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43096's latest activity
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43096 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.That does not introduce any efficiency - quite the opposite. You need more coaches, more locomotives and more staff. For an operation... -
43096 replied to the thread Heritage Railway stations where the train is faster / slower than driving.Bet you didn’t reverse at 50 Steps though!!
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43096 replied to the thread EMR to introduce reduced Inter City service from Monday 20th July.That should help improve the fleet reliability stats then... A train that doesn't leave the depot doesn't fail.
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43096 replied to the thread Delayed due to failure of Tesco daventry - coatbridge DRS service (17/12).DRS don't pay delay repay cash - that's down to Avanti/TPE/Caledonian Sleeper. DRS are liable for penalties under their contract with...
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43096 replied to the thread Old London Underground trains.The signage now has two parts. A yellow warning "Danger Risk of death if used when train is moving" and a red prohibition "Emergency...
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43096 replied to the thread Driver > guard communication.The fire alarm test button didn't revert the power car to idle, it shuts the engine down. It was used for many years as a "local engine...
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43096 replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.Which are neither available nor compliant.
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43096 replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.Alstom will only maintain them to the standard Lumo are prepared to pay for.
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43096 replied to the thread Delayed due to failure of Tesco daventry - coatbridge DRS service (17/12).Of course, if the passenger trains were still locomotive hauled, they could have given a push from behind.
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43096 replied to the thread New 720s (?).Looks like some sort of test bodyshell to me.
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43096 replied to the thread SWR Class 458/4s: fleet status and withdrawal updates.And, comically, the PIS still thinking it is a 10-car set and announcing that passengers for Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle and Earley...
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43096 replied to the thread SWR Class 458/4s: fleet status and withdrawal updates.As I have pointed out before, the refurbishment contract was signed in Spring 2021. That is long enough - 12 months - into Covid for...
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43096 replied to the thread EMR - MD Will Rogers leaves immediately.If that's the case, why did he leave with immediate effect? No handover to a successor, just gone same day. All points to him being pushed.
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43096 replied to the thread New website with UK rail stations and lines.I like the live trains map. In particular, providing the click-through from the map to RealTimeTrains is a very, very sensible move.
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43096 replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.That's just the usual flannel you get in these announcements. Let's been clear: he's been fired. The fact he has gone with immediate...