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SynthD's latest activity
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SSynthD replied to the thread Greenford and Bromley North branches.The current odd one out of the Overground lines, Liberty, has a nearby depot at Ilford (Weaver uses it too). The previous and current...
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SSynthD replied to the thread What efficiencies could GBR bring?.How many control centre staff do TOCs have? I don't understand. What’s not collaborative about the current process? Is that like...
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SSynthD replied to the thread Will GBR pay all drivers/guards the same in the end or will a hierarchy of service types develop again?.If you say to the unions there's an easier job and a harder job and we'll pay accordingly, they'll say that the lower salary people...
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SSynthD replied to the thread West London Orbital Consultation.It’s north of Wells House Rd, where that Lane first sees the railway. All that housing has its S106 payments assigned elsewhere...
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SSynthD replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Is there a maximum on how many can be occupied? Such as one must be empty for inspection?
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SSynthD replied to the thread Could reversals on the Caledonian Sleeper viably be avoided so flatbeds could be introduced?.But they may be from Wembley to Euston in the morning. Are those points avoidable? A consistent width and fold down screens at both...
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SSynthD replied to the thread Will the two-letter codes/reporting marks for train operating companies change under GBR?.No, let the names and codes drift apart, the codes aren’t even customer facing.
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SSynthD replied to the thread HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036.Except for the specific government announcement that it wouldn’t be operated this way. The debt is paid off by ticket revenue and...
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SSynthD replied to the thread The Labour Party under Andy Burnham.I’ve never heard anything remotely like this before. Is this the new plan to improve the view at the Turnberry golf course? Do they know...
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SSynthD replied to the thread Oxford Corridor Phase 2 & Platform 5 updates.Wait for people to alter their habits around the traffic filters. It's too soon to tell.
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SSynthD replied to the thread HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036.Lower yearly spending.
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SSynthD replied to the thread HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036.When they talk about seat reservations required, even if they are given last minute, will that apply in disruption too? Bletchleyite...
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SSynthD replied to the thread What efficiencies could GBR bring?.Some would say it doesn't matter who owns/operates, it's how the management of standards is carried out. SWR was under an ERMA...
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SSynthD replied to the thread Is the South West losing out on GWR Diversions over East West Rail?.If the Milton Keynes diversion adds over an hour, wouldn’t you be better off in one seat on the slow Exeter to Waterloo train?
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SSynthD replied to the thread What efficiencies could GBR bring?.The loaned driver may know the train but who’s piloting them over an unfamiliar route?