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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.You just put that in to make it harder :lol:
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread "Mini Switzerland" trial - a good use of £12m?.If it's done properly, then having several buses converging on the station to meet the train also means that passengers can interchange...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread How would Selby (Great Heck accident) be different in 2026?....but could have been a lot more unlucky if it had been a busy passenger train in the middle of the day, not a mostly empty one in the...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.A wider tunnel would also need longer beams across it, which would also have to be deeper to keep the same structural strength. This...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread "Mini Switzerland" trial - a good use of £12m?.I doubt many people would be travelling by train to Derby or Matlock with an ultimate destination beyond Bakewell, so co-ordination of...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Isolated, and Very Isolated, railways.Barcelona Metro has three different track gauges, only one of which is almost (but not quite) the same as the Spanish main line network.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread mindthegates.uk - An Interesting Site on Level Crossings.They are sort of right for that one. The wigwags and barriers only operate for trains - if there's only a tram the traffic is just...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.I don't think people here are disagreeing that a lot of the support for Reform is because people are fed up with the status quo. It's...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread "Mini Switzerland" trial - a good use of £12m?.A regular pattern at the same minutes past each hour is a good selling point. And as the train is regular hourly the buses have to be...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread How would Selby (Great Heck accident) be different in 2026?.Crash barriers were extended at the Great Heck and similar road-over-rail crossings, making this type of collision less likely. However...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Red/green light crossing.Red/green MSLs are usually found at occupation or accommodation crossings (slightly different legally but equivalent for most purposes)...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Constant delays around the Sheffield area - what can be done to improve the situation?.I assume the sidings are abolished so access to them isn't an issue. The reason I suggested 2 for northbound through trains was because...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Constant delays around the Sheffield area - what can be done to improve the situation?.I think there's scope for a package something like: Three tracks to Dore, the westernmost being bi-di so that trains towards Manchester...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Not saying Osborne caused Brexit deliberately but I believe actions he took for other reasons were very instrumental in causing it. And...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Constant delays around the Sheffield area - what can be done to improve the situation?.Several of the sidings are very short, so even a modest increase in train lengths starts eroding the usefulness of stabling in or near...