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    Driver forgot to turn lights on?

    I used to regularly travel on the eastern end of the Central Line in the 1980s and 90s and it seemed like standard practice to keep lights off on the open air sections in daylight. Sometimes the guard would wait until the rear car (where the guards position was) was in the tunnel after Leyton...
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    “Better than average” Wetherspoons

    I use the app, I like it for the same reason, it not wanting to leave belongings unattended when going to the bar.
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    “Better than average” Wetherspoons

    I'm in one right now with music, I don't think it's a Lloyd's No 1 branded outlet. If it is it isn't obvious. Not that it matters.
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    Non standard track gauges that were and currently used in the UK

    I believe there are a few remnants of dual gauge track from the Woolwich system, deeply hidden in a plot of land near Thamesmead Morrisons, which is inaccessible and contaminated. (The land, not Morrisons).
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    Inspector Sands at Finsbury Park 19/12/23

    West end theatres have assorted codewords for fires, alarm activations, suspicious packages, lost children.
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    Christmas special 2023 on Real Time Trains

    I've known this train to show up very briefly on other publicly accessible train info sites, in spite of it being a RTT created thing.
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    GWML / Elizabeth line disruption due to OLE down near Paddington

    I caught a train from Tottenham Court Road to Abbey Wood around 8pm. It departed from the westbound platform, I think an Abbey Wood - Tottenham Court Road shuttle for a couple of hours, reversing at the crossover near Farringdon.
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    “Better than average” Wetherspoons

    They are opening a new outlet on the Euston Road in January. I can't see any obvious vacant premises near Charing Cross.
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    Nothern Line: Scary situation, doors did not open

    I saw that happen recently on the Jubilee line, ie train door opened but PED didn't. Someone decided to force the PED to open, but the train door closed whilst he was doing so. Thankfully he got the PED open before the train started moving.
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    Are there any good scenic views on the underground when it is above ground?

    The Central Line around Riding Valley and Chigwell goes over a viaduct with a view into the city.
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    Does London Blackfriars have step free access?

    I think they are on the same level, so you just go round the end of the buffer stops straight to platform 2. No stairs, escalators or lifts.
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    November strike action on National Rail suspended - impact on next week's service

    No. I don't work in the railway industry. If I was asked at around 3pm to work until eg 11pm, when I was planning to finish at 5 or 6pm, I would have no problem saying no. I value my own time.
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    Any new underground systems planned?

    There's Ipswich. http://www.simonknott.co.uk/ipswichunderground.htm
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    Could Waterloo East operate with just two platforms?

    I'd imagine that six platforms at Charing Cross going into two tracks would create lots of conflicting moves and potential for blocking back if trains are running out of sequence.

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