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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.You’d think all staff working for Heathrow Airport Holdings would get free travel all the time anyway just like us ex-BR employees do. -
dk1 replied to the thread December 2026 Timetable Change.Not hugely from what I recall. Remember the Queen Street route offered trains every 15 or 30 minutes which was far better than the...
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dk1 replied to the thread Sizewell c construction traffic.To be fair the Felixstowe route has had millions spent on it and the last upgrade answered most of the problems with additional and...
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dk1 replied to the thread December 2026 Timetable Change.Yes the much improved VWC Pendolino service to Euston was an hour faster than any ECML offering to London even if it wasn’t quite hourly...
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dk1 replied to the thread Class 120 DMUs.Also popping up in Lowestoft & Yarmouth on Summer Saturdays.
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dk1 replied to the thread Ways for passengers to stop trains in emergency.If I noticed them then a very small maybe but it’s not something that is really noticeable at speed and for a train driver to do at any...
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.Seems very odd and un-railway. As a general rule it’s completely impartial when it comes to the range of tickets and operators across...
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.All rail staff I know annd have worked with throughout privatisation (annd BR before) are completely impartial on such things. There is...
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.By prominence do you mean advertising and signage or verbal please?
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dk1 replied to the thread West Midlands Trains "Destination Manchester" - will it happen?.So people like me can tick airside Wetherspoons without changing trains :lol:
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.But they aren’t on commission or touting. They’ll offer the best value for any passenger regardless of employer.
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.With all the information at your fingertips tips in this day and age I’m sure most foreign tourists do their homework beforehand. I know...
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.Sadly there’s very little chance of that anytime soon.
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dk1 replied to the thread Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success.But that’s a long term agreement for Heathrow Airport Holdings. Maybe something will change in 2028.
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dk1 replied to the thread Ways for passengers to stop trains in emergency.Yes on the more modern stock it will initiate an emergency brake application then the doors will release if the train is running under 3...