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Starmill replied to the thread Additional Peak Regional Services on Greater Anglia.Primarily because the current arrangement is by far more efficient? The Whittlesea passengers fit on the EMR train. There is no need to... -
Starmill replied to the thread Additional Peak Regional Services on Greater Anglia.They've been stopping for at least ten years. Probably longer. Same reason why CrossCountry stop at Manea. Otherwise there'd be no...
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Starmill replied to the thread Whittlesea station and East Midlands Railway stopping cancellations.A slight adjustment to the platform end to enable the stop mark to be moved forwards a metre would probably solve that one. Trains stop...
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Starmill replied to the thread Pronounciation of Lewes.I've never heard of anyone saying it any way other than like "Lewis" although obviously accent does come into play.
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Starmill replied to the thread How should Network Rail go about returning personal items after the Lewes incident?.I meant as a general matter of principle, any number expensive losses of baggage in serious collisions are a possibility.
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Starmill replied to the thread How should Network Rail go about returning personal items after the Lewes incident?.The ordinary consequence of belongings not returned in this circumstance, e.g. genuinely destroyed by a fire in a train carriage, would...
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Starmill replied to the thread Summer staffing issues.A lot of staff who know a Sunday will be very poorly covered will say they're not available, and then call up the night before or on the...
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Starmill replied to the thread Summer staffing issues.From a recent thread (sorry I can't find the source now - if it's incorrect I'm sure someone will offer a correction), London Waterloo...
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Starmill replied to the thread Recycling plant fire causing Southeastern and Windrush line disruption.https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/london-bridge-20260818/ Not much information to go at.
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Starmill replied to the thread Is 5mph the slowest speed limit possible?.80cm a second? Cripes!
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Starmill replied to the thread Delay repay for mid-journey delay.You were clearly inconvenienced into Edinburgh and clearly delayed by long enough that delay repay would come into effect, so that part...
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Starmill replied to the thread Disparity in Oyster vs Contactless inspections.The charge for Northern etc in Manchester will soon be £60. If one of your taps drops but not the other one, it's actually £60 +...
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Starmill replied to the thread Ending short on an advance ticket?.I didn't want to muddy the waters with that option given the OP asked what they asked earlier! But yes, of the course you are quite...
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Starmill replied to the thread Pros and cons of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR).I think some of the arguments have been that a higher stress free temperature would lower the risk of buckles in summer and raise the...
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Starmill replied to the thread Ending short on an advance ticket?.It is not permitted. What would be permitted would be if you, say, found a cheaper ticket to Lancaster, and then got a lift or parked...