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Sstuu replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.I believe more than 70% of passenger KM is on electric trains in the UK, how that compares to other similar countries I'm not sure...
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Sstuu replied to the thread Could alterations be made to the Automatic Warning System (AWS) to make it easier to differentiate red from yellow signals?.What is the logic behind being able to cancel a red signal warning? Shouldn't passing a red signal automatically apply the brakes...
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Sstuu replied to the thread Old Oak Common - Level Boarding for Elizabeth Line trains.I imagine that the costs of lowering 200+m of formation by 150mm plus the slab track were a bit of a debating point
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Sstuu replied to the thread HS2 Progress near Kenilworth.Quite common elsewhere for the masts to be up before the tracklaying. But another 3.5 years before they can start tracklaying seems...
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Sstuu replied to the thread Why are the centre platforms at Edgware Road (Sub-Surface) through platforms.It would have gone to Finchley Road, then it was decided that building the Bakerloo/Jubilee line there instead was a more sensible idea
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Sstuu replied to the thread Railway Industry Codes vs Air Industry Codes.I would like a source for that. I bet the vast majority of people know neither
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Sstuu replied to the thread HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036.Yes I accidentally missed out that the idea would be to do this all on your phone, and, speculating, it could even be done automatically...
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Sstuu replied to the thread HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036.I did see a confidential report some years ago around ticketing. One of the suggestions was that people would buy a ticket and then...
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Sstuu replied to the thread Birmingham New Street the worst UK station?.It would be far better if the gate lines were at the north, south and east exits, making the entire concourse the paid area - the...
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Sstuu replied to the thread Potential solutions for earth shifting after dry weather?.The OHLE masts can also move - north of Ely has a history of doing so if I'm not mistaken
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Sstuu replied to the thread TfW class 398 Stadler Citylink tram trains.That forum member made some unbelievably outlandish claims, completely destroying any credibility. These units seem to be being...
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Sstuu replied to the thread Major new railways in Europe with construction visible on Google earth/maps?.Brescia-Verona-Vicenza, and various sections between Naples and Foggia are clearly visible
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Sstuu replied to the thread Cambridge South : no parking (and local CCTV is dissuade anyone from stopping near by...).A simple web search tells me that the station has a pickup/drop-off area
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Sstuu replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.To a certain extent clearly, but for a lot of people public transport is a distress purchase, they only use it if they have to. This...
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Sstuu replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Because London. Fundamentally there is no alternative to train travel into Central London, and the the volumes of people doing so dwarf...