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43096 replied to the thread Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you.Now why does that remind me of Father Jack and his pet brick? -
43096 replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.Careful. Don't forget that the 222 maintenance was handled by Bombardier (later Alstom) at Etches Park, so the depot passed from Alstom...
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43096 replied to the thread Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you.Yes you can. We'll get into a debate about apostrophes shortly now you have posted that! (Is it Tescos, or Tesco's - in which case...
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43096 replied to the thread SWR cracking down on Vauxhall - Waterloo doughnuts/short fares - Also GTR.It isn't. It's a mix of the high number platforms in the main shed (16-19) and platforms 20-24. If you're being pedantic, Queenstown...
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43096 replied to the thread East Midlands railways industrial action.I don't believe that: you specify it as a criteria of the tender evaluation. As an example, back in 2016/17 DSB tendered for new locos...
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43096 replied to the thread Which heritage lines do and don't have steam bans currently?.But the kettles have been setting fire to the lineside.
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43096 replied to the thread Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you.People who still cannot get the name “Alstom” correct after well over a quarter of a century. There’s still people using “Alsthom” or...
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43096 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper to mainland Europe?.The locomotives is the easy bit… Class 92 through from Scotland to Calais. Then something else (Sybic/TRAXX/Vectron) forward.
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43096 replied to the thread East Midlands railways industrial action.One of those Fyra trains was famously daubed with graffiti while sat on Watergraafsmeer depot: “Their food may be good but… don’t buy...
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43096 replied to the thread Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway: progress updates.Judging by your post, you don’t appear to know why. It’s called diagramming, and is fundamental to railway operations.
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43096 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Signalling needs electricity...
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43096 replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.I'd have thought that would be obvious! Yes, but if the trains are not in service they are not generating more faults, nor is exam work...
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43096 replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.It's not hard to work it out. The 80x are not "good now" - the cracking issues remain but are being "managed", but the ride quality is...
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43096 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Class 92s are 140km/h max speed (~87mph), are they not?
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43096 replied to the thread SWR Class 458/4s: fleet status and withdrawal updates.It's not just on the origins of the units. If you wanted to make 4-car units out of 458531-536 you have a problem with motor car/toilet...