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  1. james_the_xv

    Golborne station: A missed opportunity to make improvements to the WCML track layout in the area?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/golborne-railway-station-reopening-updates.230132 Who's idea was that then. In a post HS2 world where there's extra pressure under the conventional infrastructure north of Handsacre (not that there needed to be:rolleyes:), putting...
  2. james_the_xv

    3/4 tracking the Coventry Corridor

    While the last major upgrades were relatively recently, should the industry be considering another scheme? 4 tracking the Cov corridor would solve the capacity issues entirely. Bi-Di 3 tracking would allow service recovery when XC/Avanti trains get stuck behind WMT Services and be a net benifit...
  3. james_the_xv

    66757 (4L86 18/12/23)

    Anyone know what the issue was today? Seems to have caused chaos on the Coventry Corridor this afternoon.
  4. james_the_xv

    No Avanti dispatch staff at Milton Keynes today? (24/10/2023)

    Interesting occurrence today, it seems that at least for a little while (around 1515) there was no dispatch staff at MKC to do platform duties for Avanti services. This resulted in 1F26 on P6 having 5 minute dwell whilst the guard and driver figured out how to proceed. There were noticeably two...
  5. james_the_xv

    The future of ticketing for under 18s

    Currently travelling on an LNER service in the quiet coach where there are two quite loud families with young children - and it has got me thinking. 1) Should all children be required to hold a valid ticket? Currently under 5s can travel without a ticket and 5-15s are classed as children. It’s...

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