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brad465 replied to the thread A Strood (Medway) to Reading (90miles) semi fast service would be well used if it could be implemented.If speed is the problem, run an extra service non-stop between Tonbridge and Redhill that then goes to Gatwick; the line is 85mph except... -
brad465 replied to the thread Cross-country overcrowding: what could be done?.How many 10-car 221s actually run with XC where both units are open? I've encountered one or two before in recent years and can't...
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brad465 replied to the thread Disabled Railcard Application Criteria.Applied for a 3-year railcard yesterday under the new criteria and the email I got this morning suggests it was successful. I did the...
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brad465 replied to the thread Delay repay compensation volume jumps 55% in a year.If Delay Repay incentivised TOCs to improve punctuality, it would be worthwhile, but often the delays are not entirely within their...
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brad465 replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.After Channel 4 did their Reform UK donation sting, ITV have done a sting to uncover the poor vetting of candidates with their racism...
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brad465 replied to the thread Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES).I remember in Year 8 of school (2008-09) this was the year my school converted to biometric payments in the school canteen. For most of...
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brad465 replied to the thread Class 334 Lease Extension.2034 would make them 33 years old, which doesn't seem too extreme (unlike say 313s and 455s that reached their mid-40s), unless they've...
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brad465 replied to the thread A Strood (Medway) to Reading (90miles) semi fast service would be well used if it could be implemented.I think a Strood-Gatwick service is more likely than a Strood-Reading one. If no paths exist from Redhill-Gatwick, then it would still...
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brad465 replied to the thread Class 175s to GWR.When a unit (whether 175 or anything else) does a simulated passenger run, assuming this has to include unlocking doors, how do the...
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brad465 replied to the thread Cross-country overcrowding: what could be done?.A more realistic prospect (but still a long way off if possible), is Southern order some BEMUs to replace all their 171s and these are...
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brad465 posted the thread West Somerset Railway chair Jonathan Jones-Pratt dies suddenly aged 42 in Railtours & Preservation.Couldn't find any other discussion on this, but some sad news from West Somerset with the railways chair dying suddenly, having been...
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brad465 replied to the thread As we expected: Remaining eight 221s for XC.That's probably just the BBC looking at places XC serve and assuming they will all benefit from this move without really doing a deep...
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brad465 replied to the thread Class 175s to GWR.Looking on RTT, there are no diagrams in the schedule yet that suggest it's leaving the site anytime soon. A light loco turned up from...
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brad465 replied to the thread Reinstating a domestic platform at Ashford International.Probably too much of a bespoke microfleet in that form. Southeastern could do with more HS1 service capacity, but really it needs to be...
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brad465 replied to the thread Reinstating a domestic platform at Ashford International.I certainly would happily see them both returned to domestic use, but there will likely be an outcry from locals who see it as the death...