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Zzwk500 replied to the thread WCML issues-21 August.Yes, and that one seems to get slower every couple of weeks or so. The OLE masts also don't look very vertical and there's plenty of...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread What does the term "no brainer" mean in the context of ideas for reopenings etc?.Eliminating Diesel from under the wires isn't a no-brainer because there are lots of possible ways to approach the problem, all of which...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Transport For Wales Cheltenham Services.Yes, Derby-Birmingham-Bristol is old Midland railway, so Southbound (towards Bristol) is Down and Northbound (Towards Birmingham/Derby)...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Norwich trams/metro.A city the size of Norwich would only ever justify a tram network, and trams are not about speeds, they are about connectivity. A...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.The freight is almost certainly too long to run round in P4/5 at Lewes (it's only 6 or 7 cars long), and Platform 1 at Eastbourne (12...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.I'm not sure nationality of the company makes a blind bit of difference to any future ORR or legal appeal. Eurostar is operating trains...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Will Steam Locos Be Able to Flip Around When Cardiff West Junction is Modified?.It'll be on the Up & Down Branch in East Usk Yard (which is a passenger line for the section between East Usk Jn and Maindee East Jn)...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread WCML issues-21 August.It's slow out of the Down Goods Loop though, a long freight will take ages to clear the turnout whereas a passenger can be accelerating...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Potential New Railway Station: Leighton (Crewe).Although Chester is not that big a town, so while it may be popular for leisure, as an employment destination it'll be limited. If...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Important distinction - has Eurostar taken the ORR to court, or are they appealling the ORR's decision under the ORR's own processes...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Will Steam Locos Be Able to Flip Around When Cardiff West Junction is Modified?.This one? https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/10s/120820sd.htm Turned on the Penarth Curve triangle with reversal at Ninian Park and...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread What does the term "no brainer" mean in the context of ideas for reopenings etc?.Another common issue is an individual assuming that their solution to an Obvious Problem must therefore be a no-brainer.
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread Will Steam Locos Be Able to Flip Around When Cardiff West Junction is Modified?.I think the lack of a signalled route to reverse on any corner of the triangle may have made consideration of other traffic less...
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Zzwk500 replied to the thread GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered.Berth maps show it passing Ashton Junction now;
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