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The exile
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[Trivia] Bus journeys faster than a train journey.
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There must be quite a few between the ends of two branch lines which originate in different places (Pembroke to Milford Haven, for...
20 Apr 2024
The exile
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GWR fleet procurement
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And the requirement is for a “trickle introduction” till Dec 2027, which also sounds like tailoring towards a fleet that isn’t all yet...
20 Apr 2024
The exile
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Chiltern Class 165 move
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There’s been 2 Chiltern units at Barton Hill for several weeks now (don’t know whether they’ve always been the same two, but they don’t...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Airedale Line rolling stock, 1980s
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Same stock though on the locals.
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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trivia oldest and newest together
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Not quite the same thing, but I remember being on a rail tour from Paddington that ran through to Minehead in about 1996. The tour was...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Why do some tramways use kmph rather than mph?
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Non metric units are tolerated because A) you cannot legislate inside people’s heads, so “old habits” will die hard. (There are still...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?
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Look at the street plan of any part of virtually any town (including the City of London - where the plans to modernise after the Great...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Tallinn to Narva
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Do a Google street view of the Estonian side (where route E20 joins Tuleviku) and it’s pretty clear that walking across the frontier is...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?
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I very much doubt it’s “exactly the same issue”. Ignoring urban motorways - were you to measure the average distance from property...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Anyone noticed anecdotally another uptick in passenger numbers
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Not on the 07.30 Bath - Bristol train it isn’t. Still noticeably quieter this morning than the midweek days (as was the 07.58 Manchester...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?
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Many European cities had broad boulevards built through previously congested areas in the 19th and early 20th centuries (urban...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Combined transport authority in the north
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At least in the past, Germans used to cite the way transport (didn’t) work(ed) across their authority boundaries as a prime example of...
19 Apr 2024
The exile
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Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network: how should this be achieved?
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A well-run franchising system can at least determine whose will is behind changes to services and ensure that the infrastructure isn't...
18 Apr 2024
The exile
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June 2024 Timetable Change
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Indeed. Let us hope it is extended to station announcements, PIS etc.
18 Apr 2024
The exile
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GWR planning Saturday Bristol - Oxford service Sept to Dec 2024
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Certainly possible, but scheduling it at a busy station with only 3 through platforms might be asking for trouble. Would suggest...
18 Apr 2024
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