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Recent content by Bald Rick

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    Cambridge South : no parking (and local CCTV is dissuade anyone from stopping near by...)

    Why would anyone need or even want to drive (and park at) Cambridge South to catch a train? Other options would always be more preferable.
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    East-West Rail (EWR) countdown to entry into service

    The TM is needed. One assumes there are many contingency TMs to enable a service to continue.
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    Remote controlled drones for BTP

    This has been in development for some time; AIUI it has been a tortuous process getting the right permissions and licences. However now it’s up and buzzing, it should make a real difference in bringing some major incidents to a more rapid conclusion.
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    Should physical barriers be installed to prevent access to platforms shortly before trains depart?

    In your opinion. In the railway’s opinion, it is wheels roll. And in this example, the railway calls the shots.
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    Should physical barriers be installed to prevent access to platforms shortly before trains depart?

    The rail minister fully understands that the time advertised for train departure is the time the train departs, ie the time the wheels roll.
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    Cricket

    Imam ul Haq - their no2 batsman dnb. Calf strain.
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    Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026

    It’s not cost cutting for cost cutting sake. We don’t need breakdown / recovery cranes everywhere now as it is so rare they are needed. I can’t remember a recent occasion (in the last 30 years) where there was a need for two of them concurrently. I don’t think there will be any claims for...
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    Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026

    That wasn’t an issue. The simple facts of the matter are 1) the damage to the train was such that it needed special recovery, in part using a depot shunter brought down from Norwich 2) 2.5km of track needed complete renewal, as did two OLE masts, various signalling equipment (including...
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    Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026

    It was opened 10 days from when RAIB handed the site back.
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    Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026

    Well, rather than saying all this behind your keyboard,why don‘t you apply for a job on the railway, and come and show us how to do it?
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    Natural phenomenon you have witnessed?

    Not personally, but during the eclipse I was sat next to someone using an S30 pro, and the results were incredible.
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    Next priority project: Requadrupling the MML- Wigston to Syston.

    0639, 0711, 0739 off Bedford to Nottingham each weekday (and similar times Saturday), connections from Flitwick and other stations further south.

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