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Musings on metros (usually THE Metro), urbanism, architecture and design. He/him.

Newcastle upon Tyne
Joined July 2021
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Someone please talk me out of posting a snarky reply here on this 100% voiceover video. As a Metro user first and foremost I'd like to reiterate my channel-wide commitment to never allowing my content-making activities to get in the way of other PT users.
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Replying to @ChiOnwurah
We agree cities should be designed around people, not cars. In Newcastle, we have the chance to transform Blackett & Pilgrim St to a new pedestrian quarter, giving people space to dwell, shop & enjoy the architecture. Maybe the new council administration has the political will?
IMPORTANT EDITORIAL: “Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars.” “The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested & more inviting places to live.” @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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edificity retweeted
This bullshit project from Herts County Council isn’t about connectivity: it’s about cost cutting. This crap needs to be challenged. “Trackless trams” are not trams: they’re BUSES. Bouncing bendy buses stuck halfway in traffic; and take away tracks & you take away fixed links.
…this is a bus.
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Will you be asking the North East what our public transport network should be called, @KiMcGuinness? Who decided on ‘the Angel Network’?
💭 Our transport network needs a name...
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That's the fuckin stuff
Quand les tramways de Milan passent à côté de vestiges vieux de plusieurs siècles.
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Right, who do we need to talk to to get it like this again?
A postcard of Tynemouth Station from the early 1900s.
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Train driver has said it’s “socially unacceptable to block a seat with your bag” over the tannoy. I’d go to war for you man I hope you know that
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That a metro system would be built in a northern UK city involving underground tunnels and stations is supposedly an impossible, unrealistic idea from an unserious mind. Meanwhile, Newcastle with 13km of bored tunnels and 9 underground stations built 13 years after first plans:
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edificity retweeted
You’d hope so wouldn’t you?
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Sketchy adventures in the railway museum
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Old friend
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And her older brother!
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Oh that's a moquette and a half. Big fan
Mayor Tracy Brabin has visited Wrightbus to see new Weaver Network electric buses being built for West Yorkshire. Almost 200 buses will enter service from spring 2027 as part of the region’s move to franchised bus services, bringing services under public control. Read more ⤵️
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Bit of NE nationalism, won't find me complaining
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I like how they're showing the Metro alternative here
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I am enjoying the post-apocalyptic vibes at mid-refurb Regent Centre at the moment
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Tram builder: Do you want the seats to face front/back or left/right? Warsaw: Yes. – at Warsaw, Poland
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