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The company that built tilting trains AND solid rocket boosters
The company that built tilting trains AND solid rocket boosters YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

Took me too long to realise why RTX branding suck so much. Raytheon I will always deadname, they stole the good part from United Technologies.

Raytheon spunoff off all of United's peaceful civilian companies?

Via @railnatter.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SJ5...

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Talking GBR, cost of living and Iran with TSSA’s Maryam Eslamdoust | #Railnatter 301
Talking GBR, cost of living and Iran with TSSA’s Maryam Eslamdoust | #Railnatter 301 YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

One of the best things the lovely folks at #Railnatter have done yet

@garethdennis.uk talks to @maryameslamdoust.bsky.social of @tssaunion.bsky.social about Great British Railways and rail nationalisation, the cost of living crisis and Iran

youtu.be/YC7qo4TBiHg?...

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a woman with dark hair, overlaid onto images of stationary shipping, under the heading "The war must stop"

a woman with dark hair, overlaid onto images of stationary shipping, under the heading "The war must stop"

Tonight, I interview Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of @tssa.bsky.social - we talk union saturation, Iran and the cost of living, rail reform and GBR, and violence against transport workers.

A @railnatter.uk not to be missed!

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Did Musk's Boring Company just copy the 1967 Urbmobile?
Did Musk's Boring Company just copy the 1967 Urbmobile? YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

Remember that time when @bigmoodenergy.bsky.social talked about goofy US gadgetbahns from the last century for a @railnatter.uk... Here's one of my favourite examples - URBMOBILE!
youtu.be/nTqTD_mkdQU

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What happens when a train hits a nuclear flask
What happens when a train hits a nuclear flask YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

Sometimes a @railnatter.uk clip comes with bonus extras... youtu.be/Jo-2YlIR87Q

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The BEST way to speed up trains
The BEST way to speed up trains YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

So @railnatter.uk has posted a MUST watch video for all transport bureaucrats.

Make the slow bits faster -- how fixing 1 mi of track can save the same amount of time as improving 20 mi of track.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXsv...

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the clips of old natters continue to pile up...

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Without them, WW2 would have lasted years longer
Without them, WW2 would have lasted years longer YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

Sometimes when you want to talk about railways, you also have to talk about the time an entire country became a meat-grinder for Nazis in a way that doesn't really get its dues in the history books...
youtu.be/iAAnJJbixPM

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Thanks to @garethdennis.uk for this great podcast 👀

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Can the Greens win the Gorton & Denton by-election? | #Railnatter 296
Can the Greens win the Gorton & Denton by-election? | #Railnatter 296 YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

Tonight's @railnatter.uk has been about the public transport connectivity of Gorton and Denton, and what the Greens can do to improve it.

Worth a watch!

(cc: @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greens4hs2.bsky.social)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAIk...

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Woop woop!

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Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.

Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.

Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.

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Look, it's only wage arbitrage with the Phillipines *some* of the time and isnt this fake jetsons car definitely worth plowing over some children and snarling traffic in medieval streets worth it?

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Oh, and we'll be introducing a NEW, SCIENCE-BASED SYSTEM for scoring transport provision in urban communities! NOT TO BE MISSED.

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a youtube thumbnail, showing a smiling Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski taking a selfie in front of a group of Green Party activists, with the words "This is crucial" superimposed on top

Tomorrow night's #Railnatter is a biggie - given the criticality of the Gorton and Denton by-election, we'll be diving into one of the big issues that matters for local folk: TRANSPORT, and how far off good it is on this side of Manchester.

Watch LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAIk...

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BONUS NO. 30 | Gareth Dennis Get more from Gareth Dennis on Patreon

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youtube thumbnail showing Mandelson's mopey face, sadly not mopey enough at this point, with the words The Labour Together transport report stuck over the top like dymo tape

You might know about our mainline episodes, but did you know that #Railnatter has weekly bonus episodes that you get when you subscribe at the £5+ tiers?

Tonight, we looked at what Labour Together had been saying in the transport sphere as it collapses in on itself thanks to Mandelson.

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this randomly showed up in my youtube recommended, apparently as a direct attack on me. good video!

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Who invented modern reinforced concrete?
Who invented modern reinforced concrete? YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

The back catalogue clips continue, this time with a brief bit of history of reinforced concrete and a SERIOUS NAME ALERT: youtu.be/D80PZMkmV6A
(oh and a tremendous 1877 American accent)

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Get into the new Pacer v Sprinter second generation DMU war...and find out why Pacers were rubbish into the bargain.

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Pacers versus Sprinters
Pacers versus Sprinters YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

Hey look, it's @kevindtennent.bsky.social setting us up for a Pacer versus Sprinter face-off!

(we've been uploading new clips every day from past #Railnatter episodes, you'll definitely find something you like in there)
youtu.be/bAEs_pwJNS4?...

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If you want to watch the full, uncut interview with Ashlynn about Lillian Lawrence and her incredible - and much overlooked - impact on the world of mini trains, we've got you covered: www.patreon.com/posts/149359...

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The trans woman who gave us model railways | #Railnatter 293
The trans woman who gave us model railways | #Railnatter 293 YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

See on nii tore @railnatter.uk osa:
1. mul on nüüd veel hingelisem seos oma mudel rongi / õldise rööbastranspordi huviga
2. UK raudteemuuseum kogub queer suulist pärimust.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdZV...

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A big thanks to Ashlynn and Kitty at the @railwaymuseum.bsky.social for their work on this one!

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Tonight's #Railnatter is one we're really proud of - it's the story of the incredible trans woman who created the railway modelling movement as we know it today. If you've not heard of her - you should have!

Not to be missed - premieres at 8pm at youtu.be/BdZVaCGtXs8?... 📺

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Do you like trains and also more @reobinwagon.bsky.social and @trufflehog.bsky.social content?

Because that's how you get more content (by tuning in at 8PM tonight!)

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Oh, and we're joined by Rob and Jamie from @praxiscast.bsky.social to talk about this and some News That's Been Going On As Well!

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YouTube thumbnail annotated with "Sabotage? No!" and with Gareth doing a serious face

Tonight, #Railnatter looks at the Adamuz rail crash in Spain, looks at the most likely mechanism of derailment and why this doesn't really answer many questions at this point.

TONIGHT at 8pm: youtu.be/WiQZqpmIR-g

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