Recent content by Hubert_F

Thanks for the advice, I have applied to study mathematics anyway since I really enjoy it (and always wanted to take it to degree level) but did not know how useful it would be in the railway industry. Thank you "The Planner" for the frank overview. Thanks for the quick responses.

As a general comment, pursuing a mathematics degree is my first choice and train planning does sound interesting. Thanks for quick responses. :-) Edwin_M To get more of an idea, you said you done a little train planning, what were the tasks done and what did they have to deal with?

Thanks for the advice, most likely I will take the mathematics route but worried the availability of the planning roll. Eventually, I would love to go into timetabling or planning but unfortunately, I can not see any Network Rail Graduate schemes for these. Thanks for the quick responses!

Hi, long time lurker on the forums and apologise for the wierd question: I am thinking of studying for a degree but not sure which career path to take: 1) Study electrical engineering and apply for the Network Rail graduate course OR 2) Study mathematics and go into train planning I...

It was fear of contamination to groundwater as well as practical problems. The explosions were indeed heard as afar as the Netherlands http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4518030.stm The inversion (where the temperature of the air becomes greater with increasing height) and allows sound to...

Very close to me as I live in Watford. so much so, I was woken up at 6AM by it. Sounded like several blows on a muffled drum. Very worried about damage to the local environment and the people involved, where residents have had major damage to their home and buildings in the local area.

The current management of South Eastern is of a subsidury of the Starategic Rail Authority, like an "interim" TOC when the SRA terminated the Connex franchise early. Last week, it was announced by the Department for Transport that the franchise will be handed to GOVIA for a period of 8 years.

The whole internet network was first developed by the US Government in the 1960s. It was Tim-Berners Lee in 1991 that created the World Wide Web. I do not really have many concerns over this decision at the moment over this decision since the Internation Coppration of Assinged Names and Numbers...

Yes, I would be very intrested, I just require an IP address.

It is mainly worked by 313s but occasionally worked by 321s and the line has overhead power lines. I quote from the Abbey Flyer Users Group:

More details from the Department for Transport: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pns/displaypn.cgi?pn_id=2005_0102

From what I believe, they are of devices that print tickets. APTIS: Main device used at stations, created by BR SPORTIS: Mobile device usually used on services which serve at un-manned stations, created by BR Advantix: A new type device used at stations These are only of limited...

This issue has been covered in the press release: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=398

This is tough as there are major supporters and opponents for several possible structures. However, to be honest, I do not have any major experience of British Rail (mainly because I was still a child therefore I could not travel on the rails alone) but I am lead to believe that British Rail...

I mainly use Opera since it has a wonderful set of tools I can use and has wide funtionality.