Zain
@ZainOnSWR
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19. Passionate Transport Enthusiast. Ex-Railway Apprentice (All views my own!). Pride. He/Him/His. Neurodiverse. DMs Open (not guaranteed quick response)
Local Station: Aldershot
Joined January 2018
Take an exclusive look inside Wimbledon Traincare Centre as @geofftech meets the engineering colleagues who expertly maintain our fleet. π·βοΈ Find out more about equipment such as the bogie drop and wheel lathe, and even take a trip underneath one of our trains. ππ
Had a look around inside South Western Railway's Wimbledon Traincare Centre, like this ... VIDEO! https://t.co/opRZrJU0e1
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Arterio now serves all 96 stations on our suburban network! β
30 Arterio trains operate over 390 daily services, transforming journeys for tens of thousands of customers. π This delivers a 12% increase in weekday suburban capacity into London Waterloo between 7am and 10am. π
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An incredible 2,263 people visited the Rail 200 Inspiration train across its three days in Southampton, making it one of the most visited stops of the trainβs nationwide tour.
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POV: youβre driving a Class 455 train! ππ Come aboard for the short journey from London Waterloo to Vauxhall. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the signals, tracks and passing trains, while taking in Lambeth landmarks along the way. π
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I see the rancid rats are out acting like ππs in Cornwall today. Precisely why I went and did my farewell to the castle sets over the last couple of months. Some in this hobby shouldn't be allowed out of their house without adult supervision let alone onto trains πππππ
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Lovely to see 70006 through Basingstoke this evening under the December sunset. This will very likely be the last ever Freightliner Class 70 working out of Southampton. Will miss seeing these fantastic locos. π @TeamGreen66593
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π¨ NEW: The Government has unveiled the train livery for Great British Railways
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For the first time in 2 weeks, there's a 70 working an intermodal train down to Southampton today!!! #Team70 70015 is currently working 4o99. The last 70 to work down here was 70020 on 4E91 on 24th November 25 π₯²
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https://t.co/DVO6vaJZaz 455 Farewell Mugs now available on the SETG Store!
setg.org.uk
This beautiful ceramic mug is perfect for any event of the day. Your morning coffee, a hot chocolate, or any other hot beverage you enjoy. The mug is glossy white and the prints come out beautifullβ¦
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Welcome Aurora! The @EastMidRailway new Intercity Class 810s are entering service this morning, with 810010 working the 07.00 Sheffield-St Pancras as its first train
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Some more tickets out for the 455 Farewell tour on December 21st, for train B. Be quick! https://t.co/u5jMW2GGS1
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Iβd just like to be VERY clear - the below post is fake, I have made ZERO contact with this person in regards to anything, railway related or not. Theyβve used the inspect element to alter the contents of a precious tweet I made years ago on a completely different topic.
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π Shoebox Appeal - A small shoebox could have a huge influence for a homeless person facing Christmas this year. Some stations across our network will be collecting shoeboxes until 10 December this year.
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Alongside the Phoenix Arterio, we have installed a permanent sign in the Aldershot station booking hall, paying tribute to Aldershot Townβs 3-0 victory. To help Shots fans get to the final, we operated additional services, ensuring 20,000 fans could be at Wembley Stadium for
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Up the Shots! π₯β½οΈ To celebrate @OfficialShots' historic FA Trophy win in May and the introduction of our new Arterio fleet to the Farnham route, we have named an Arterio the βPhoenixβ. At Aldershot station today, players and club officials joined us to unveil the train.
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Hi, white British male here, unless you're elderly, disabled or pregnant, I'm not giving you my seat either π Bore off with this racist divisive bollocks
LONDON TUBE: WOMEN STAND, MEN SIT Call me crazy but once upon a time, British men would offer their seat to a woman on public transport. The imported generation of men do not share those same values. This scene epitomises that statement.
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#GoldenSpanners Next up, ex-BR DMU, and ScotRail's Shields Road Depot scoops a silver spanner for its Class 318s, while the golden spanner goes to... SWR again and Wimbledon's legendary Class 455s!
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π Hotshot is a new kind of train roaming the South Western Railway network. A pioneering trial train fitted with cutting-edge camera technology to help monitor track conditions and prevent faults before they happen: π https://t.co/dV0fnxUQr8
#Hotshot
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BREAKING: Rail worker who protected passengers during mass stabbing on Huntingdon train discharged from hospital https://t.co/W0DfmIN5Ca
news.sky.com
Samir Zitouni was described as "incredibly brave" by the managing director of LNER after he was seriously injured trying to protect passengers during the attack.
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