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Former Editor of Railway Gazette. FCILT, IRSE. URC Elder, husband/father. Vice President, Bala Lake Railway Society. Col Stephens Soc and Curator of CS Railway Museum.
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A reminder to the British press: Donald Trump just says stuff. Reporting what he says as though it’s fact will inevitably make you look like an idiot. There’s not going to be a US/UK trade deal imminently and Trump really doesn’t care about the UK, even if he likes being flattered.

Clearing the board Wordle 1,350 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Should have been three. Grr Wordle 1,349 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Finally Wordle 1,348 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A bit trickier Wordle 1,347 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Annoying. I thought of that but decided to do some more elimination. Wordle 1,346 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Almost Wordle 1,345 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yes, we already know that investment in public transport works, can we have some in the rural areas of the UK? An actual 7 day bus service outside of 8-5 here in rural Shropshire would be a start... www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Really proud that our very own Beckie Prendergast, Senior Depot Production Manager, picked up the hotly contested Young Professional of the Year prize at the Rail Business Awards. Huge congratulations Beckie and to all our Northern finalists. Great celebration for our industry!

A bit slow this morning Wordle 1,344 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Straight down the middle Wordle 1,343 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Think about this

A tidy start Wordle 1,342 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sure, we'd all like a railway like 🇨🇭 Runs like clockwork, is a pleasure to use BUT has huge state subsidy - a level that's not possible anywhere else in Europe And in those less well funded railways - 🇩🇪🇮🇹🇨🇿 for example - *some* private operations can drive down cost and drive up passenger numbers

Piecing it together Wordle 1,341 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A bit nouveau Wordle 1,340 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Usual four but not the usual route Wordle 1,339 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Essential elimination Wordle 1,338 5/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Slow and steady Wordle 1,337 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another steady par Wordle 1,336 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Going round the houses Wordle 1,335 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nicely done Wordle 1,334 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Too many options to gamble. Wordle 1,333 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tricksie one Wordle 1,332 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Infuriating Wordle 1,331 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Inspired gamble Wordle 1,330 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Stick or shuffle? Wordle 1,329 3/6 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Live and learn Wordle 1,328 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Back to par Wordle 1,327 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Piecing it together Wordle 1,326 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another head scratcher Wordle 1,325 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That worked Wordle 1,324 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Finally nailed it Wordle 1,323 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Saved by an inspired gamble Wordle 1,322 4/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A momentary aberration Wordle 1,321 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Going nicely Wordle 1,320 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Mostly by elimination Wordle 1,319 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ching! Wordle 1,318 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Getting better Wordle 1,317 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Too slow to spot that Wordle 1,316 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Smoothly done Wordle 1,315 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Back on track Wordle 1,314 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That’s more like it Wordle 1,313 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

More by elimination Wordle 1,312 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

All about positioning Wordle 1,311 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Blast! Broke my streak after 244 days … Wordle 1,310 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩

Smooth moves Wordle 1,309 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Three threes; a lucky streak Wordle 1,308 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Spark of inspiration Wordle 1,307 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩