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Bald Rick's latest activity
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Unpopular opinion: IETs are perfectly fine, for the most part..You’re not the ‘odd few out’, you are part of a silent super-majority. Most passengers coudln’t give two hoots.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).Correct. I’ve never known slab track buckle in this country. Albeit a high proportion of slab track in this country is in tunnels, where...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.Strictly speaking it’s every time a rail is installed or stressed.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Genuine question, how much do you think would be a reasonable cost to the taxpayer of such a proposal?
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.Well I thought I understood it, but given your last answer, I‘m now not sure I have understood you, or perhaps vice versa. That...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.Current inflation isn’t high though, albeit it has been. Interest rates are high partly because of high levels of Governement borrowing...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread GWR accused of disrupting Wales-England train links by Welsh Government.Approval to apply for the service, and approval to run it are, of course, different things.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.Rail temperature!
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Older cars you have seen.I’ve seen that on the road.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread mindthegates.uk - An Interesting Site on Level Crossings.There are a lot more. But most aren’t public roads.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.They do. Besides annuity rates vary with market conditions. £20k may have been the outcome several years ago when interest rates were...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.They don’t as they are not needed. The stressing of the rails accommodates the expansion forces up to 27C, and the track system itself...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread What does the term "no brainer" mean in the context of ideas for reopenings etc?.Ah, RAIL…
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Count Binface had the right policy. “Cut your taxes, and raise everyone else’s”