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The exile
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DHELM: Why are UK railways so bad?
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We have spent years “putting money back in the taxpayers’” pockets. Unfortunately there has been no corresponding realisation that you...
Yesterday at 17:16
The exile
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Why don’t train conductors announce delays sooner?
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Presumably at the time you got up there had been no announcements about approaching New Street.
Yesterday at 16:57
The exile
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Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?
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Or further city centre infrastructure. The Manchester network has reached a size where there should be no single points of failure in...
Yesterday at 16:22
The exile
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LNER and people drinking on board
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I would imagine this is a case of discretion being the better part of valour on the staff’s part. It is not good if other passengers are...
Yesterday at 13:57
The exile
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Stopper allowed out first
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Portion working isn’t always for tailoring train length, though. It may be the only viable way of getting a through service to more than...
Yesterday at 13:19
The exile
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Stopper allowed out first
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That in itself is indicative of poor decision making - there should always be a contingency reserve.
Yesterday at 12:10
The exile
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Could the Heart of Wales line host more regular steam trips?
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The Kent loops are, I would guess, mainly aimed at the “premium dining” market - with the fact that it’s a steam train being little more...
Yesterday at 10:52
The exile
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Madrid to Lisbon in 2024 - possible timings if a service were to run
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Probably more a case of being led to expect absolute perfection and (unsurprisingly) not finding it. This former German resident (from...
Yesterday at 09:24
The exile
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The Social Railway - Don't InterCity operators have such responsibilities too? XC bosses in particular, I'm thinking of you.
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There are many readons for the different models - one being population density /distribution - another being the explosion of...
Yesterday at 08:02
The exile
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150's. They belong in the cess pool of history.
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Comfortable, yes (until the temperature starts rising in the summer) but totally impractical for routes where there is a high churn at...
Sunday at 17:21
The exile
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150's. They belong in the cess pool of history.
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Just out of interest, what types would you award accolades to and why?
Sunday at 16:19
The exile
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The Social Railway - Don't InterCity operators have such responsibilities too? XC bosses in particular, I'm thinking of you.
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Be careful what you wish for - what it might mean (using the Chippenham - Bath example) is one IC per hour simply missing out the...
Sunday at 13:38
The exile
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Permanent closure of Belfast Great Victoria Street station
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I think that happened rather explosively at various points in the 1970s.
Saturday at 20:26
The exile
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Permanent closure of Belfast Great Victoria Street station
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Obviously it’s going to a bit inconvenient for the next few months but from what I remember, Great Victoria Street is going to be no...
Saturday at 18:58
The exile
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June 2024 Timetable Change
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And us achievable for little effort and at little cost - certainly a figure that wouldn’t even scratch the surface of the “bigger things”
Saturday at 16:20
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