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    Kyoto station - low speed derailment 29 June

    News report from Japan posted on YouTube, detailing how a train on the Kintetsu line derailed approximately 100m after departing Kyoto station.
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    Statistically is the UK railway network now less safe?

    Some considerations: Regression to the mean can mean that if the actual average rate of fatal incidents is 0.2 a year, and you go a ~13 year period without incident, then statistically, you may see an increase without the actual mean being affected (can work the other way too) - this would...
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    2024 Tube Stock (Siemens Inspiro London)

    slide 34 shows the tare mass being comparable to the 73 stock, but the Crush load mass being 29 tonnes lighter. I thought this was meant to have 10% greater capacity...
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    Major Incident at Huntingdon (01/11/2025)

    They waited for it to come from the BTP: https://x.com/BTP/status/1984764511946002461
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    Major Incident at Huntingdon (01/11/2025)

    BBC Posting video of the scene Video reported from [Brampton] road, which would put the train on platform 2, on the up line, looking at Google Maps and station map.
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    Major Incident at Huntingdon (01/11/2025)

    Responsible media won't report on which service it was until they have proof from a source of authority - too many people will be looking to see if they have relatives/friends on the affected train, and the consequences of a mistake are high.
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    e-ticket reader rollout at Thameslink stations

    They've been at Bedford for a while. They barely function, and are only on a few gates, therefore causing chaos.
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    The Sharnbrook Line

    There's a plan to remodel Bedford as part of the next phase of EWR. 1680847033 At the moment, it's irritating if I want to travel to London from Rushden. My choices are Bedford, which is a 20 ish minute drive away and has poor parking (Pre-pandemic at least) or Wellingborough, which is the...
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    The Sharnbrook Line

    Really could do with a station near Rushden on these lines.
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    London Overground lines to officially be given names: any guesses on what the names might be?

    I'm a big fan of the Northern King, but I've really struggled with the Waterloo & City Queen.
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    UK Train Building Future Under Threat? (A Telegraph Article)

    At the current rate of scope rollback by the government, Pacers.
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    UK Train Building Future Under Threat? (A Telegraph Article)

    Depends on the part and demand. If a part is highly specialised, and is in low demand, then it's not cost effective to have 2 special machines/processes to create it, located in two separate places. More efficient to only have 1 place making it with 1 machine / process. If a part is quite...
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    UK Train Building Future Under Threat? (A Telegraph Article)

    If you're setting up a new factory, it's best to minimise the risk. You could go all in, and have body fabrication, painting and assembly starting from scratch, but you would be chasing build quality issues all over the place. Especially while they're setting up their local build processes and...
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    Tyne & Wear Metro Fleet Replacement: Awarded to Stadler

    So to summarise the logic here: Vandals broke into Wembley Yard and spray painted the trains ???? Stadler's design quality and fitness for purpose is under suspicion, and the bid should have gone to Hitachi, who's quality is also regarded as poor.
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    Tyne & Wear metro potential extension to Washington study.

    what's the point of this route? Keeps the metro away from anywhere in Washington worth going, stays away from the biggest employer in the area, and the IAMP and skirts the outside away from where most people live.
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