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JJamesT replied to the thread How should Network Rail go about returning personal items after the Lewes incident?.On the local BBC news just now they were showing BTP removing suitcases from the carriages.
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JJamesT replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.This goes back to the original founding of the State Pension, whether it would be funded or unfunded. The choice was made that it would...
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JJamesT replied to the thread HS2 Old Oak Common.They've spent 5 years moving roads around for Interchange and have build at least one bridge over where the station will be. But the...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Is there scope for one supplier and a common policy for all GBR retail facilities?.The description previously offered by the government about GBR at...
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JJamesT replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.The quoted £23 for 170 miles was in relation to lamppost charging. Those people who have access to free/cheap charging are probably...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.However cold weather kills many times more than hot. If we're overall shifting warmer, this may result in a net reduction in deaths due...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Are there any other options for DMUs for TfW and other operators other than CAF?.Northern are tendering for new stock https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/about-us/newtrains There’s a thread on GWR/SWR/Chiltern...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Getting passengers to spread out along the platform.Safety on the railways is very heavily regulated. The ORR served an improvement notice regarding Euston crowding in 2023, but a year...
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JJamesT replied to the thread For the Far North line could a single car from a 158/9 be turned into a 90mph detachable Highland Explorer active travel (cycles etc) car...In general there aren’t any spare DMUs anywhere. If any 158s do get freed up by new units then they would most likely get used for...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Getting passengers to spread out along the platform.When the announcer at Oxford is asking people to move along, they generally do say that it is because the train is that long.
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JJamesT replied to the thread Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026.After trying several browsers and turning off ad-blockers I finally managed to get the video to appear. I'm reminded why I avoid local...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026.I may be missing something, but I can't see a video on that page.
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JJamesT replied to the thread Should we learn from countries like Italy who often put white paint on rails as white paint cools the rails?.You do get other alloys with lower coefficients. For example Invar is a nickel iron alloy commonly used in aerospace due to that...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Severe Alert from the UK Government.Mobile phones can connect if they have signal even without a sim or a service plan. This is to allow them to make 999 calls. Clearly...
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JJamesT replied to the thread What lessons do Ember Coaches have for battery operation on the railways?.https://www.electricandhybridrail.com/content/news/stadler-sets-world-record-with-flirt-akku-for-longest-distance-travelled-by-a-train-in...