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yorksrob replied to the thread GTR Summer Holiday Cancellations.Indeed. The Government should be encouraging the move to a four day week with more leisure travel on Friday. -
yorksrob replied to the thread Winding back the railway clock.The singling of various main lines springs to mind, only having one route between Brighton and London is another.
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yorksrob replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.Whilst surprisingly bad journeys can happen, it's important to bear in mind that surprisingly good ones can as well. I recently...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Lumo (West Coast) - passenger experiences.One to get the tinnies in for, by the sounds of it.
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yorksrob replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.I was very much affected by the never-ending rail strikes in the North a few years ago. I wouldn't place the blame solely at the railway...
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yorksrob replied to the thread GTR Summer Holiday Cancellations.Indeed. Maybe Maidstone might have been a better option, but Maidstoners are enjoying their service to London Bridge, Waterloo E and...
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yorksrob replied to the thread GTR Summer Holiday Cancellations.They don't strike me as a natural pair TBH !
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yorksrob replied to the thread The Swanage based 3TC unit updates.I do think that it's a concept with potential, however as you say, some of the baked in issues with our quasi privatised/nationalised...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.I think that there's a fundamental problem that a lot of the main decisions are made by wealthy people, often based in London who have...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The Swanage based 3TC unit updates.I believe the wonderful Marshlink only got through because of the proposed replacement bus company going bust. We got very lucky in...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Lumo (West Coast) - passenger experiences.It's good that the West Coast is getting genuine fares competition (rather than the East Coast where we have lots of companies chasing...
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yorksrob replied to the thread The Swanage based 3TC unit updates.67 - 72 seems like a fairly decent innings for DEMU traction, given the circumstances. Certainly compared to the Cuckoo and West...
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yorksrob replied to the thread TfL Cyber Security Incident.Will they be relieved of their ill-gotten gains I wonder. I don't see the point of putting someone in prison for them to be let out to...
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yorksrob replied to the thread Winding back the railway clock.Close rivals perhaps !
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yorksrob replied to the thread Optimising use of capacity.Aren't those Parkway stations designed to attract motorists who in truth already have access to a station ? That's a very different...