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Dr Hoo's latest activity
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.Apologies if it’s been covered Up Thread but can someone clarify which organisation ‘employs’* the barrier staff? I presume that the... -
Dr Hoo replied to the thread Avanti take needless announcements to a new level.Having joined the very train that I am now on at Piccadilly 13/14 I can assure you that signage and live staff announcements about...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Hypothetical Scenario regarding boarding trains early.Yes, but I was referring to the bus operators’ Conditions of Carriage, not the behaviour of individual employees. One should never...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Railway Telephone Circuits Help.The point about the limited general need for a voice call between wayside signalboxes is very relevant. Obviously most of the ‘business’...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Hypothetical Scenario regarding boarding trains early.Worth noting that many (if not all) bus companies have Conditions of Carriage that state that passengers must not board without the...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Hypothetical Scenario regarding boarding trains early.A member of barrier staff may well not be aware of the precise status of any empty unit in a platform. Somebody may have reported a...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Reopenings - the positive narrative the railway industry needs !.Today’s announcement (made in Sheffield) sounded great in this evening’s news coverage, with Supertram extensions or West Yorkshire...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon.Perhaps worth noting that you can ‘click and collect’ at least some Argos products from at least some Sainsbury’s Local stores that...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread NORTHUMBERLAND LINE.Thanks.
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Rail Freight Flows and News UK.Well, in general terms, stone terminals mean a feed in by rail from (e.g. the Mendips, Peak District, Yorkshire Dales..., keeping large...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread NORTHUMBERLAND LINE.Can you provide a link to the (official) ‘proposal’, please?
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Freightliner Class 70 Workings.Having just looked at this thread for the very first time it struck me that the original title doesn’t really herald the cornucopia of...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread What are the busiest sections of light-rail?.The Never-Stop-Railway at the Wembley Empire Exhibition in 1924 sustained an almost unimaginable frequency with 88 cars (I believe) and...
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Rail Freight Flows and News UK.Shoreham is a long-standing wharf (as is Portsmouth), no rail connections.
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Dr Hoo replied to the thread Reopening the S&DJR - What are the realistic prospects?.The final timetable before closure had essentially all stopping trains (but for Masbury Halt). To the extent that they ran through from...