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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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Hythe Road would be no good for the Milton Keynes service as it was planned to be on the Mitre Bridge Loop, the connecting line from...
Yesterday at 19:25
MarkyT
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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There's no room between the two double junctions at Acton Wells which are only about 100m apart, with no signals in the gap so if...
Yesterday at 13:47
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Is the Heathrow Express a viable, worthwhile service?
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On RTT, looking at a handful of mid-morning Down Main running times planned on Tuesday 23/04 from a standing start at Paddington, they...
Sunday at 14:37
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Gatwick Express: Should it have more stops?
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Agreed. The connectivity of Clapham Junction makes it a great stop if the timetable could be made to work. If a resurrected...
Sunday at 13:07
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XC trains behing heavily used by Wolverhampton to Birmingham commuters: how could this be resolved?
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Cutting out Coventry on XC is absurd. It would add around 40 minutes to the journey to anywhere south of Leamington Spa and cut the...
Friday at 09:58
MarkyT
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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Totnes has high long-distance sales because the trendy town and its picturesque South Hams hinterland are home to many media and arts...
15 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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Euston is well sited, well known and understood by the public and together with KX and St P forms a cluster of major termini whose...
14 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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Mainly in the peaks, for layout reasons, on the South Western, something that might plausibly be fixed in the future in which case more...
14 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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Victoria & south london resignalling phase 5: what actually changes on the ground?
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CAD, with its ability to move elements around on a circuit drawing more easily for such alterations, came a bit late for much use in the...
13 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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Victoria & south london resignalling phase 5: what actually changes on the ground?
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Once the insulation degradation sets in, the risk in interlockings can also be higher, especially big complex ones like Victoria where...
12 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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How could Island Line be improved? Could a 32/28 minute frequency work? Any other suggestions?
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Were there any changes to speed limits through the points converted?
11 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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Countries where rail traffic drives on a different side to road traffic
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Right-hand running in Alsace is because the territory was part of Germany between the 1870s and WW1, when many railways were built...
10 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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Cambridge Area Signalling Renewal
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People stepping out behind a train that has just passed is a common hazard around the world, especially in many overseas stations where...
1 Apr 2024
MarkyT
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The San Jose BART extension and making changes to cut costs
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So they all go to one platform, then still get on the wrong train if signage is confusing! The provision of bigger tunnels to allow...
31 Mar 2024
MarkyT
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The San Jose BART extension and making changes to cut costs
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That's the default for much of the historic Paris metro too, though not constructed using modern TBMs clearly!
30 Mar 2024
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