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WWAO replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Railways need volume; Greater London with a population of c8M has that. Regional cities typically with populations of 0.5 - 1M don't...
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WWAO replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Which suggests to me that railcards are volume discounts for those willing to dedicate significant amounts of their travel needs to the...
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WWAO replied to the thread Reopenings - the positive narrative the railway industry needs !.The best comment I've read for a long time! In Neon lights please! WAO
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WWAO replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.My engineering work taught me that a fair price was materials + labour + overheads + profit (c15%of previous sum). You could adjust the...
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WWAO replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Seed-corn is always better planted than eaten. WAO
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WWAO replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.Low interest rates were a banking deception after the crisis. They distorted the balance between investment and maintenance temporarily...
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WWAO replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.My take on this is that there is plenty of demand in the economy; what we are short of is the home produced supply side. This means that...
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WWAO replied to the thread Definitely Not MML Electrification progress updates: A6006 bridge reconstruction.So paused but nearly there.
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WWAO replied to the thread Definitely Not MML Electrification progress updates: A6006 bridge reconstruction.Pure conjecture but freight clearance would likely be done on a route basis, not bridge-by-bridge as one out of gauge structure would...
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WWAO replied to the thread Definitely Not MML Electrification progress updates: A6006 bridge reconstruction.In other words the clearance part of MMLEP (typically 25% of cost) is still ongoing, pause notwithstanding, under the guise of freight...
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WWAO replied to the thread Should LNER/GBR name a train after Kevin Keegan?.Hate to point it out but K's stay at Liverpool from 71 - 71 was seminal. He said "it made him as a player and a person" WAO
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WWAO replied to the thread Reopenings - the positive narrative the railway industry needs !.Luxury high class experiences whether by road or rail are only for the premium few, not the third class commuter. Even the toffs have to...
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WWAO replied to the thread Reopenings - the positive narrative the railway industry needs !.It was Chris Green who said that a railway should be boring, i.e. just does what it says on the tin without drawing attention to itself...