mastodon 4.6.9Hello und Moin!
Railways through and through, but with a few planes and buses mixed in. YouTube: @mattingham83@youtube.com
Polyglot: mother tongue is English, speak German fluently and know a bit of Dutch and French
This is an LGBT+ safe space 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚧️
rail industry that it is ridiculous that they cannot translate stuff accurately… They won’t listen to me! 
I think I'll leave the train driving to the professionals... Me driving a Class 101 from Ormskirk didn't go too well approaching the first stop: https://www.twitch.tv/mattingham83/clip/SpicyFaithfulKimchiUncleNox-QS4uwdxaO71ovJ2b
Die Gute Laune nach dem Urlaub ist komplett vorbei. Mist. Wirklich :das_ist_mist: Stimmung… :blobcatsad2:
Petition to change "Night Train" to "Eepy Train" 
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RE: @volktoday@bot.swiss.social
Wieder ins JVA für mich... :neocat_laugh:
Is this a really boring looking train with a boring looking livery or is it just me? 
:caf: https://www.vrr.de/aktuelles/newsroom/3-vrr-niederrheinkonferenz-2026-in-neuss-neue-batterieelektrische-zuege-erstmals-vorgestellt/
*checks to see how much a return ticket would cost if I were paying for it*
Crewe > Aberdeen [1197km]:
First Open Return £575 [48p per km]
Other tickets for comparison:
First Saver £344.50 [29p per km]
Standard Saver £181 [15p per km]
The stupid thing about the Saver tickets:
The First Saver I can't use because I'm catching the 07:09, and it has a 2V ticket restriction [valid from 09:30] which in the list is titled "CROSSCOUNTRY OFF PEAK" despite the fare being priced by... :avanti: West Coast...
The Standard Saver however? Priced by :avanti: West Coast, but would be valid on the 07:09 train because the 2T restriction code is "Not valid on trains scheduled to depart before 04:15" so is therefore fine.
Needless to say that the heat is causing all sorts of chaos on the rail network today... The last four :emr: London to Sheffield trains are cancelled due to failures of rolling stock for example. And that's just the tip of the iceberg with their fleet!
Got convective rainfall causing speed restrictions, overhead wire problems near Littleport, speed restrictions due to bent track and signalling issues on the East Coast.
Severe weather in South Yorkshire with rain falling in parts at a rate of 250 litres per square metre... And that's in addition to the thunder and lightning!
Going to take the masses to the seaside at 13:00BST / 14:00CET on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/mattingham83
German windsock paying a visit to the Dutch... A Condor A330 from Frankfurt/Main to Los Angeles is diverting to Schiphol for some reason: https://www.flightradar24.com/CFG080/3ff15e9f