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    [Trivia] stations where two lines converge on a single station and then both branch off eachother towards different directions.

    Basingstoke?
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    Bookham Tunnel - Track Workers Near-Miss

    Yes, it seems that @Peter Mugridge was not, but I certainly was (asking that). :) Thank you for answering what the report did not. Yes, that was what I'd assumed had happened re. Figure 7, but it scarcely seems believable that the signaller could have written down "BOOKHAM" twice whilst being...
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    Bookham Tunnel - Track Workers Near-Miss

    That's one reason that it would be nice if the report discussed it.
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    Bookham Tunnel - Track Workers Near-Miss

    What an incredible chain of events! A very thick stack of Swiss Cheese slices, and yet all the holes lined up, seemingly due to nearly everyone involved (Planner, Supervisor, PIC, and especially the Signaller) being overworked. Two things about the report that struck me, one big, one small...
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    Thameslink problems 27-Dec-23

    The Beeb have got a story up saying that a new Thameslink signalling system has failed; perhaps this and some earlier posts should be split into a new thread? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67827306 EDIT: Thanks for the thread move. :-)
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    The London Underground 'Network of Track'

    I think it was actually on the station roundels themselves, rather than on any map.
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    The London Underground 'Network of Track'

    Didn't it used to say at least the latter at some point? I have a vague early childhood (early-1970s) memory of seeing such signs somewhere. EDIT: Or is that the point you were trying to make? ☺
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    Spanish regional trains too big?

    See also https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/10/unspeakable-botch-spain-spends-258-million-on-trains-that-are-too-big-for-its-tunnels
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    Tech support request

    Yes, further to my earlier post, would just like to confirm that all seems ok now. Thanks for fixing it.
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    Tech support request

    Same here with the Redirect issue. Not had any trouble with it whatsoever until now (had no idea some people had been struggling) but had trouble getting on tonight. Only managed it via a saved bookmark to Infrastructure & Stations and then doing a search for "Cookies" to find a suitable...
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    How are train service 'identities' (like 9X99) pronounced by rail staff?

    I remember when I was a little boy in the early 1970s, the GPO phonebooks recommended the use of "fife" and "niner" when reading out numbers over the phone in order to avoid confusion.
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    Using station as pedestrian through-route

    I was going to mention that one. I used to live quite near the SW entrance to the station, and found it immensely frustrating that I couldn't use the footbridge to go over to the NE side, instead having to climb up to the A409 road bridge with all the smoky road traffic, a ¼-mile steep detour...
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    Appeal - CCTV images released following sexual assault at East Croydon

    Sorry to hear about this; I hope the lady concerned is doing ok. I hope they catch him.
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    Collision and derailment near Salisbury (Fisherton Tunnel) 31/10/21

    One little question that's been bugging me the whole thread: why is it called Salisbury Tunnel Junction when the tunnel itself is called Fisherton Tunnel? I realise it's probably just some kind of historical anomaly but I wondered if there was an actual definite reason/explanation. While I'm...
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    What is a train?

    Heh, indeed. Which is why this has always baffled me...
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