Philip Haigh
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Freelance railway writer, former deputy editor at RAIL magazine - news, views and analysis of today's railway.
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http://philiphaigh.co.uk 05-08-2010 12:11:17
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1/ Exciting times (potentially) for international HS rail in Europe. After Evolyn & Virgin, we now have #Heuro - a new open access operator also aiming to compete with Eurostar on Amsterdam-Brussels/Paris/London routes.
The Man in Seat 61 EuropeByRail
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Apologies to customers travelling on our London North Eastern Railway Leeds-London services for the disruption today - #StormDebi brought down this tree causing damage to the overhead line equipment on the route between Wakefield and Leeds. Compensation info: LNER.co.uk/delay
E50 Signal at Eastfield Peterborough. Yesterday marked its last day of service before replacement by colour lights over the weekend (Submitted by Dan Griffin)
#SignalOfTheDay
SWR Help GWR 📷Here's how it is looking at Hinton Admiral on the South Western Main Line.
SWR Help are still currently able to run through here but services may be disrupted if the water level rises any further.
For more info on disruption to SWR Help please visit - southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-journey
Two of Alstom UK & Ireland fastest Aventras. 730205 and 730206 on Oxley. Had both out on the mainline and nice to blast up and down the West Coast at 110Mph. Must admit my favourite of the Aventra fleet.