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Recent content by GB

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    Car hit by train at level crossing in Leicestershire 14/10/26

    Messing about with signalling is not generally cheap. These type of crossings are not protected by their own individual signals and close to road traffic when the trains are very close. Even if there was a system that detected if the crossing is occupied by a vehicle it wouldn’t help in...
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    Formula 1

    Melbourne seems to be well received.
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    Why is that frustrating?
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    TPE bodycams flashing red - meaning

    It’s not illegal, but has to be justifiable.
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    Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26

    A banner repeater (or a splitting banner repeater) has a specific function. They are provided where the view of a main aspect in compromised. A route indicator in still used on the main aspect but as the post above says, splitting banners are able to offer extra information to the driver with...
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    Freight companies taking on passenger drivers

    You have to do a conversion course if you are a passenger driver moving to freight. Can't remember exactly how long it is but about 3 or 4 weeks with handling hours I think. If a freight company needs drivers up and running straight away that is probably why they sometimes want freight experience.
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    Yellow hatching at stations - what does it indicate?

    Is the hatched area on every platform at Carlisle?
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    Formula 1

    It was poor imo. But I remember Baku being poor to start with then didn’t end up too bad in later races.
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    Formula 1

    I'm a McLaren and Norris supporter but Norris has benefited from good luck or from other peoples bad luck in the past. When it comes to safety cars sometimes you gain, sometimes you lose. I also wouldn't say Antonelli has had no set backs. He started near last on the previous race, has had a DNF...
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    Rail Freight Flows and News UK

    Sizewell traffic is meant to be using the yard. Not sure when it fully kicks off but there is some Sizewell traffic using it at the moment.
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    Ways for passengers to stop trains in emergency

    Acceptable maybe, but generally not advisable.
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    Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026

    what is your evidence? How can you say the ”real truth” is a failure to check the rails but then go onto say you don’t know when the last inspection was?
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    Track Signals

    Might be the same data but not all data is utilised equally. Signalmaps has much better routing information and displays position of points.

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