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  1. CarrotPie

    Should timetables allow for easier recovery from disruption?

    Which leads to the obvious question: should they be, or should they have more slack snd flexibility built into them to allow for easier recovery from disruption, and how might this be achieved?
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    Track damage cancels all Finnish long-distance trains on Tuesday 13.2.

    After today's strike, now this: https://www.vr.fi/en/news/2024/02/12/track-damage-causes-long-distance-cancellations-tuesday-13-february Edit: The damage has been located between Lahti and Kouvola - source (in Finnish). Apparently the line will be ready for traffic again later today (13.2)...
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    What happens if you split tickets but the train doesn't call at a split point?

    In a hypothetical situation, you book tickets on a train calling at A, B and C, splitting at B. But the train doesn't stopat B, either due to disruption (after being told) or human error (at either end). Now what?
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    VR winter sale (Finland)

    For those happy to venture out into the cold in the most traditional Finnish weather (so not many people then), VR (Finnish national railways) has a winter sale on until Sunday: I'm looking to pick up a nice pair of route-bashing trips to Oulu and Joensuu via Pieksämäki in February/March - over...
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    Starting my journey at a later station - Off-Peak Return

    I've found other threads on this but they don't seem entirely conclusive: if I buy an off-peak return from London Terminals to Maidstone East, West or Barracks, can I end my outbound journey and/or start my return journey at Barming, which is between London and Maidstone?
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    Platform Tickets

    Which stations in London still issue platform tickets, and how much are they? I'm planning a spotting day there over Christmas.
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    How do drivers get to underground sidings?

    I was playing a bit of Train Sim World 2 recently on the Bakerloo Line, and it got me thinking: at stations like Elephant & Castle, where there are turnback sidings south of the station, how do drivers access them? Are there designated walking routes through the tunnels or do they just have to...
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    Refurbished/Repainted Class 707s + Entering Service

    Thought I'd create a thread to keep track of Southeastern Class 707s being reliveried. List is below, please feel free to post updates on the progress of the repainting and refurbishment. This thread is also a way to track units that have carried passengers in service.
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    Routes/Services you think should be transferred to a different TOC

    Reading the thread on the Redhill-Tonbridge shuttle being crewed entirely by Southeastern made me realise that I have thought for years that that line should have been run be SE, and not transferred to Southern. Any other routes or services you think should be transferred to a different TOC?
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    Favourite Turbostar

    Following on from my previous Favourite Electrostar thread, what is your favourite Turbostar and why?
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    Powerhouse Scenarios

    A general discussion thread for AP's new Powerhouse software/scenarios. See more here: https://www.trainsimscenarios.com/ Are you interested in the scenarios? What are your thoughts on the 99p price?
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    Help with peak-time Kent-Victoria allocations

    I am currently developing some scenarios for Train Simulator 2021, and I was wondering, to increase realism, if someone could help me with the following services: 0644 RAI-VIC 0650 DVP-VIC 0716/0719 RAM/DVP-VIC 0744 RAI-VIC Please could someone help me with the usual unit types, formarions and...
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    Favourite Electrostar

    What is your favourite Electrostar and why?
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    More units for Northern

    Just thinking about the 350/2s soon to be going to off-lease from WMT and also Northern looking at getting more trains. My plan is this: West Midlands Railway's new Class 730s replace the Class 323s, which then transfer to Northern, bolstering their current Class 323 fleet. London Northwestern...
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    Class 325s

    Does anyone know if the Class 325s are still running and their allocation, routes, diagrams etc? Watched Night Mail yesterday and it got me wondering. All help appreciated.
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    Odd formations

    Does anybody know of any unusual formations of trains (mixed classes or just odd mismatches) caused by accident damage or exams that give the resulting unit a temporary number, e.g. 377165 or 153399? Pictures, numbers and links all welcome.

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