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    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Good morning! Does anyone know if any of the following networkers are running today and what services they would be on? 465042 465916 466002 466028 Many thanks in advance for any info!
  2. NSEFAN

    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Good morning! Does anyone know if any of the following networkers are running today and what services they would be on? 465042 465916 466002 466028 Many thanks in advance for any info!
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    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Thank you so much!
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    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Good morning! Does anyone know if any of the following networkers are running today and what services they would be on? 465042 465916 465921 466002 466003 466006 466028 Many thanks in advance for any info!
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    Is Britain really the sick man of Europe?

    I get the impression that Russia's war has certainly focussed minds on this regard. If we accelerate our progression towards renewable energy as a result of the war then that's one good outcome at least. Even Putin can't turn off the sun or stop the wind blowing!
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    Is Britain really the sick man of Europe?

    Ideally, they would be. But then we would have to restructure a lot of borders to make this possible as historic borders don't align with how resources are located. Just considering the basics, Britain certainly cannot feed itself with the population and available land it has. We had rationing...
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    Should we start mining our own coal and use it in power stations until we can rely on renewable energy to supply all of our needs?

    Is our energy supply actually at risk? Or is it just that the gas price itself is high? If anything, the recent issues have helped improve the economic case for more wind turbines, rather than bringing back closed coal-fired stations. At the very most, I would expect Ratcliffe to see output...
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    EU law requiring all new electronic devices manufactured from 2024 onwards to use a common charging cable.

    The UK will likely end up following whatever happens in mainland Europe, if at least only passively as more devices will just come with USB-C charging capability, even if not required to.
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    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Good morning! Are any of the following units out today? 313202 313207 313216 Many thanks in advance!
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    Should Elizabeth line take over the Thames Valley branches and also Romford - Upminster branch?

    Ah, so reopening the line from Bourne End to High Wycombe!? :D
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    The overturning of Roe v Wade

    I am quite ignorant of American law, but one generous interpretation of what has happened could be that these things need to be written into federal law in order to properly protect them (or indeed the constitution physically amended to specifically allow them without ambiguity), rather than...
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    The overturning of Roe v Wade

    I thought that the argument was that the original basis for Rode vs Wade was later applied to other rulings that granted various freedoms that some states wished to restrict. If one can be overturned, it may be a matter of time before the others are as well. The sort of person who is vehemently...
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    Station platforms, it's gone too far, it's crossed a red line (literally)

    The crowding in of itself isn’t the issue for platform-train interface safety. It’s when people get too close/lose situational awareness that it’s a problem. You’re also right about leaving space and a thoroughfare for passengers to alight. There’s also the need for a clear line of sight for...
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    Could a re-cast of services between Reading and Paddington provide more capacity?

    Conversely, carting around fresh air and running extra tph for the sake of 20 minutes strikes me as a waste of resources, especially at a time when the railway has to be seen to be saving money.

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