summit brought industry leaders, trade unions and safety experts together to ensure we’re working collaboratively to create a safe travel environment for all passengers and staff
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@TSSAunion
TSSA
3 months
TSSA is deeply shocked and saddened by the horrifying incident on board an LNER train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening. Full statement - 👇 https://t.co/UaGn7A35FW
tssa.org.uk
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
4 months
“You can call me monster” 🎤
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
4 months
Marking the birth of modern railways 200 years ago today by using up all the bits if railway ephemera I’ve collected over the years in my journal🚂
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@TSSAunion
TSSA
4 months
Reduced police presence puts everyone at risk. 🚨 ✍️ Sign the petition to support our campaign to fund British Transport Police and protect our railways👇 https://t.co/dAUCAsC4wt #BTP #britishtransportpolice #Petition
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@walestuc
TUC Cymru
5 months
Eisiau cymryd mwy o ran yn eich undeb? We're looking for #women in #Wales who want to: 🌱Building their confidence ⁉️Understand union structures 💪🏾Grow their power in our movement If that sounds like you join our Women's Activist Development Programme info session on 24 Sept.
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
5 months
Shame we can’t deliver in house under nationalisation and already outsourcing…
@passtrans
Passenger Transport
5 months
NEWS 📰 | Location-based digital ticketing trials begin. Trainline, ECR/Hopon, Tracsis and Fairtiq solutions involved in the Rail Delivery Group’s digital pay-as-you-go trials, testing ‘long overdue’ upgrade 🚆🛰️📱 ➡️ https://t.co/LdR4FTDaZz
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@Abortion_Rights
Abortion Rights
5 months
🚨 Good Law Project: Over half of #MarchForLifeUK speakers linked to US group ADF, behind Roe v. Wade’s fall. ✊ Say no to US-style attacks on rights. Stand Up for Choice 2025 📅 tomorrow Sat 6 Sept, 1PM 📍 Parliament Sq, London
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@CardiffTWT
Cardiff Transformed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊
5 months
How do we navigate a system designed for and by the richest? Join us for MAKING SENSE OF THE ECONOMY with @BlogRoberts @GreenPartyMolly and @as_penarth #Cardifftransformed2025 @TWT_NOW @TheGreenParty @WalesGreenParty @CardiffTC @TSSAUnion 📅 27 Sep 🎟️ https://t.co/OqXsAOSQLM
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@ABCommuters
Association of British Commuters
6 months
OPEN LETTER: Campaigners demand 'Accessibility Framework' for Great British Railways. The letter presents @Heidi_Labour with ten urgent demands - putting accessibility duties back at the heart of rail reform. https://t.co/VGeKXkccaw
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abcommuters.com
Disability rights campaigners and passenger groups have today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State, demanding an ‘Accessibility Framework for Great British Railways.’ The lette…
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@TSSAunion
TSSA
6 months
We’re proud of Mary Sithole's interview on @BBCBreakfast about the increase in violence members are facing We're calling for: ✔️ Increased BTP funding ✔️ No lone working ✔️ Violence against transport workers made a criminal offence SIGN NOW: https://t.co/HUgtZMpu2q
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@TSSAunion
TSSA
6 months
Congratulations to these talented TSSA women members who today completed the @gftuet Women in Leadership Training! We look forward to seeing their contributions to our union and the wider labour movement. ✊🏻
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@walestuc
TUC Cymru
7 months
“Everyone should feel safe in the workplace, and they deserve to have someone in their corner.” You are not alone, speak to your union rep. We’ll support you. Find out more via our bio. #WeWillSupportYou #FeWnawnNiDyGefnogiDy
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@TSSAunion
TSSA
7 months
Today we met with Senedd members & staff to discuss our #KeepTransportWorkersSafe Campaign. Great to talk about tackling violence & harassment on the transport network in Wales. Looking forward to meeting with @KenSkatesMS this afternoon on what Welsh Government can do! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪 🚂
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
7 months
Big thank you to @TSSAunion rep Kay for being involved. Please check out the toolkit for all the resources you need to launch this in your workplace
@walestuc
TUC Cymru
7 months
Mae’n bryd i ni atal aflonyddu rhywiol yn y gweithle. Sexual harassment at work isn’t ‘banter’ - it’s serious. TUC Cymru wants Wales to be a safe place for us all to live and work. We stand for zero tolerance. We’re here for you. Learn more via link in bio. #WeWillSupportYou
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
7 months
I need somewhere to put all my train, funicular and cable car tickets 🎫
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@Gemma_DS
Gemma
7 months
I’ve decided to pick up my old hobby of scrapbooking, journalling and keeping diaries and I now have 64287 items of stationery so I better hyper fixate on this for years or I’ll be drowning in washi tape
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