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    CrossCountry new franchise in 2027

    Is there a way of switching things round a bit from what we have now E.g Main routes 1tph Cardiff to Edinburgh via Leeds (2 hourly Glasgow) Dundee and Aberdeen once or twice a day. 1tph Plymouth to Manchester or Liverpool 1tph Bristol to Nottingham 1tph Bournemouth to Manchester or Liverpool...
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    Train services with a lot of slack in the timetable

    Local networks at both Glasgow and Liverpool to work around which isn't helpful. I remember when they first started there was 3 each way between the two and the lunchtime train heading south went via lea Green instead or st Helens
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    Train services with a lot of slack in the timetable

    1204 Glasgow Liverpool had about 15 minute wait at Preston. 3h42 end to end. Be good if it could get a better path going south. Everytime i travel south the journey always seems to be a bit of a drag between Glasgow and Carlisle but fine after that, northbound feels like no time at all I'll be...
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    Are there any ‘Easy Win’ electrification projects that are worth looking at?

    What about thr Maryhill line, what no more than say 12/13 kilometres
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    Future of Class 379

    Why not send them to Scotland. With electrification ongoing and the class 320/318 only having about 5 years left would be a decent place for them.
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    19th July Lockdown Easing - Observations and Compliance

    I'm on the upper deck of the 7 in Glasgow to summerston and no one upstairs has a mask on
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    Common sense prevailing

    i work in morrisons and even now at xmas time no queues to get in the shop, people not hysterical about walking past each other. seems sense has started kicking in a bit. still waiting to see a conductor on my local line (North Clyde) haven't seen once since march haven't paid to go into the...
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    New Scottish COVID-19 Restrictions 07/10/2020

    All these new restrictions on travel and home visits how can they actually be enforced, over xmas ill be going to my friends house regardless of what she says. First lockdown got through it ok then after the summer as more restrictions are imposed again got to a point where i think is life...
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    Avanti West Coast rebrand

    i think the ivery should have been red based as it suits the trains, im not a fan of greens and orange in general
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    Long term social distancing: Impact on public life & public transport?

    its going to be a fine balance between suppression/controlling the virus, starting the economy again. One thing i can see coming soon is people and their mental health taking a turn for the worse which for some people will take a long time to recover from. normal circumstances i can go see a...
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    Suggestions for where new flyovers/diveunders should be built to replace 'flat' junctions

    i agree hyndland with everything going to from yoker/singer/milngavie its recipe for delays an unreliable service. not the first time ive sat at jordanhill waiting for a train going to anniesland to pass. don't know how they would fix that without mass demolition in the area though
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    Wetherspoons pubs.

    When the pubs at some time in the future are able to reopen I definitely won't be drinking in a Wetherspoons pub again. What's the general consensus amongst the public?
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    Where would you electrify next?

    A few off the top pf my head Liverpool Manchester via Warrington Wigan Manchester Maryhill line Ek Barrhead Kilmarnock Troon
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    Woman asked to give up seat on train for child.

    Me personally if I'm on a bus or train and someone is in more need of the seat than I am whether pregnant disabled elderly or anything I will give it up as I'm perfectly capable of standing. The thing that bothers me when I have given a seat up, sometimes people have not even given me a simple...
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    Electrification: Which line would you do next?

    Maryhill line Glasgow- East Kilbride/Kilmarnock then to Troon. Waverley - Tweedbank Fife Circle Have near enough all Central Belt commuter stuff run by electric trains. ( If I had it my way)

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