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Civil engineer in the rail industry, RSA Fellow. Love books, sustainability and the natural world. All opinions mine.

Staffordshire, UK
Joined November 2014
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The railway is changing to meet changing needs of society and decarbonisation. How can rail engineers influence that? Join us @IMechE_Rail on 20th October to contribute to what's next for our industry! events.imeche.org/ViewEvent?… @NSARLtd @bcrre @UKRRIN @RSSB_rail
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Brrrrrilliant 🥶 I loved reading All The White Spaces by author Ally Wilkes. A ghost story set at the South Pole in the 1920s, plus a wonderful coming-of-age story too. A chilling (and chilly) debut ❄️ @UnheimlichManvr @GhostStoryFest
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It's all about to kick off at the @GhostStoryFest with "How to get published in horror (no promises)" by yours truly in the Italian Mill! Gorgeous venue, come and watch me attempt to do a slideshow without crying
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Hoping to get my hands on a copy this weekend!
#AllTheWhiteSpaces is out now in the UK and US! 🇬🇧 Waterstones: bit.ly/3HOX2bT585 🇬🇧 Amazon: amzn.to/2YUwUds99 Also available at all good indies ❄️ 🇺🇸 US buy links: bit.ly/3B2DwEl Goodreads: bit.ly/3EoU8sB
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Up now, my better half @Marie_O_Regan interviews @spookypurcell @GhostStoryFest
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The UK Ghost Story festival is back for a third year this weekend! Visit Derby’s Museum of Making for a packed weekend of readings, workshops, panels, interviews, performances and more! derbymuseums.org/event/the-u…
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Confirmed by @GWRHelp that it has bought the IP, Class 230 and related equipment for the battery trial from Vivarail.
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Check out our final (for now!) entry in the 5 QUESTIONS WITH series at our blog, where we chat with Amanda Mason @amandajanemason... ukghoststoryfestival.co.uk/b…
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#ukghoststoryfestival A fascinating walk around the streets of #Derby with @BuxtonDarrell to kick off the first full day of the festival. Definitely got the spring weather for it!
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Pleased to say I’ll be taking part in the UK Ghost Story Festival @ghoststoryfest in Derby on Saturday 18th February! Do come along - Derby Silk Mill, 8pm, tickets here ticketsource.co.uk/booking/s…
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York writer Anna Rose James to be Ghost of Festival Present at UK Ghost Story Festival. Full preview here. charleshutchpress.co.uk/york… #UKGhostStoryFestival #AnnaRoseJames #ghosts #ghoststories #festivals #York #Derby #writers
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A big shout out to Clark, looking after us all on the 1430 @AvantiWestCoast service from Euston up to Preston .. modelling his illuminated Christmas Jumper with style! 🎄👍
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Probably the most exciting community led initiative in the UK right now to restore nature and reverse the tragedy of losing more wildlife every year. WildEast Crowdfunder Campaign : crowdfunder.co.uk/wildeast--… @WildEastUK @RewildingB
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Our next panel discuss rail projects and reform – updates on key schemes and the possible implications of the Williams-Shapps Plan on projects under development. Simon Blanchflower CBE, @EastWestRail, Caroline Donaldson, WCP Development, @manomilda, @railindustry. #RailIndustry21
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We are joined by Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General working at @RailFreightUK, exploring the opportunities and challenges created for freight by reform. #RailIndustry21 #freight #rail
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Great questions from the floor about making the case for rail electrification alongside battery and hydrogen @25kV @Rail_Elec
Our first afternoon speaker, Jenny Cooke, working at @networkrail questions: How will rail reform help the industry achieve its decarbonisation targets? #RailIndustry21 #rail #decarbonisation
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Next up is Dan Piner, Rail Innovation Lead, @InnovateUK, incentivising innovation and technological transformation in rail. How can new initiatives be funded? #RailIndustry21 #innovation #technology #rail
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Great to hear from @railindustry and @innovateuk at today's #RailIndustry21 event on how we can contribute to making rail ever more innovative and efficient!
A recent survey released by the @railindustry has revealed that #rail professionals feel increasingly confident towards how #innovative the rail industry is becoming. globalrailwayreview.com/news…
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Pushing the #SME agenda: Lucy Prior, Chair of @railindustry's SME Group, discusses the importance of driving forward the SME agenda to support #rail supply chain #growth, #productivity and #innovation. issuu.com/raildirector/docs/…
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Rail will need an additional 2,200 engineers by 2025. Interested in being an engineer? See what opportunities are available at Routes into Rail - routesintorail.org/careers/s… #engineering #rail
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