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AM9's latest activity
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AAM9 replied to the thread Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern.In my experience of them, they are much quieter than the 150s, especially when pulling away as their engine(s) run at their most...
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AAM9 replied to the thread SWR Portsmouth services diverted via Oxshott on 3/4 August.Given that we are heading for these higher temperatures every summer, would there be a case for temporary 'sunshades' over the most...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.I think the impact of road transport using carbon fuels will far exceed all 'heritage' justified coal burning on rail and static boilers...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.My comment, (maybe a little too subtle) was that our 'motoring heritage' will increasingly become seen as 100 years of burning...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.Or to put it another way, "owners of these cars are preserving our polluting heritage", for those that haven't noticed the sudden change...
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AAM9 replied to the thread S Stock feels dated despite age.Isn't that why on a really hot and humid day, there will be a pool of condensation beneath a parked vehicle? That could only have come...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Supermarkets discussion.My choice at Waitrose (where 90%+ of our shopping is done) is between staffed desks and quick scan/self scan is available. Quick scan is...
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AAM9 replied to the thread New passenger numbers and Crowding figures published.The commuter market is also expensive to provide for: multi track approaches to city centres, signalling allowing minimal headways...
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AAM9 replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Indeed, - when motorways that penetrated the centres of the major northern cities were being built in the '60s, London had relatively...
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AAM9 replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.It seems that you still don't get it. The Network railcard is a promotional offer to help match usage of actual infrastructure and...
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AAM9 replied to the thread The "And in other news..." thread.No mention of how many penalty points he was given, (or already had).
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AAM9 replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.There never was a true discussion, most down south just pay as (relatively) few travel enough in the north to notice the lower prices...
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AAM9 replied to the thread New passenger numbers and Crowding figures published.Interestingly if the current RTT entry for the busiest train in the UK (Thameslink 9T81 0713 Bedford to Three Bridges) is shows a class...
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AAM9 replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Hastings to Portsmouth is about as obscure a journey as I can imagine, - it also takes 3 hours and three or four trains each way. You...
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AAM9 replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.OK, so consider cities outside London: Basingstoke to Southampton 31miles SVR £38 Guildford to Portsmouth 31 miles SVR £40.10 These are...