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TThe Ham replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency."When diaries allow" (please ignore any meetings that our king has had with other allies of ours, they're not state visits, as can be...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.Given that the US is deporting students (who have historically been able to be deported for serious crimes) who appear to have done...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread What current train services would look different if certain railways hadn’t been closed?.Alton services would have carried on to Winchester. As to serving the Melon Valley, I wonder if they would have split/joined services...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Do you think that the UK switching to electric vehicles is realistic?.Given that the list is otherwise in order and the table reads as: Tesla 15.18% Volkswagen 45.38% Porsche 17.39% I wouldn't be...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Article - Train leasing companies’ profits investigated by regulator. But should the government “buy out” the ROSCO’s?.The question comes down to is the amount of debt by paying a commercial lease going to be more or less than a nationalised company. In...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Article - Train leasing companies’ profits investigated by regulator. But should the government “buy out” the ROSCO’s?.Depends: - new trains will be needed at some point - new trains could have lower maintenance costs (see the difference between Desiro...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread What should be done with Heathrow Express once Old Oak Common opens? And how could the paths be best used?.The other thing to consider is the motorways are congested now, they almost certainly couldn't cope with the extra traffic from a third...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Future of the 350/2s.Unless you've got a station with high usage and the ability to platform 2 or 3 extra coaches I'm not sure that there's much to be gained...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Wind Power and UK Energy Use.True, however the difference that's likely to make at 6:15 and 23:45 is likely to fairly small. The mild weather is likely to be a...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Medium Sized Cities with Heavy Rail Metro Potential.Creating better connectivity within the Aldershot Urban Area (similar sized population to Plymouth) would be relatively easy. First...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.Only if those who vote for Trump are being informed of the details, or are paying enough attention to the finer details, it's entirely...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread The Labour Party under Keir Starmer.British Leyland is an example, where it's complex, certainly. However, cars are very complex compared to steel manufacturing. For...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Article - Train leasing companies’ profits investigated by regulator. But should the government “buy out” the ROSCO’s?.Yes, indeed is need to have such trains, however I was giving an example of how someone running a Nationalised ROSCO could take on (with...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread The Labour Party under Keir Starmer.Define successfully. Most nationalised industries have been able to be sold off, so arguably they must have been run well enough to...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Is the 9bn Lower Thames Road crossing approval bad news for rail?.There's likely to be quite a few people who will not be willing to pay the mileage rate as it's more than their fuel rate, even though...