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@urbanist318

public transport advocate, enjoys cycling and alternative music. green party member.

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What an amazing day out campaigning in Leicester for the by-election in Stonygate on 19th February. It's time for change, it's time for hope, it's time for Green.

07.02.2026 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 106 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
awful AI shitslop image of a train in a sort of Scottish looking city that's blue and has a logo on the side formed of a lightning bolt in a thick circle

awful AI shitslop image of a train in a sort of Scottish looking city that's blue and has a logo on the side formed of a lightning bolt in a thick circle

that same logo in its original blue and red colours, which happens to be the literal flag of the British Union of Fascists

that same logo in its original blue and red colours, which happens to be the literal flag of the British Union of Fascists

Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

02.02.2026 08:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1449 ๐Ÿ” 402 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44 ๐Ÿ“Œ 44
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Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.

22.01.2026 19:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 7003 ๐Ÿ” 2583 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 204 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1044
HORSLEY
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
BY-ELECTION WIN

GRN: 43.6%
REF: 35.5%
CON: 13.9%
LAB: 3.8%
ADV: 1.9%
LDEM: 1.4%

GREEN GAIN FROM REFORM

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party both at PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ

HORSLEY DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL BY-ELECTION WIN GRN: 43.6% REF: 35.5% CON: 13.9% LAB: 3.8% ADV: 1.9% LDEM: 1.4% GREEN GAIN FROM REFORM Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party both at PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ

๐ŸŽ‰ Green GAIN from Reform! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ’š Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!

21.01.2026 12:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1116 ๐Ÿ” 289 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 51
A yellow High Speed Train from the late 70s passes by a train platform. In the background is a road bridge, some modern looking flats and trees with no leaves.

A yellow High Speed Train from the late 70s passes by a train platform. In the background is a road bridge, some modern looking flats and trees with no leaves.

A yellow High Speed Train from the late 70s passes through a modern train station platform. In the background is more recent flats, offices and a multi storey car park.

A yellow High Speed Train from the late 70s passes through a modern train station platform. In the background is more recent flats, offices and a multi storey car park.

๐Ÿ“ธ The flying banana made a visit to Nottingham, as part of the ever important task of track monitoring! 15/01/26.

16.01.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A good train livery should "flow" when passing at speed and be instantly recognisable. Think Shinkansen, the original TGVs or Intercity Swallow... This would turn to a blurry purple mush at 125mph!

09.12.2025 16:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In all seriousness though, GBR had a great opportunity to come up with something timeless, that played on our railway heritage... But they pissed it up the wall! What happened to the regional identities thing too? It appears the GB News Express will be standard across ALL ROUTES!

09.12.2025 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.

Good to know that Tommy Robinson is head of the GBR design team...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.12.2025 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A diagram to show where potential future tram expansions may run to. The new tram line is shown in blue.

A diagram to show where potential future tram expansions may run to. The new tram line is shown in blue.

In my free time, I quite often enjoy making public transport diagrams. Here is one for Edinburgh if the trams were expanded and the South Suburban Line was reopened...

03.12.2025 10:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Greens all day long! You know shit has hit the fan when the co-founder is boycotting her own founding conference and the "united left" are split between team Zarah/Corbyn...

30.11.2025 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A silver and turquoise Alstom Citadis tram stops at a single track stop in Nottingham. In the background is a bridge and the whole station is surrounded by greenery!

A silver and turquoise Alstom Citadis tram stops at a single track stop in Nottingham. In the background is a bridge and the whole station is surrounded by greenery!

Cinderhill must be one of the quaintest tram stops in Nottingham...

30.11.2025 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet the DLR cleaners fighting for sick pay.

29.11.2025 08:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December.
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris

12.11.2025 07:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 390 ๐Ÿ” 100 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
A paper with different color painted lines that don't connect.

A paper with different color painted lines that don't connect.

When you turn on the "bike" layer on Google Maps.

06.11.2025 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 219 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

05.11.2025 03:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 49093 ๐Ÿ” 10341 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 554 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1365
photos of a stunning, modernist underground station with a tweet reading: "Sydney's Gadigal Station has been named by the Prix Versailles as one of the World's Most Beautiful Passenger Stations for 2025.

The prestigious global design awards commended the station's innovative architecture, sustainable design, and seamless functionality."

photos of a stunning, modernist underground station with a tweet reading: "Sydney's Gadigal Station has been named by the Prix Versailles as one of the World's Most Beautiful Passenger Stations for 2025. The prestigious global design awards commended the station's innovative architecture, sustainable design, and seamless functionality."

People can and should have nice things.

If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.

04.11.2025 07:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 582 ๐Ÿ” 113 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
A pair of Class 756 FLIRT trains in the light grey and red livery of Transport for Wales wait at Taffs Well station. The station sits in a valley and is equipped with accessible lifts to complement the level boarding found on the train.

A pair of Class 756 FLIRT trains in the light grey and red livery of Transport for Wales wait at Taffs Well station. The station sits in a valley and is equipped with accessible lifts to complement the level boarding found on the train.

The South Wales "Metro" is local rail as it should be. Frequent, accessible and user friendly. There's even the option to pay contactless like on the tube... It's difficult to see how just 5 years ago, this network ran using Pacer trains, but the investment has clearly paid off!

02.11.2025 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love Zack but he really ought to distance himself from the dog torturer - nothing but a plastic socialist!

01.11.2025 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The same can be said for buses! Let's enforce headphone wearing while we're at it... Having to listen to the drone of someone else's Tiktok feed adds a whole new layer of stress to what would otherwise be a peaceful journey!

24.10.2025 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want to know how much this thing cost... Was it comparable to the price of a Rustlers in 1999?

23.10.2025 10:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Earlier this year, I too was diagnosed with ADHD and Autism. Knowing this has given me so many new insights and understanding about how I function as a person and who I am! Please keep being you, no matter what! โค๏ธ

23.10.2025 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me too! The usual Eurostar livery of blue, white, yellow and grey is far more attractive than this... I'm sure the new stock would wear it well too!

22.10.2025 08:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still, always positive to see expansion of the most sustainable way to go abroad! Eurostar wants to grow their passenger numbers by over 10 million... This is only good news in my books ๐Ÿ˜

22.10.2025 07:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eurostar orders first double-decker trains They would be the first two-level high-speed trains to run through the Channel Tunnel.

For the first time since 1949, the UK will be served by double decker trains, this time based off the TGV-M soon to be used by SNCF! It's frustrating that the best train we can get here is the one that leaves the country... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

22.10.2025 07:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A stop at #Taormina-Giardini ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น on the #Messina to #Siracusa line in Sicily. Easily winning any train-station beauty contest.

15.10.2025 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 78 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you Zack, it's fantastic to be onboard!

11.10.2025 09:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tackling the climate crisis and stopping our reliance on fossil fuels is the only way worsening inequality and imperialism can be finished for good, and right now, the Greens are the only party to offer this at the core of their policy...

11.10.2025 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A message from the green party sent to new members after joining.

A message from the green party sent to new members after joining.

After much consideration, I have joined the Greens! I was skeptical at first, especially with the promise of Your Party but the subsequent chaos before founding and the results Zack Polanski and his team have been delivering have shown me that Green is the way forward! ๐Ÿ’š

11.10.2025 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 286 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

11.10.2025 06:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 6560 ๐Ÿ” 2387 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 277 ๐Ÿ“Œ 89

Terrible idea. Not least because Abertram is an epic sounding name!

06.10.2025 07:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0