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SargeNpton replied to the thread Could GBR Introduce "Smart" Journey Planning?.The data standards used by the current crop of journey planners are pretty much the same as those in the original BR timetable engine... -
SargeNpton replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Obviously organised, but none of the news reports I have seen have made any attempt to explain who was behind it. Whoever did organise...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread BR Tendering, By Who, When & Where Questions.I can only assume that invitations to tender varied according to the job. St John's Street station in Northampton closed in 1939 but...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you.Using a mobile phone whilst driving has long been banned in the UK. I'm thinking that the same ban should apply to those who use them...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Hypothetical Scenario regarding boarding trains early.Who's to say that what the passenger thinks is an 8-car train is really two 4-car trains. They then board one of the rear four, when...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Inquiry after BA jet stalls over London on approach to Heathrow.“It is unheard of for a captain to physically intervene in the cockpit.” This puzzles me. I always assumed that the captain was the...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Nationalisation of the railways is already heading off track.Strange how old, bureaucratic, inefficient British Rail managed to privatise itself within the space of a couple of years. How long has...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.If any pay by mile system is introduced, let's hope that it is more robust and accurate than the one on the Dartford Crossing that fined...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Stations with "Train Approaching" bells (Trivia).Northampton, certainly up to the 1980s had a bell. The number of rings denoting whether it was due in platform 1, 2 or 3. I believe it...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Future for Gwili Railway after Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line reopening..Can the OP explain why they think the line is reopening?
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SargeNpton replied to the thread The Labour Party under Andy Burnham.On the other hand, they just need Labour to be completely incompetent for three years and all the other "opposition" parties to suffer...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread BR Region Boards?.Each region had a Regional Manager, who did the day-to-day running of the region. However, he was answerable to the Regional Board with...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread The Labour Party under Andy Burnham.So, if the below is true, where exactly will the money come from to pay for the VAT cut...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now.The fads for... Nouvelle Cuisine: small portions, prettily presented, and with inflated prices. Beaujolais Nouveau: Yuppies and Hooray...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.Could be a setback for Trump in his libel case against the BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93487x97kyo