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mike57
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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Yes but we continued to build 4/6 wheelers for a considerable time after that date as far as I can tell.
51 minutes ago
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mike57
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DHELM: Why are UK railways so bad?
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I have a view that the railways are not good at identifying the simple(relatively) to fix problems and sorting them out, on the basis...
54 minutes ago
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mike57
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Why did we need HS1?
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It is but a quick look at Streetview shows it to be patchy. To use the old school report phrase 'Could do better'. The silly thing is it...
Today at 13:49
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mike57
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Differences in the adoption of 'bogie' coaches between the UK and USA
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Railway History & Nostalgia
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Without having any hard evidence it appears to me that USA railways had 'bogie' coaches almost from the start, whereas in the UK 4 and 6...
Today at 13:44
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mike57
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it’s a fairly safe bet that standard class passengers and taxpayers will indeed be paying for 1st class refreshments.
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Which of course brings us full circle as at the start of railways there three classes in the UK. I think a range of offerings with...
Today at 13:26
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mike57
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it’s a fairly safe bet that standard class passengers and taxpayers will indeed be paying for 1st class refreshments.
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I will happily pay a premium for first class. Nowadays most of my rail travel is for leisure, I like the extra space, food and drink. I...
Today at 12:01
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mike57
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Fallout for rail prosecutions from Post Office scandal
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If you are paying in cash the TVM at our local station doesn't take cash. Certainly in our area thats the norm. (Northern, Hull -...
Today at 08:27
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mike57
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ASLEF strikes W/c 6th May
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Whatever your stance on this I cant see this strike acheiving more than the last few have. The government are not bothered, they know...
Yesterday at 16:38
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mike57
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Why did we need HS1?
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Yes just walked it through on Streetview, signage is patchy, really they could do a lot better at very little cost, When (If??) HS2...
Yesterday at 15:12
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mike57
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Why did we need HS1?
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I assume the same applies to the Class 395s that are used on domestic services, the only difference being top speed. My understanding...
Yesterday at 13:42
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mike57
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Fallout for rail prosecutions from Post Office scandal
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This feels like we are saying "Lets persecute the people who make a genuine mistakes, because there's not much we can do about the...
Yesterday at 13:26
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mike57
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Fallout for rail prosecutions from Post Office scandal
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Have to say I struggle with this. You know you need a ticket to travel. If due to technical problems you cant buy a ticket at your...
Yesterday at 09:18
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mike57
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Why did we need HS1?
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I used Eurostar once prior to HS1 opening, in 1999 to view the total eclipse in Northern France. The route into Waterloo was totally...
Yesterday at 08:56
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mike57
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Fallout for rail prosecutions from Post Office scandal
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I assume there will be records of penalty fares so maybe start at £25, and then ramp up to say £50. £100, £200 for multiple instances in...
Yesterday at 06:53
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mike57
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Fallout for rail prosecutions from Post Office scandal
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To me if your actions are seen to be deliberately avoiding paying the fare then that is fraud, i.e. you have no intention of...
Thursday at 16:33
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