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    Cambridge South new station construction progress.

    Not utterly convinced this will end up being the case - I'm pretty sure some journey planners suggest Cambridge North for same-direction moves right now, so depending on platforming they may suggest it for Cambridge South. That said, it might just be a function of the guaranteed platforming at...
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    Signalling fun at Baldock 04/04/2024

    Based on a Reddit thread, I believe a signalbox in Cambridge took a direct lightning strike at around 0615 this morning: https://www.reddit.com/r/cambridge/comments/1bvgna7/lighting_strike_in_box/ I can only corroborate that there was indeed a localised thunderstorm.
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    Lichfield / Birmingham cross city line

    If the question is about noise levels due to non-electric trains and living near the tracks, I'd add that there are relatively frequently not-in-service XC (and AWC?) Voyagers running at the start and end of the day to get to/from the Central Rivers depot at Barton-under-Needwood. I think they...
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    ORR Origin-Destination Matrix 2022-23

    I've pivotted the linked .csv file to make it quite a lot smaller (though have stripped out a lot of the info, and potentially have squashed out some stations but I'm pretty sure the count is correct). Same licensing caveats apply as per OP...
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    Storm Henk travel disruption 02/01/24

    It was windier here (Cambridge) than it has been all winter. I can happily believe it hit 60mph gusts here. I walked home rather than cycle into a headwind, and colleagues reported very gusty commutes. They weren't running double-decker bus replacements Cambridge North - Ely due to the wind...
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    Storm Henk travel disruption 02/01/24

    It was brutally windy, albeit briefly, in Cambridge - I'm not sure how Ely managed to avoid it. That said, I may have a different tolerance for wind levels...
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    Cambridge South new station construction progress.

    Interesting, thanks - I'd been looking at Great Northern's equivalent which is not as complete (e.g. 3/4th Feb isn't on theirs).
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    Cambridge South new station construction progress.

    Is there likely to be much in the way of weekend closures in the New Year? Nothing showing for Jan/Feb, which surprised me a bit but that might be me being overly pessimistic
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    HS2 Old Oak Common

    Is the dotted line layout on Open Street Map correct in terms of showing connections?: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/51.5248/-0.2479
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    LNW Trent Valley services

    How much would the proposed (unless things have changed) fast service from Lichfield/Tamworth to Euston (the second Liverpool?) thin out passenger numbers on the remaining semi-fast? Certainly when I was in Lichfield I didn't use it to get to London because it was cheap/comfortable (though those...
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    Delay Repay on train pulled from timetable

    Very comprehensive answer, thank you. I'll make the claim as usual and report back if there are any issues.
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    Delay Repay on train pulled from timetable

    Hello, I'm travelling up to Scarborough right now, and the intended train from York (the 1303) has been removed from the timetable as far as I can tell. This will naturally make me an hour late. I'm not particularly fussed by the delay itself, but have two questions: a) I'm slightly surprised...
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    HS2 Progress near Kenilworth

    I'm not *certain* this is the case - I walked in the Lichfield area before the official announcement of the pause, but after the rumours were going about, and was using OSM to navigate the various HS2 bits and pieces. It didn't have the route of the line marked and it was a bit wishy-washy with...
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    HS2 Progress near Kenilworth

    The line is marked on OpenStreetMap, fairly clearly now: https://osm.org/go/euy9YAJ1-
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    Tunnel crossing of the WCML and Metropolitan line, by Swiss Cottage and South Hampstead stations

    Image courtesy of Carto Metro for context. Interestingly, it thinks the Met passes under the WCML here, though it might be wrong. I think using real compass directions here makes things easier, but that might just be me!
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    Negative perception of booking offices and clerks

    There's an interesting issue here, too - the staff get very good and proactive at helping people use the machines, so people who don't need help using the machines sometimes have to bat them away (this is mostly driven by the Kings Cross/Liverpool Street split, to be fair - it's not particularly...
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    Validity of Advance: Cambridge Stations to West Midlands

    Yep, I'll use the available tools now I know of this setup, thanks! I just wasn't paying attention at booking, assuming nothing has changed. And yes, I was aiming to be a bit earlier - I like to make sure I make the WC train as otherwise things get flakey, even if nominally that's the railways...
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    Validity of Advance: Cambridge Stations to West Midlands

    Cheers, though (but wasn't sure) that would be the answer.
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    Validity of Advance: Cambridge Stations to West Midlands

    (This is mostly academic, but interested in the consensus) I have an advance single from "Cambridge or Cambridge North" to Lichfield TV, Avanti WC + Connections. This ticket was dubiously added to the database a couple of years ago when I queried the lack of adv singles from Cambridge North, so...
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    Elizabeth line: Commuters say service 'not what was promised'

    Re the travelcard issue - I noticed this at the weekend, too, with a 26-30 discounted super-off-peak travelcard (presumably pretty much exactly the same as you had, mine from Cambridge North). Paddington Crossrail the only place there were issues, fine at Bond Street, fine at Paddington underground.

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