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edwin_m's latest activity
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025.None of that is consistent with what we do know from the CVR. If Pilot 1 didn't directly observe or hear pilot 2 moving the switches...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.I blame Osborne myself - firstly for austerity, but then for a Tory campaign that knocked out the LibDems and removed the excuse Cameron...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Security at Barrow Crossings.Selection of stations for AfA will depend on several factors, obviously including cost but also trying to provide a reasonable...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Manchester Metrolink (Non speculative discussion).Guessing this is the first renewal in Oldham since the converted line opened in 2012, so this track has lasted about 14 years. It will...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.That might be ideal but it's not practical. How do you link a bridge at the north end back to the concourse? Also the platforms are...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Level Crossing Pedestrian Signal.The latest pedestrian light seems to have appeared between 2016 and 2018, probably at the same time the wig-wags were replaced by a...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.IF you're referring to the main departure screen, there would be the problem that a few of the trains go from 9 and 10 near the left...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Level Crossing Pedestrian Signal.From what I can see on Google: High Street has the pedestrian indicators as discussed in this thread and shown on government guidance...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025.If one of the pilots had detected a problem that required shutting down an engine, their training would tell them to say this to the...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.Some stations, including St Pancras EMR platforms, now have a line on the screen that (sometimes) says "The train to form this service...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.I'm not criticising the staff on the ground, rather the management attitude that (from the evidence of this thread) doesn't seem to...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread EMR to introduce reduced Inter City service from Monday 20th July.221s also have fewer seats than a 222, and they are a bit slower due to the extra weight of the tilting bogies.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Kings Cross Platform Rules.Pedestrian flow modelling is routine for station projects - LEGION is one product I've heard of being used but there are others. I...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.Although it's not allocated as such (hypothecated), the income from driving taxes does roughly manage the costs of the road network. If...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Isolated, and Very Isolated, railways.I recall seeing a TV programme where there was a piece of track about 100 metres long and one wagon, and goods were placed on it because...