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BBletchleyite replied to the thread For the Far North line could a single car from a 158/9 be turned into a 90mph detachable Highland Explorer active travel (cycles etc) car...The reason cycle and seat reservations aren't charged for is that that creates a contract to provide for them, so TOCs can't just go...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.Though those negative externalities vary a bit depending on the use case. A large non ULEZ diesel SUV in a city centre with one person...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Trainline to be investigated for not including fees in prices.Given that a number of TOCs use Trainline to sell their tickets, either it's viable for Trainline not to charge fees or the TOC is...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Unpopular opinion: IETs are perfectly fine, for the most part..I find the small toilet doors on 80x better than most others. The handles are robust (if a little difficult to use at times) and the...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Unpopular opinion: IETs are perfectly fine, for the most part..I'm guessing you're quite light? I personally would take a 387 over an IET on GWR purely because of the metal bar issue (and I have no...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.That would tally with it being a person using Copilot and not reading what they're sending properly before sending it. A modern version...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.That looks suspiciously AI to me.
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.Relatively few journeys cannot be made avoiding XC (though doing so would usually add a change of trains). If this had happened to...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread We could not connect to the services that deliver your tickets.I would agree it's pretty rubbish (to be honest everything about Avanti's booking site is pretty rubbish, hence why I never use it) -...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Are interior lights on some new/refurbished trains too bright? If so, what could be done?.I really don't mind the IET lighting, it's indirect rather than direct which does make it more pleasant even if bright. I agree on the...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.XC is a large business. Smaller businesses are best going towards cloud as those providers do that for you. Yes, the product I work...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.If that was their sole IT facility then it is not fit for purpose. If you're running operationally critical stuff onsite for a large...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.Those businesses are therefore somewhere between incompetent and grossly negligent. Their shareholders would have a good case against...
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BAnother odd one today. The 0139 Euston to MKC appears to be cancelled and replaced by a bus this evening but departing at 0155 and with...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.Just about the easiest one is having all PCs issued as laptops and a VPN or similar to access services. Almost all businesses got this...