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Ffandroid replied to the thread SWR Waterloo - Exeter reduced service and the PRO: are SWR acting correctly?.Recent rain has had almost zero impact down here in SWR territory, except that the grass that didn't die has become green again.
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Cambridge South new station opening.and unlike Cambridge North which can be very quiet between peak periods
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FNetwork Rail have announced the start of an upgrade to Manchester Airport station. £115m investment takes flight at Manchester Airport...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread New mandatory ticket area sign at Birmingham Snow Hill.As Trespass on the Railway is potentially a criminal matter, as opposed to the civil matter of "ordinary" trespass, is there statute or...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Two railcards for same person?.Yep, I've got both a valid Senior Railcard and a Disabled Persons Railcard. The latter bought after the former for discounts on early...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Does the elevated price of diesel tilt economic business cases in favournof rail?.It may well improve the viability of rail freight, even for diesel hauled trains. The impact of fuel cost per tonne moved must be a lot...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread West London Orbital Consultation.Lack of proper interchanges is a disadvantage but the same could be said of the Suffragette Line (Gospel Oak to Barking). That is a...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Cross-operator ticket acceptance announced (excluding East Midlands Railway, OAOs) when services are cancelled.As the curtailing of WOE services at Basingstoke is not an uncommon phenomenon, SWR could do themselves and their WOE customers a favour...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.The 444s are nice comfortable long distance commuting trains but that seat total is gained at the expense of holiday and weekend...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Trivia. Stations which are busier at the weekends than in the week..I've been on full and standing trains to Bristol from London on a summer Saturday which have almost emptied at Bath. The passengers...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Face & hand scans at Eurostar terminals?.My experience at St Pancras earlier this month was that it was only slightly more of a hassle than before EES was introduced. That was...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Last trains to be put into a non-GBR livery, and hence/also the last trains to be put into the GBR livery?.As a regular customer of SWR I rather like the current livery. It's really quite smart and simple and has the look of a modern electric...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Unpopular opinion: IETs are perfectly fine, for the most part..I'm generally happy with them, except for the seats, especially the GWR ones. What annoys me is that such a fundamentally bad design...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Getting passengers to spread out along the platform.German trains got a mention. I haven't ever been on one that split. I imagine that is such an unusual happening that it's no surprise...
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Ffandroid replied to the thread Reporting a rough ride as a passenger.I'd go along with the notion that the OP experienced Worting junction. I know it well and brace myself when we're on the flyover. There...