Michael C
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mikewillsee.bsky.social
Michael C
@mikewillsee.bsky.social
He/Him

Sustainable transport advocate & enthusiast (usual trainspotter)

Human rights enjoyer

Founder of @networknews.org.uk

I also make YouTube videos: youtube.com/@mikewillsee
First of many I hope!
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
(Video coming soon, btw)
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Still can't believe @rikufryderyk.bsky.social and I bumped into @hughtfl3.bsky.social whilst he was filming this!
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
That's a point. Aix-en-Provence TGV is also server by Renfe and Trenitalia. Do they still allow bookings for the short hop to/from Marseille?

Obviously the lower frequencies are a problem, but it could provide a compromise whilst SNCF gets their act together?
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It sounds kinda similar to how LNER is to stop selling London - Stevenage tickets in order to force people to use Thameslink/Great Northern instead.

The difference is that the alternative *does* exist, whilst the Aix TGV station is nowhere near the Aix regional station!
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Woah that looks weird! I thought it was in the old BR Regional Railways livery at first glance!
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In the same way that you can request to have seats reserved in the quiet zone, if you know you're going to be making phone calls or chatting to your friends, you should be able to request to NOT be in the quiet zone! (2/2)
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think part of the problem is that people who don't necessarily want to be in the quiet zone get automatically put there when they book there tickets. (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Isn't it basically just a fancy word for railway enthusiast
October 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
You're absolutely spot on that we need both, but considering the plans for NPR don't even exist yet, surely it make sense to crack on with constructing HS2 in the meantime (rather than doing nothing) especially since so much of the infrastructure is shared e.g. through Manchester?
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM