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Zzwk500 replied to the thread TRIVIA: Direct bus services that have competitive journey times with direct train services.Northampton to MK is 16 minutes on the train, and 32 mins on the X6 bus. However, it's very possible for many door-to-door journeys that...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread HS2 Old Oak Common.Given the state of modern journalism, I'd ask rather if she paused to read what Claude/ChatGPT spat out before copying it in...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Future Class 73 replacement.There's enough diesel distribution for the various freight and departmental services that currently operate. Plenty of RHTTs are...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Pronounciation of Lewes.I think if you move in railway circles the correct pronunciation may be a little more readily known because of it's role as a junction...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread 700/0s to Southern.Are you proposing removing services from the core (reducing capacity), transferring spare 700s (there aren't any), or operating...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Future Class 73 replacement.Technically? Relatively easy with a modern power control system. Might be a bit more complicated to demonstrated compliant compatibility...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Scrap EMR Connect and extend Thameslink to Corby.Corby to St Pancras is currently showing as 1h13 mins (mode average) on National Rail. Corby to Bedford is 30 mins, Bedford to St...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Pronounciation of Lewes.I don't know too much about the original Sussex accent, but I understand it was quite similar to West Country and East Anglian accents...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Getting passengers to spread out along the platform.Probably. It's difficult to tell if people simply don't notice things, actively ignore it/don't trust it, or are just generally confused...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread WCML issues-21 August.There's at least 3 LNR trains approaching on the Slow Lines. Edit to add (1053): The sleeper loco has now shunted from P1 to P15 which...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread WCML issues-21 August.Conversely, I'd say it looks very much like platform congestion at Euston - Only 11 and 3 are currently free.
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Whittlesea station and East Midlands Railway stopping cancellations.https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/what-we-deliver-archive/transport/rail/fenland-stations/ There is indeed a scheme in the...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Getting passengers to spread out along the platform.Some of the Virgin West Coast stations did get coloured zones, some of which still survive. MKC has Gold and Purple zones at least. I...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.A problem coupling the loco (or with the loco itself) at the London end would prevent hauling into Euston but if the Country end Loco...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread WCML issues-21 August.Yes, there's quite the queue of trains. I wonder how many 1Rxx trains there'll be in order! 1787298867 Moving again, but the congestion...