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    CBC News: Wheelchair user stuck in train tracks underscores winter accessibility issues

    Hello from Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recently filed an article about poor Winter accessibility of a railway crossings in Windsor, Ontario (near Detroit, Michigan) for a person in a wheelchair when there is snow. Close call involving wheelchair user stuck in train tracks...
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    What should Northern's new units be like?

    I hope that any future train design can accommodate 4 or more wheelchairs simultaneously per unit.
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    XC rolling stock speculation (including whether tilt could return)

    I would rather see XC get cascaded Class 802s from GW, TP or HT after select parts of those operators' route networks are electrified.
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    Would it be practical for lease companies to maintain a fleet surplus of 5% for spot hire?

    I wonder if any Sprinters and BR Second Generation EMUs will be maintained as "spot hires" for the next decade.
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    Chiltern replacement stock

    Without any commitment for electrification on the Chiltern network, new DMUs make the most sense because that carbon neutral target by 2050 will be ignored.
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    Cross Country Cancellations - Emergency Timetable

    Doesn't anyone else think that there might be another "Emergency Timetable" at XC between Epiphany (Jan 6th) and Ash Wednesday (March 5th) to further more staff training?
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    Crayons: Fleet standardisation

    Fleet standardisation is what is needed to deliver saving in operations.
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    What should be done to make the rail network more robust against severe weather.

    What Britain needs is more man-made ponds where excess rainfall can collect within 1 mile (or so) of railway lines.
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    ORR says passengers cannot rely on Help points working

    Would you feel more confident in using a 3-button Help Point like Southeastern's offering a black "Assistance" button too?
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    Battery 450s replacing 159s on West of England line?

    Could battery hybrid Class 444s be a better solution than battery hybrid Class 450s on the West of England line? This will likely require Portsmouth services to loose their Class 444 in favour of Class 450s and Class 458s.
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    Cornish or Thames Valley branches could be converted to light rail?

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-175-to-gwr.272524 Are any Cornish or Thames Valley branch lines are ripe for conversion to Tramway/Light Rail Technology?
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    Is the Heathrow Express a viable, worthwhile service?

    I think the Heathrow Express can be a valuable & worthwhile service if it can freeze it's fares to stimulate demand.
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    Should Grand Central be shut down?

    I think that there is a view that all Open Acess Operators should be shut down (when their licences expire) because of the perception that the subsidy they receive via Network Rail is unacceptable.
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    29 new trains for Transpennine Express ?

    Personally, I don't think TPE should be getting its new trains until after the TPE North route is fully electrified to York and Hull from Stalybridge.
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    Euston overcrowding

    Do trains stop at Bushey on the Fast Lines?
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