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    London Underground Driving

    Hi, I was just wondering if LU drivers could drive on more than one line, if they did that or if they were assigned to just one line. Thanks/
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    Poor avatar quality.

    Hi there (oh me again :lol: ), I wondered how could I put an avatar for my RUK account without having it transformed to poor quality (compare yours to mine, black spots all over it, yuck) ?
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    The Glasgow Subway.

    Hi there, As some of you already know, I've been to UK this summer. I've been to various cities, including Glasgow. So I tested the Glasgow Subway, which I won't qualify as useless, but... Well what's a decent subway system without a station in Queen Street or Central ? I know there are two...
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    Computer specs...

    Hi everyone, I would like to know how much average FPS could I get on Railworks with these computer specs: Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor 2.20 GHz RAM: 4.00 Go 32 bits exploitation system. Windows performance evalutation: 4,4 Thanks
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    Should the Metropolitan Line be part of the London Underground network ?

    Well the title says it all...should the Met still be part of the London Underground network ? Well it only has a small portion underground (but that's another subject...), it reaches speeds up to 60 mph, it shares tracks with Chiltern Railways, it has fast/semi-fast and slow services (should we...
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    What music do you listen to ?

    I think it could be interesting to find out what are the tastes of people on the forum about music. Club music for me (includes HandsUp, House, Electro, Garage........)
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    Open Access Operator ?

    Hi everyone :) There are "classic" TOCs in UK, but I see there are also Open Access Operators I was wondering what's the difference between a "classic" TOC and an Open-Access TOC. Thanks ! :D
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    Edinburgh <> Glasgow ...?

    POLL ABOVE: EDINBURGH TO GLASGOW, not Edinburgh to Aberdeen !!! Hi everyone :) This summer, during my "2.0 UK Summer Holidays" ( :D ) I will travel by train from Edinburgh to Glasgow, and back. I was wondering what would be the best route to travel: ► Edinburgh <> Glasgow via Falkirk...
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    Siemens selected as preferred bidder for Thameslink

    Siemens selected as preferred bidder for Thameslink Rolling Stock Procurement Programme. http://www.industry.siemens.co.uk/mobility/uk/en/AboutUs/news/articles/Pages/SiemensselectedaspreferredbidderforThameslinkRollingStockProcurementProgramme.aspx What do you think about that ?
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    Pendolino or Voyager ? (or other...)

    Hi everyone, I would like to know (for my UK summer holidays 2011) if the Virgin Trains service from London to Birmingham (any Birmingham station) is operated by Class 390 Pendolinos or Voyagers ? (or other...) Thanks !)
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    Trainspotting in UK

    Hi everyone ! :) I'm planning to go trainspotting (among other things :D ) in UK in July-August. I welcome your advices: where are the good places to take photos of trains ? has trainspotting in UK good reputation to staff and TOCs ? should I ask for authorisations to make some photos...
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    Orange stripe

    Hi everyone :D I would like to know why is there an orange stripe on all British trains on top of the windows, on all the train (signification, origin, history...) Thanks :)
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    What's your favorite "modern" train in UK ?

    What's your favorite "modern" train in UK ? (design, comfort, etc.) Electric Desiros for me :D
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    Ecs ?

    Hi :) I know that an ECS train is a train without passengers, but what does ECS stand for ? Empty to Carriage Sidings ?
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    Miles Per 5 Minute Delay ? (MP5MD)

    Hi everyone :) I've seen, principally in the January 2011 issue of the Modern Railways magazine (reliability special file), that we use Miles Per 5 Minute Delay (MP5MD) to determine a train's reliability. But what is MP5MD ? Is it the average mileage that a train travels between two 5MD...
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    Train Lights

    Hi :) I was wondering why british trains had "day" headlights and "night" headlights. What does it change to have the headlight on the right or the left side ?

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