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Our friends @Se_Railway have been contacted by passengers who regularly ride on the line from #Margate to #Faversham via #Whitstable as to why their trains are running at a reduced speed in some places on the route.
They should be fixed soon but in the meantime, here's why... /1
They should be fixed soon but in the meantime, here's why... /1
@Se_Railway The route from Margate takes passengers from the chalky Isle of Thanet down to sea level near Birchington and then across a part of Kent that features a great deal of London Clay (a sort of yellowy gooey soil). /2
@Se_Railway The line across the marshes at Birchington (see below) is built up on an embankment built of that clay, as it was the only material the Victorian engineers had to hand when the line was constructed in 1863. /3 
🌊 17 murals have popped up around #margate highlighting the impact of pollution on our seas, in a campaign by @CleanRise
This one by Nuno Viegas is my favourite, & represents how hermit crabs occasionally make their homes in plastic items. 🧵
This one by Nuno Viegas is my favourite, & represents how hermit crabs occasionally make their homes in plastic items. 🧵
And this one by Smug shows a native grey seal caught in a six-pack drink pull.
This mural by Doudou highlights a leatherback turtle confusing a plastic bag for a jellyfish. Evidence suggests all turtles worldwide have some plastic in their guts.
Less than two weeks to go before the GE and the Thanet South campaign is shaping up to be a classic; @RGordon_Nesbitt, a Labour socialist committed to building a vibrant local and national economy and a democratic public culture vs. a hard right, hard Brexit incumbent.
If you want to help paint another piece of the crumbling Tory South East definitively red, then come and join one or more of the daily canvassing sessions in Cliftonville, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Sandwich. #margate #thanet
Regular high speed trains from London, bracing sea air, more Grade 2 listed doors to knock on than Bath, an inspiring manifesto, fish and chips to finish. What more do you people want?
