Recent content by angelic88

ahh that would make sense. it just seemed a bit odd as ive never seen non-uniformed people inspecting and neither of them were english shall we say. :)

Hey, im on a Thameslink train at the moment and have just had my ticket inspected. by two chaps both wearing suits with a badge named ''rail executive'' and a touch screen device. is this a new thing? whenever i have had my ticket inspected before... its been by an official thameslink...

Hey. Not sure where to post this. Basically, I am quite keen to learn about how UK rail works. So, as you lot are so full of knowledge... can you help me learn? I want to learn about franchises and train operating companies. So basically is everything is owned by network rail? Their...

Well i was at bedford station on friday. Normally they have signs up to say service changes but i dont recall seeing any. Did they have problems with the overhead lines or something or is this planned works? And will they close the lines again?

Hey. 2 questions if i may :) There are bus replacement services on the fcc luton to bedford today. There was no mention of it on Friday when i purchased my ticket! Is it scheduled or is there a problem? And so... im going to go back tomorrow but when i do a trainapp check, It says that a...

Another question. Assuming that these trains have a cruise control type of option, what would happen if the driver was to become unresponsive? Would they just keep going?

Im looking forward to seeing them up and running :) They look very superior to the 319s at least.

I think it is likely the circuit breaker as it is a pop sound. So that solves my random questions. Ta very much! I will probably end up with more questions at some point! Does anyone know if the new trains will be faster? Or just more frequent?

Hey. I have been a regular train user for some time. I think its about time I learned a little more about them! So theres a few questions that i have. Firstly... i travel on the FCC thameslink. So i think the class 319s and 377s. My questions may be rather random! Ok.. so what makes the...

Hi all, Im new here. I have been interested in playing a train simulator (just so I can get a feel for driving a train and to learn more about them as well as for game purposes) I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions? I am a regular commuter on the thameslink route, so ideally I...