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Ok, well I’m a frontline railwaywoman so is that top trumps? :rolleyes: I know there’s issues that need sorting. God knows there are.
And as for that poster, well, I’ve read their contributions. ....
I think most Pancras based drivers (certainly EMR) live in Bedford or nearer Brighton and get Thameslink in.
Rather them than me. Not that they’re particularly over-worked at that depot....
I guess we should all have our personal property stored for free for ten hours then?
Bikes: absolutely, we should encourage that. Free parking for electric cars also.
But the same as town centres, I don’t expect other people / companies to pay to store my private property for me for free...
If you stop a 5 car train at the 5 car SDO on Bedford platform 1 on the down then the approach released signal at the end of the platform won’t come off as you’re not close enough.
But I expect the mega-minds on here (that both simultaneously need to post a thread on a forum for trainspotters...
Are you seriously comparing overshooting an SDO board with Southall and Ladbroke Grove? Because if you are then I suggest you might need to give your head a bit of a wobble...
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Yep, early 80’s to 2020 is just sheer luck.
Until a few months ago the route I used to drive on in ye olde times had non-SDO 8 coach HST’s stopping at an SDO4 station with the back end on a bridge over a canal without any problems.
But sure, going further down a platform is a clause 9 offence.
The railway also isn’t short of managers. So so many layers of management.
They’re very good at emails, and making YouTube videos about how they like to be “out and about,” in the business, and I’m sure a lot of them do important work, but still....