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DarloRich replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).Facebook is/was even worse! -
DarloRich replied to the thread WCML Disruption near Long Buckby, 16/08/26.Yes - that is the standard indicator of LNWR service problems ;)
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DarloRich replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).the internet appears to be full of metallurgists and track engineers who think that we should go back to jointed rail. Apparently that...
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DarloRich replied to the thread WCML Disruption near Long Buckby, 16/08/26.sounds like standard LNWR stuff. Water off a ducks back sadly these days. LNWR just don't seem to get things like communication right...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Which heritage lines do and don't have steam bans currently?.NYMR - de facto steam ban as only oil burners in use ;) Staff indicate situation under review daily but without lots of rain it is...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Impact of steam bans on heritage railway visitor numbers.I was on the NYMR on Saturday. 1200 train from Pickering to Whitby & 1710 return. Train was less busy than I expected but still well...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Issue with the Overhead Wires between Peterborough and Stevenage - 16/08/26.For the first time in ages I was caught up in ECML disruption. I was travelling from Leeds > Kings Cross > MKC. Passengers were being...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Report of fire in Totley Tunnel (15/08).Found on Facebook. A post from Bolsover fire station about working at Totely tunnel
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DarloRich replied to the thread Getting home from London to Luton this evening (13/08) with the wires down?.Train to mk. Cab or bus from there surely? Are there any replacement buses running from mk to Bedford as often happens in times of...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Heat Related Disruption - 13 Aug 2026.They have to run to be full of pollen ;)
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DarloRich replied to the thread Heat Related Disruption - 13 Aug 2026.That doesn't seem like much of a mitigator! Wait x years until we run a proper service but not for PITA's like you because we are going...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Heat Related Disruption - 13 Aug 2026.I am not going to repat what is being said on local facebook groups about railway staff. You can guess. Regardless. As an industry we...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Heat Related Disruption - 13 Aug 2026.ok - but how is that different from any point in the last 40 years? Why is it now that this new and exciting excuse to give up running...
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DarloRich replied to the thread Heat Related Disruption - 13 Aug 2026.LNWR have withdrawn Marston Vale line services after 1130 today (12th) and tomorrow (13th) because of "hot temperatures affecting train...
