Gareth Dennis

Railway engineer and writer. Hosts #Railnatter. Director of E2M. Lecturer for the PWI and elsewhere. Co-founder of the Campaign for Level Boarding. Chair of NEREF. He/him.

website: https://www.garethdennis.co.uk
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/garethdennistv
medium: https://garethdennis.medium.com
patreon: https://patreon.com/garethdennis

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2024-12-17 15:41:30 UTC

just come organically onto the "why don't these long distance trains have a shop" discourse on my first GWR IET I think I've been on

2024-12-17 09:27:30 UTC

god says trans pride
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2024-10-24 11:46:19 UTC

I'm very pleased to say that #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture is now entering its SECOND print run! It releases on the 12 November 2024, and thanks to you it's already shifted 1500 copies with more on bulk order from bookshops... Keep your eyes peeled for launch day plans! ❤️
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2024-10-20 08:30:57 UTC

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This puts tens of thousands of jobs on the chopping block. It cripples the GB rail network for the rest of the century. It's staggering.
Read the full statement here. Hendy, the beleaguered and soon-to-retire Rail Minister, gets a very brief mention: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transport-secretary-announces-urgent-action-to-get-a-grip-on-spiralling-hs2-costs

2024-10-20 08:23:12 UTC

Forget the nonsense about reviewing costs on Phase 1 of HS2, today's real news is that this government has announced in no uncertain terms that it will not be progressing with Phase 2 to Crewe, Manchester or Leeds.
Craven. Short-sighted. Hugely damaging.
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2024-10-18 13:39:02 UTC

people: "we have to learn to deliver major engineering projects better in this country"
those same people: "we will dismantle the organisation that's spent a decade learning how to deliver a major engineering project"
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2024-10-14 06:33:14 UTC

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AI alone means Google's GHG emissions have gone up by 50% since 2019.
This is abhorrent, and in my view is a good enough reason to shut down all generative AI altogether. It's an obscene use of our remaining carbon budget.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51yvz51k2xo

2024-10-14 06:33:05 UTC

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The most insidious point about the mandatory Junk Information Generator is that I'm wasting gallons of water and huge amounts of extra electricity without my consent every time I need to find something on the internet.
And people Google stuff billions of times a day.

2024-10-14 06:31:10 UTC

The AI overview on Google is an abomination and the longer it stays in place the more destroyed the internet will be.
Because this answer is complete historical gibberish:
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2024-08-29 06:51:09 UTC

In May this year, Peter Hendy pressured my now-former employer Systra to sack me by threatening them.
Why did he do this? Because I'd highlighted safety and accessibility issues at Euston station. He is unfit for office and should resign.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-rail-minister-peter-hendy-fired-gareth-dennis-engineer-safety-concerns-trains-london-euston-station/

2024-08-11 12:12:33 UTC

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yeah and you better believe I'm going to be talking about it a whole lot between now and then... I'M EXCITED

2024-08-09 12:08:01 UTC

My first book, #HowTheRailwaysWillFixTheFuture is published on 12 November 2024. I am unbelievably excited about it. The premise is simple enough:
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