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brad465 replied to the thread Class 185s post-TRU.Might be a good excuse to try and raise the base line speed along at least the S&C route. They definitely have the gradients they like... -
brad465 replied to the thread Travel Insurance claim for aborted hotel stay due to rail disruption.I missed a connection at Birmingham due to a late-running XC service, then Avanti couldn't accept my bike on a later service than the...
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brad465 replied to the thread Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you.Walking more than two abreast along a pavement, and stopping in the middle of the pavement when it's crowded; likewise for railway...
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brad465 replied to the thread Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon.What we have to remember is this behaviour maybe influenced by the culture of the company. If there is, as is often discussed generally...
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brad465 posted the thread Travel Insurance claim for aborted hotel stay due to rail disruption in General Discussion.Earlier today I had to abandon travel due to disruption (from Taunton to Penrith). I'm proceeding with the rail side of the costs as...
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brad465 replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Basically certain people need to "campaign" for the opposite of what they actually believe is right. I firmly believe Remain would have...
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brad465 replied to the thread Budget hotels discussion.This business could in real trouble financially at this rate: the more reported incidents, the more sustained active avoidance of it...
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brad465 replied to the thread Natural phenomenon you have witnessed?.In an update, I've managed to book a 4-day package holiday to Malaga to coincide with the 2nd August 2027 eclipse, Malaga is just inside...
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brad465 replied to the thread Class 175s to GWR.While there clearly have been serious faults with the train's ability to move, it seems as though most faults are minor ones that don't...
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brad465 replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.Ah yes the bionic duckweed argument. I'd be building a modular design that allows batteries to be replaced with enhanced ones further...
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brad465 replied to the thread Charing Cross area closed for 22 days this summer (26th July to 16th August 2026).Pretty sure SE services can change between modes en route. It happens at Swanley for all the Victoria-Gillingham services, at Otford for...
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brad465 replied to the thread Natural phenomenon you have witnessed?.I would certainly like to go to Gibraltar to see it, having not been before, but given how small it is I expect it to be either sold out...
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brad465 replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Turns out even Christopher Harborne may have been lied to by Farage as well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74g0l1ylpvo
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brad465 replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.This is what I'm wondering. From what I can tell completing the bridge replacement at Church Fenton and installing the last bit of OHLE...
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brad465 replied to the thread SWR WoE line — do they know something we don’t?.The best hope is that someone can convince Burnham that building more trains in UK factories is a key part of his reindustrialisation...