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dk1 replied to the thread Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway updates.Oh, that’s that then. -
dk1 replied to the thread Constant late-running of Peterborough - Ipswich GA services of recent.The stretch between Harold Wood & Brentwood is always going to suffer long periods of 20mph operation.
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dk1 replied to the thread 2026 Pay Award.Oh please tip them off. Nothing much gives me more pleasure than reading the bitter and envious comments that follow :p
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dk1 replied to the thread Protests at Railway Stations..When ever I have seen any of this at Norwich station it’s always been right across the front car park near the traffic junction. They...
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dk1 replied to the thread Manchester Airport station upgrade.Such a busy station and with the insatiable appetite for air travel will only get busier.
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dk1 replied to the thread Constant late-running of Peterborough - Ipswich GA services of recent.Yes there are. You’ll find most trains are running late into Ely and Peterborough on this route and have been for many weeks now. It...
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dk1 replied to the thread Constant late-running of Peterborough - Ipswich GA services of recent.Oh definitely yeah. You could see the kink up ahead at 100mph and it was reported many times but RT/NR dismissed it so it just carried...
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dk1 replied to the thread Constant late-running of Peterborough - Ipswich GA services of recent.There was an amazing ‘kick’ from the track just south of Diss/Palgrave where the new overhead structures were installed for many years...
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dk1 replied to the thread Cambridge South new station opening.There will be some transfer and no doubt the buses/taxis have taken a hit at Cambridge station. To a lesser extent there was a smaller...
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dk1 replied to the thread Constant late-running of Peterborough - Ipswich GA services of recent.The Ingatestone & Shenfield area was always my favourite when driving class 90s. The ride could be absolutely atrocious. Catering...
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dk1 replied to the thread Cambridge South new station opening.Greater Anglia are saying that the station has seen a whopping 400,000 passengers in its first 100 days. That is one successful new...
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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".How coincidental is that? My flight was just late enough for me to miss the 14:46 GA so this was the best option to connect into the...
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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Loadings seem very healthy from what I witness most of the time. Boarding the 15:25 ex-Stansted-Birmingham at the airport last Tuesday...
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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".It did yes. Regional Railways introduced regular services in 1991 as part of the 1988 initiated Express network but due to poor loadings...
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dk1 replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".That it was. Only 5 built I think. Was just the driver, a member of ICOBS catering and a revenue guy when my mate and I filmed up front...