Recent content by waterboo

One has to ask the question if closing the Bombardier / Alstom plant was a rather folly idea in light of these lucrative rolling stock opportunities coming upstream?!?!

I'm just stumped on how an earth a platform extension / new platform can amount to £24m !!!

According to a linkedin post from a Performance Improvement Manager at Avanti(which I'm struggling to find again) - the use of platform 5 is for the performance benefit (simultaneous arrivals and departures), but additionally platform 5 offers a better PTI (platform train interface) corridor for...

Thankfully, I made the decision to escape from London to a far more laid back and stress free North Yorkshire about 8 years ago. However upon recent visit to London - I only had to stand at the gateline for no less than 5 minutes at Queen's Park to witness count of about 8 individuals 'bumping'...

Is 12 not the number of years that she has been at Huddersfield as opposed to the true age of the cat?

Anyone going to punt a vote in for C2C as best operator?

Midland Metro tramway extensions also have discontinuous electrification.

Sorry to hear about your frustrations, but unless you've directed your complaints direct to the source of discontent - this becomes futile conversation.

I actually find the station staff PSV option interesting. The flight risk from station staff to bus drivers is minimal to negligible in my opinion - rather the opposite transition is more prominent. However, we should take this proposal in the spirit that customers will be on the move much...

I'm rather amused that they decided to do an artist impression of the train in what looks to be ---- Reading station?

I recall a few years ago when Piccadilly line services were cancelled en masse due to several trains sustaining wheel flats during low adhesion conditions. The cancellations sustained over several weeks - and perhaps LUL are safeguarding over such occurrences happening again

Oh boy the 170's are bad! The female "this is a northern service to" also seems exceeding high pitched and at a fast tempo that it makes one jolt slightly when it is played. I think switching to a male announcer was in part due to the poor speakers on the 170s which have a tendancy to crackle...

There is indeed. Suppose 2 units are coupled and only one portion has a Train manager, the other portion is locked out of use.

I imagine the rather lacklustre uptake of ex AWC 221 will partially be driven by the additional costs incurred by ensuring that each unit on a double set has a Train Manager present. I can understand the economical sense of crush loading a single set as opposed to the not insignificant cost of...

Should Apperley Bridge and Appley Bridge stations be given the (Yorks) and (Lancs) suffix respectively on their names, due to the familiarity in station names? Is there any cases where customers have been confused between purchasing tickets for either station? Regards.