DelW's latest activity
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DelW replied to the thread Weymouth Harbour, The End Of Southern Steam, Dorset Coast Statesman 9th july 2022.I've never been on a Northern Belle trip, but I recall a rare-tracks charter on which the group across the aisle from us started on... -
DelW replied to the thread Shops & other venues that still insist on masks..Within the last couple of weeks, my local Homebase shop has removed all the plastic screens from around the tills, and removed the...
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DelW replied to the thread Serious Amtrak derailment in Missouri (27/06).Two factors that may worsen US numbers in comparison with European, is the difference in both length and speed of trains. Most European...
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DelW replied to the thread Serious Amtrak derailment in Missouri (27/06).It was statistically quite unlikely that a collision at that location would involve a passenger train, since there's only one Amtrak...
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Eastbound Southwest Chief suffered major derailment east of Kansas City, following a collision at an open farm crossing. Initial reports...
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DelW replied to the thread SWR Metro fleet withdrawals.Since ROSCOs are commercial organisations, I think it will depend on their assessment of whether there is any potential future value in...
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DelW replied to the thread Station platforms, it's gone too far, it's crossed a red line (literally).It's getting a bit off topic, but I'd suggest that those mirrors increase the risk on pavements, in comparison with on railway...
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DelW replied to the thread Sundays - back to the traditional?.Before around the late 1980s, pubs were only permitted to open 12 - 2pm and 7 - 10:30pm on Sundays. That meant that to get a pub lunch...
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DelW replied to the thread All railway ticket offices in England to close?.Even if true, closing ticket offices doesn't mean electronic tickets being the only option. E-tickets can be printed on paper, and...
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DelW replied to the thread Station platforms, it's gone too far, it's crossed a red line (literally).Not forgetting that around Britain there are thousands, possibly millions, of miles of roadside pavements that have lorries, buses and...
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DelW replied to the thread Track lubrication systems and implementation query please.I'd love to do that line again, I travelled along it on the 100th anniversary of its opening* in the summer of 1970. These days I can...
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DelW replied to the thread TRIVIA: Statues at railway stations.I have to admit that when I read post 56, my first thought was that the Curse of Autocorrupt had struck again :lol:
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DelW replied to the thread Track lubrication systems and implementation query please.I realise that minimising the workload of p-way maintenance is as important to preserved lines as to Network Rail, but I miss the...
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DelW replied to the thread Trivia: Stations with non-geographical names.On the earliest map I've found on the NLS site, Bournville is shown as a place name for a hamlet with a station, but a "cocoa factory"...
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DelW replied to the thread Transport for Wales 769's.Maybe because on Thameslink, drivers weren't noted for opening the throttle* slowly! *(Yes, I do know it isn't actually a throttle on...