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Comparison of signalling roles between countries and systems
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International Transport
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I was wondering if anyone knew of anything that compared signalling roles between countries and systems. Every country has its own...
Saturday at 22:02
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WCRC loses judicial review in High Court
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So what were they using for the afternoon service between the restarting of services and the 6th of May?
Saturday at 17:27
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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For Marshall's involvement with the CLR see The Story of London's Underground. Siemens' involvement with the W&C is from Wikipedia...
29 Apr 2024
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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Yes, that doesn't say he was in favour of a specific American implementation of low voltage DC. The Story of London's Underground, the...
28 Apr 2024
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eldomtom2
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What are the officially used names for these controls/indicators in a cab?
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Traction & Rolling Stock
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What are the officially used names for these controls/indicators in a cab? The control that combines the throttle and brake Switch that...
27 Apr 2024
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eldomtom2
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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But there's a key thing you've left out here - third rail systems were already in use in London on the C&SLR and CLR. All the sources...
27 Apr 2024
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HS2 Euston - Development, design and construction news (not speculation, please)
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Has that been set out in any more detail than the mayors in question saying "we'd like to do 2a with private sector money"?
27 Apr 2024
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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No, they planned to use it but the switch to third rail electrification was made before the line opened. The Wikipedia articles, and...
26 Apr 2024
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Rail nationalisation: ideas, suggestions, predictions etc
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Oh no it isn't! Japanese railways charge flat distance-based fares, and split ticketing is still a thing there. To quote the google...
25 Apr 2024
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eldomtom2
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Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power
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I think you will find that the railway of 1993 was dramatically safer than the railway of 1948.
25 Apr 2024
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eldomtom2
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Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power
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I don’t know about statements made by politicians, but it definitely wasn’t in the manifesto:
24 Apr 2024
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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Some of it had Americans involved in financing etc. , but to say it was "built" by Americans is surely an exaggeration, and do you have...
24 Apr 2024
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eldomtom2
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Deutsche Bahn US consultant: Global Best Practices for Cutting the Cost of Building High Speed Rail
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Speculative Discussion
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I thought this video might be interesting in the light of HS2's curtailment. A consultant with DB's US consultancy organisation gives a...
23 Apr 2024
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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Of course American railroads were and are hardly known for profligate spending...
23 Apr 2024
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Differences in rolling stock safety regulations in mainland Europe compared to UK
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I believe this was (at least until recently) also the case in Germany - admittedly my only source for this is a German train simulator...
18 Apr 2024
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