Van der MoodHoover Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Crewe donny and York have great rail heritage don't they? Not so sure about brum and Newcastle. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Donnyram said: I had 37 years in the rail industry starting at Derby Loco works before moving on to York & then Doncaster where I have now lived for 31 years with my wife who I met when working at York and two sons, born in Doncaster but raised as Rams fans. Great Industry now serving me well in retirement! Both Derby and Doncaster would be worthy winners in my view with both having great railway heritage Very diplomatic ... but we know which way your vote is really going! ? Edited July 13, 2022 by Mucker1884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Crewe donny and York have great rail heritage don't they? Not so sure about brum and Newcastle. Exactly. If I was from Swindon, I'd wonder why Birmingham and Newcastle were there and my town wasn't. uttoxram75 and Miggins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Crewe donny and York have great rail heritage don't they? Not so sure about brum and Newcastle. But there’s more Brunmies and Geordies so they could win the vote . RamuelLJackson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Crewton said: Exactly. If I was from Swindon, I'd wonder why Birmingham and Newcastle were there and my town wasn't. Swindon is famous for blondes. Diana Dors , Melinda Messenger and Billie Piper. What more can you want? Edited July 13, 2022 by PistoldPete Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 The vote is just a part of the process - it's to raise awareness, really. It doesn't hurt us to get lots of votes in as it helps Derby to make its case. Crewton, Ellafella and kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, PistoldPete said: Swindon is famous for blondes. Diana Dors , Melinda Messenger and Billie Puper. What more can you want? Don't forget Kerry Mucklowe! WystonRam and Premier ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyram Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Mucker1884 said: Very diplomatic ... but we know which way your vote is really going! ? I was non commital as genuinely torn ?. Born & bred Derby lad and start of a great career versus Doncaster that has given me the bulk of my career and home for 31 years. I might have two votes ? Mucker1884 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier ram Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 17 hours ago, atherstoneram said: it won't bring as many jobs as has been quoted as the National Operations Centre located at Milton Keynes will not be moving anyway. Which is why it will be Birmingham... closest to the NOC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 5 hours ago, PistoldPete said: Swindon is famous for blondes. Diana Dors , Melinda Messenger and Billie Piper. What more can you want? Was walking behind at the Eden Project about 20 years ago or so. She was filming for a TV channel but it had just opened, was packed and she was constantly surrounded by dehydrating 80 yr olds falling over. She was that tiny could have put her in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 It’s an absolute disgrace that the Island of Sodor is not in the nominations. Norman, RamuelLJackson, Mick Brolly and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ramage 4 EVA Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Done it (my son works at Alstrom was Bombardier) Lol Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Tup Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 12/07/2022 at 18:13, David said: Derby has taken a step closer in its bid to become the new home of Great British Railways (GBR). The city is one of six locations to be shortlisted from 42 expressions of interest across the UK. The chosen city will become the HQ for the new organisation which has been created to deliver a simpler, better railway for everyone in Britain. The other shortlisted cities are Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, Newcastle and York. Bringing GBR to Derby would be extremely beneficial for the region and would help to level up the area, which is why we’ve badged our bid and campaign as the ‘East Midlands’ vote. The winning location will also see the move of highly skilled jobs and investment outside of London into our region. Why we believe that Derby and the East Midlands is the perfect choice for GBR: One of the first great British railway towns The only city to have manufactured rolling stock continuously since 1840 The East Midlands is the geographic and strategic heart of Britain’s railway Home to Europe’s largest cluster of private-sector rail businesses A centre of railway skills with over 11,000 highly-skilled rail employees based in the Derby area and 45,000 rail-related jobs across the East Midlands During the bidding process we reached out to Local Authorities across the East Midlands and received backing from Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Leicester and Leicestershire, alongside 21 MPs from across the region. We now need your help to spread the word and help Derby and the East Midlands become the new home for GBR. Please help us by sharing our campaign with your colleagues, stakeholders, friends and family and ask them to vote for Derby! How can you help You can visit the Destination Derby website to learn more about the campaign and access our online toolkit for photos, logos and social media graphics. We’ll be sharing messaging through the Derby City Council Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages throughout the campaign and public vote. Please help to share these messages using #DerbyGBR and the national campaign #DestinationGBR or by sharing your own messages of support. Visit www.derbygbr.co.uk/vote to vote for Derby! This information is been shared on forum at the request of Derby City Council Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Done. Both me and the present Mrs. Andrew 1 work in the rail industry so it would definitely be good for us, and the local economy as a whole. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Voted for Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europia Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 12/07/2022 at 22:20, EnigmaRam said: Yeah but Grant Shapps is an idiot so it will be in the outer Hebrides Indeed. When numpty Shapps was asked what was going to be done about 'dirty diesel' trains operating in West Yorkshire, he replied: "I have asked the operator to do a deep clean of all the trains from 1 March, and that there should be a proper schedule in place and they are cleaned." "It is disgraceful that they should ever be turning up dirty in the first place." ??? uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggins Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Done. Going back a couple of generations my family worked in Derby on the railway and lived in the Litchurch (?) area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rams forever Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Done? I know nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StantonRam Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 hi all Please do get behind this, it's very important for all kinds of reasons. Please also give your support to MEMRAP who are campaigning to get the railway restored between Matlock and Buxton, something which would have huge benefits for everyone, both locals and visitors alike. Oh and BTW under the MEMRAP plan the Monsal Trail would be retained, improved and rerouted so there would be no loss for walkers, cyclists etc, quite the opposite in fact as the plan is for the trains to include bicycle carriages. The trains would be integrated with local buses, and the stations would provide easy access to the new Trail. Thanks for reading. COYR!!! sage, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong, cstand and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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