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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Can't even guarantee that they'd be permanently thrown out after just one term. Just look at Trump.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).IIRC only used between CWR and something that can't tolerate the stresses, such as older designs of pointwork. CWR proper doesn't have...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.However, he received over 420,000 votes in the 2024 election for Greater Manchester Mayor, which is more direct votes than any PM has...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Should we learn from countries like Italy who often put white paint on rails as white paint cools the rails?.I've seen it in the UK too, though not so much recently.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread "Mini Switzerland" trial - a good use of £12m?.It would work both ways - the buses have to be there whenever the train passes through in either direction, so would allow for boarding...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.He used the Qatar plan to arrive in Ankara but he was to use the official 747 for the return journey then swap planes in the UK. That...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Farage per BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y40d11zewt?post=asset%3A8dd316db-07c2-495d-8f1e-fea758837166#post Seems to me that's...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Longest Point Rodding.I don't see that as a problem with a wire, as it's the expansion over the whole length that matters. And presumably there was enough...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Longest Point Rodding.Many distants on main lines were replaced by colour lights even before WW2, which was partly to allow them to be further out for higher...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Sheffield Supertram & Tram Train news.They may be phasing the works so there are periods with one track available to swap trams back to the depot.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Level Crossings.Are you looking at the downloadable PDFs? The online version (NESA) is more up to date but you need an industry login. If you let me...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.From this article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d84874dzjo So if the threat was serious enough to take precautionary measures...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Trivia: Where modern tramways in the UK follow alignments from previous tramway networks..In Nottingham it looks to be just Market Street in the centre plus a section of Radford Road.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.I wouldn't want to have been any of the people who stayed on the original plane, whether aware or not at the time of a threat to it.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Compared to what both the Tories and Reform are proposing now, it's arguable that the 2010-2024 government was relatively moderate.