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Bill57p9's latest activity
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Inverclyde open jaw return and Partick.Unless I am missing something, that's 2 bus journeys which would be cheaper as 2 £2 singles. A few years ago the right answer here...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread How can the Stranraer line be made more useful/less useless?.Ayr Station Hotel fire (2023) and resulting withdrawal of all services south of Ayr for nearly a year will not have helped.
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..It's currently vintage signalling beyond Dalrymple Junction: Dalrymple - Kilkerren - Girvan is (tokenless?) block. South of Girvan is...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread How can the Stranraer line be made more useful/less useless?.There is already an all shacks bus that runs every 2 hours between Girvan and Stranraer, taking just over an hour including a tour of...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread How can the Stranraer line be made more useful/less useless?.The ferries moved for valid commercial reasons, primarily reducing the crossing time. The operators are not looking for ways to increase...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread How can the Stranraer line be made more useful/less useless?.With regret (the line south of Girvan is a little known scenic gem) I do agree. I suspect an hourly express bus Girvan - Stranraer...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Delay repay compensation volume jumps 55% in a year.My family & I used 8 in 15 day Devon & Cornwall Rovers in early July. 6 claims each (5 successful, one GWR keep claiming we were on a...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread TOCs rejecting delay repay claims saying other TOC responsible, not forwarding the claim and not advising claimant of right to appeal.Presumably this behaviour could allow the other TOC to reject the subsequent claim on the basis that it was submitted too late...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread How can the Stranraer line be made more useful/less useless?.If you want a pie-in-the-sky idea to make the line more useful, reinstating what was the Cairnryan Military Railway to connect the new...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread How can the Stranraer line be made more useful/less useless?.The first departure in a morning (0704) is the (token) through service to Glasgow (Central arrive 0939), via Kilmarnock. There are only...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..In theory Stranraer still retains a platform 2, though I have no idea when it was last used. It does include a run round loop, so maybe...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Question - what is the "swiss cheesiest" accident report?.I deliver a lecture to engineering students based on the 2002 Uberlingen mid air collision as one with a massive portion of Swiss Cheese...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.In a word, yes: short of serviceable 92s with Dellners. The Glasgow ECS loco has been shared with the Highlander for some time now...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Next station to be built/reopened in Scotland.Thanks - Did ScotRail hand back or cascade 156s after the completion of East Kilbride and Barrhead electrification? EK consumed...
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BBill57p9 replied to the thread Next station to be built/reopened in Scotland.Units can be (and are) reversed at New Cumnock (although not in passenger service) therefore Cumnock and Mauchline could have an hourly...