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Anyone noticed anecdotally another uptick in passenger numbers
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Friend boarded a southbound XC heading for Bournemouth and found a good number of suit clad laptop tappers in the 1st class this am -...
Today at 19:22
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Dovey Junction change
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I was advised some years ago , in summer , to excercise due care on that footpath as adders liked to bask on it.
Today at 18:37
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Future of the GWR electrification
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Being as many of the transfers into FAW were well used to London area commuting and choice , it would have been quite important to them...
Saturday at 19:12
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ChiefPlanner
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Future of the GWR electrification
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I imagine the MOD couldn't give 2 hoots about a through connection. Especially now MS Teams exists. I cannot let that go - yes numbers...
Saturday at 17:36
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Book recommendations
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Yes , I was lent Mr Cornish's book and it is a good read. There is a huge match between the travails of getting the job done in the...
Friday at 15:42
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Tourism : Hidden Gems within the UK .. where ?
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The Black Mountain (Mynydd Du) area in South Wales and the Llandovery area immediately to the north of it. Less frequented than the more...
Friday at 12:04
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ChiefPlanner
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Book recommendations
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Gourvish is excellent for data and detail , but hard going ! , I would recommend some of John Heaton's writings on his experiences as...
Friday at 08:06
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ChiefPlanner
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The best way to electrify the Chiltern Network and the Snow Hill Lines
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"Metroland" had run it's course by 1938 , and the Abercrombie report of 1944 and the Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 saw to it as...
15 May 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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The best way to electrify the Chiltern Network and the Snow Hill Lines
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Hence my comment that for Crossrail 1 , there was really too much service planned, -as well as cost !
15 May 2024
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Job titles of the Guard role.
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Conducter , in Welsh is "arweinydd" - my SW Wales roots point to chapel influence , as the term was often used for those leading...
14 May 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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For an exam project: I need a bit more info on The Great Train Robbery.
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Not to mention the second man on the stopped mail train . who also had issues in life as a result of this robbery. The hype over this...
14 May 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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For an exam project: I need a bit more info on The Great Train Robbery.
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There is a huge amount of speculation etc written about the GTR. I would recomend "Great Train Robbery Confidential" 2019 by Graham...
14 May 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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How was passenger travel handled during WW2?
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A reduced service ran certainly , but often strenghened to maximise loco power and paths , - someone I worked with many years ago fired...
14 May 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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The best way to electrify the Chiltern Network and the Snow Hill Lines
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Possibly a bit too far - but turning some services a bit closer in - like Gerrards Cross or West Ruislip could be valuable. Trouble is...
14 May 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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The best way to electrify the Chiltern Network and the Snow Hill Lines
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There was an option worked for wiring the ex Met lines in the manner described , plus a feed off the grid at Mopp End ! (forget the old...
14 May 2024
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