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Bald Rick's latest activity
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Or a Ford Transit. I have never heard it described or used in a way that could be described as a slur.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Supermarkets discussion.Customer at Self scan with 2 bottles of koppaberg 0% (or similar), plus 2 of the full fat. They scan the 0% four times, but put the 2+2...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Yes. it would need the whole trench lengthening. Also that would then lead to departing and arriving passengers using the same platform...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.thanks. I have. Albeit in general public conversation, not railway related. I had no idea it was frowned upon.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.They would have to pay to use Stratford too. As stated ad infinitum ad nasueam, Stratford is not sized to process a train load, or even...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.I was going to ask that.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).They have a higher SFT, and are content with more rail breaks and buckles - see the US railroads’ derailment rate. Also they typically...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).There’s no need to restress twice a year, almost all track is fine. That might be an option for the Siberian steppes with much higher...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).It’s not a problem if the temperature goes above the SFT (Stress Free temperature). The desired SFT in nearly all circumstances is 27C...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread New proposal for trans-Pennine road tunnel + reopening Woodhead.No one is going to finance it, let alone fund it.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Most ticket machines being removed from Luton Airport Parkway.Passed through Luton Airport Parkway twice recently. No one using the TVMs on the DART side on either occaision.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.I should have explained. I read it that if those who claim PIP in those constituencies, on hearing the ‘policy’ chose to vote ‘not...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Good piece on the BBC news website comparing the number of PIP claimants in Westminster constituencies it holds, and came a close second...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Lewes derailment - speculation regarding potential causes, exact temperature, ground conditions etc.Rail temperature, not air temperatur. Will it? Let’s wait for the investigations shall we before definitively jumping to conclusions...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread New proposal for trans-Pennine road tunnel + reopening Woodhead.Crayons. Sorry.
