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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Trivia : Are there any stations that have no public exits?.It had a public access underneath the High Level Lines, which I believe is still there. https://pin.it/S8dYsuzFS
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Bad traffic enforcement.Besides which those who live next to the speed bump themselves get the extra noise and pollution from braking and accelerating. Speed...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Bad traffic enforcement.The danger is all those other parents driving around outside the school. Maybe the school could start naming and shaming persistent...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.There's a lengthy discussion of CWR here: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/pros-and-cons-of-continuous-welded-rail-cwr.305887/
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread South Wales Metro - Future.They would still have to use Queen Street (and the junctions either end of it) which are the real bottlnecks. It would also be a single...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Why doesn't North America have train sheds / pleasant platforms?.The original Penn station was actually one of the few covered stations where daylight filtered down to track level. When I visited in...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.Recent examples show that stabilising an embankment can take a lot more than a few days.
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Questions regarding signal overlaps and signalling history.I suspect they often put the first stop signal 440 yards on the approach to the signal box, so the signaller could give train out of...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Nottingham City Transport.I agree the 18 should be orange if it remains on the existing route. I originally brought maroon into the discussion as an alternative...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).The stress is the same, but stress is force divided by cross-sectional area. So with the same stress (which you've agreed in earlier...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Questions regarding signal overlaps and signalling history.Could be a reference to "space interval working", the block system as we now understand it, in contrast to "time interval working" which...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Minimum height of a railway flyover?.Other things being equal, building up would be cheaper. Any existing infrastructure could be built above without changing it up, whereas...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Questions regarding signal overlaps and signalling history.Referring back to my previous post about the origin of the term, have you seen "overlap" used in the context of Absolute Block...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread South Wales Metro - Future.That would be really difficult (probably putting a ramp in the middle of Callaghan Square to an elevated junction) and wouldn't really...
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Eedwin_m replied to the thread Trainline to be investigated for not including fees in prices.A quick search suggests it was used by Voltaire about this event, not something that was said at the trial itself. Which explains why...