Recent content by cjmillsnun

BR were trialling an enhanced AWS back in the 60's. It could show the aspect of a 4 aspect signal in cab. Unfortunately it was seen as too costly.

Yes, SWT managed. I suspect they don't work now though

I think you failed to realise the sarcasm in MontyP's post.

Nitrogen, probably for the jacks.

They already have

And worse, 4 of those 8 car passengers are running a lot later than expected. 1735403823 If they really didn't want the A320s, they would've kept some of the older 737NGs and moved them across to Lauda. However Ryanair have sold many of their older 737-700s onto operators outside of the...

How the hell do you think they would reverse this in such a short time?

That’s fair enough as the train was still technically at Waterloo.

I live sufficiently close to Gatwick to have plenty of experience of planes holding. It’s also worth noting that sound is logarithmic in scale rather than linear. At lower altitudes aircraft noise on the ground is a lot louder than at higher altitudes.

It’s done for noise abatement reasons. 1722944669 The noise at 10,000 ft is considerably less than at 1,000ft and is hardly a distraction. Whereas at very low altitudes on approach it’s loud

And yet on eBay this morning I found this...

It’s terrorism. Let’s give it its proper name. It’s domestic terrorism.

No it hasn’t. Short termism by government, trade unions and managers combined to cause this. Done properly health and safety can reduce costs as someone who is safe is generally more productive.

Which would be why 200 stores are going to close.

They’ve normally been very reliable. However they’re 20 years old and could do with some maintenance.