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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread SWR cracking down on Vauxhall - Waterloo doughnuts/short fares - Also GTR.One has to wonder whether there's a perverse incentive to leave some of these 'obvious' fare evasion options open as a 'honeypot'. If... -
LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Old signal boxes in southern UK.The Great Cockcrow Railway in Chertsey is a 7.25" gauge miniature line, but is fully signalled to 'main line' standards and has 3...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Hypothetical Scenario regarding boarding trains early.Had one the other day at Marylebone, where an inbound 2 car from depot was followed into the same platform by a 4 car from Birmingham...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Chiltern planning to introduce seat reservations - Survey.Oh, it's entirely possible: Permanently declassify the First Class in the Mk5s, and you've got another Standard class coach (albeit with...
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LittleRedTrain posted the thread Chiltern planning to introduce seat reservations - Survey in Fares Advice & Policy.I received the following e-mail from Chiltern Railways earlier today: The link to the survey is https://www.research.net/r/WMFXFWV...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread TRIVIA: Stations where a high proportion of doors remain closed due to Selective Door Opening.Bentley (Hants) certainly used to be 4 coaches opening only, despite having regular 12 car class 450 services calling, so 2/3 of the...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Vintage Trains Updates.VT have hired 37418 in the past, as well as Class 20s, so I suspect they may do the same if their existing diesel fleet isn't enough to...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Severn Valley Railway to trial commuter services.Public service never actually happened. It was cancelled at the last minute supposedly due to issues with the unit.
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Wrong road working through Banbury..Was there perhaps an issue with the lift to the Plat 1/2 island and a mobility impaired passenger that needed to board/alight these...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Abolishing peak fares would deal with a lot of fare anomalies, issues around differing restriction codes, 'cliff edge' trains etc I'd...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread RailAdventure recruiting Qualified Steam Drivers - have they said anything publicly about entering the charter market or similar?.Tornado has most recently been operated by Vintage Trains, and is planned to be again on 26th September...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Protocol for presenting split tickets for on-train inspection?.I tend to present all tickets that are relevant to the train I'm on, but not those only valid on subsequent trains. In cases where I'm...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread Triangular journeys in a journey planner.The forum site (and TrainSplit) will allow you to do this, just uncheck Just click on 'Set Options' and uncheck 'Use same options for...
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LittleRedTrain replied to the thread National Preservation Forum.I use both sites and it's very much 'horses for courses'. This site tends to be good for modern railway discussion (fares, policy, NR...