Recent content by dfishw

i dont know why schools insist on joined up though i guess it is a useful talent to have. The most important thing is for your writting to be readable. Ok joining up looks nice but it also makes it harder to read. I used to get criticised for my writting being "scruffy" but at least it was easy...

I think there are tow issues here. One is should nottingham be more involved in the network right now then it presently is and the second its future role and of the Xc network itself. I would say that that it can never really be the middle of a full network because it does not have the size or...

There should be two types of service as others have mentioned but i think they have it backwards. you effecitvly have two types of user. The leisure user that wants a direct train to some long distance destination. The important things for these will be a seat and a direct train: speed is less...

I think a pattern where by the "core" network sees the same or even increase in service: eg bristol, reading, manchester, york square. Whilst the outer bits have a reduced service allowing trains to run to/from other areas. I mean like is it necessary to have a train every hour from edinburgh to...

depends? A restaurant would be cool so you could have a proper hot meal ideal for very long journeys. Also if you travel at night a bed! TV or cinema would be cool. Also a leisure room!

hi if there is another path granted between sheffield and manchester it should go to form a direct service between leicester/derby and manchester/north west. If this option is considered i think it should go to blackpool as it will give it a through service to southeast of manchester and to...

on the erewash line i think the slow line speed limits are 45mph (the tracks that are used for freight trains for the mines) whilst for the main line used for the passenger services it is up to 80mph in places. However there is a long slow stretch between where the line branches off towards...

They are important to an extent. But seriously it depends on what path you wish to take. If you wish to go down the acedamic route, or if you want to enter a qualified job, you will need higher qualifications as a minimum. For these you will need good gcses. But if you wish to choose a...

i think raising the limit is a good idea but i think it has to be done sensibly. There are a lot of stretches where 80mph is safe and the motorway is quiet and in good weather in the daytime..but there are also alot of places where it isnt! There would have to be a variable speed limit. I know...

I personally disagree with having routes that bypass cities unless its a service that is a replication of an existing one that uses that city. I agree with the point about travel time but i think that more important is having a train that stops at large towns/ctiies en route.....otherwise i dont...

I agree! I think at the least peak period services should call there.

1. Hull to Plymouth: Hull, Tinsley, goole, doncastor, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby, Burton, Tamworth, Birmingham, Chelthnham, Gloucster, Bristol (both), Taunton, Bridgewater, Tiverton, Exeter, Newton Abbots, totnes, Plymouth. 2. Swansea to edinbrugh: Swansea, Port talbot Pkwy, Neath...

hi yeh i agree its good to have the hourly direct service to matlock, esp during the holiday season. I also heard there was a service that went from duffield to i think wirksworth? If so it would to me be a good idea to run it to derby as this would be a more useful destination. Derby is a cty...

I know glasgow trains wanted to do the route via carlisle and leeds from nottingham/leicester to glasgow twice a day and also put in a bid to the journey every two hours via the ecml. I dont know if there would be enough room on the network for a nottingham-glasgow/scotland service though if...

Er this is odd (assuming its true!)..........if there is no platform 1 then wont it sound odd haivng a station starting with platform 2?????