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    Accessing personal mobile phone records

    well.. and how does that work for whatsapp / skype / messenger?
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    Southern DOO: ASLEF members vote 79.1% for revised deal

    so... money is the answer for insanity...
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    European low platform heights

    For the sake of interoperability HS2, being on the European High Speed network will probably comply with tjose norms... unless the UK really wishes to isolate itself
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    Fog blocking lines

    Find the red (Portugal) POzogmcY8HQ
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    EU Referendum: The result and aftermath...

    You can t get a Portuguese passport just like that. And I assure you that the Portuguese border service, who handles that, are as nice as the british home office. You can get a Portuguese passport, without having resided in Portugal if your parents or Grandparents are Portuguese and this is how...
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    Finland's "Supertrain"

    200 beers?!?!?! During Euro 2004 a 6 car IC train from Lisbon to the Algarve packed with British sold 400 beers in the first 5 Miles ... by the Tagus Bridge the guy from the bar was asking station bars along the line for refills!
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    Northern Rail empty customers bank account by mistake !

    As usual in the UK no one asks or keeps the receipt...
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    How easy is it to fare dodge?

    Very easy... until you get caught!
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    Guardian columnist suggests vandalising Southern stations

    I see there a suggestion of what might be needed for the government to take action...
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    London Underground CSA2

    If you live in the Greater London that will not be a very frequent situation, you must reckon!
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    Coupling Pole comes through floor of Brussels Tram

    Don't go to Southern Europe... seriously! I could tell you a few hair raising stories on the railway lived on the first person... thankfully trains can't run away from obstacles so obstacles don't have much problems running away!
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    London Underground CSA2

    23K to which you have free LT travel for you and your spouse... which pretty much adds up 2 or 3 ks at the least, per person
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    train driving

    Well, in Portugal and Spain you can unfortunately do that!
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    Hokkaido railway rationalisation

    I believe JR Hokkaido has never been profitable. If they want that just keep the Sapporo suburbs, one if the Sapporo - Shin Hakodate lines (ok... they can also keep the bit to Hakodate) and the Shinkansen line, together with the freight line to the Seikan tunnel... easy!)
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    Hokkaido railway rationalisation

    But in Winter, and you do have WINTER there, people will get isolated. It is a false savings scheme!
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    Do signalpeople really refer to passengers as "chimps" and

    Why? Are you afraid of honest discussion? People will be people with all sorts pf behaviour, some 9f which will be quite stressful to staff. By no means staff will generalizes this but cheaky references to passengers will happen as mental relief. (The first person who hasn t talked bad about...
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    Wires down at Luton (8/11/16)

    well... it doesn't... just fries! :-D
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    Wires down at Luton (8/11/16)

    and luckilly plenty of spares from similar technology from recent signal replacement schemes which brought in lots of spares from other places
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    Platform Assistants GTR E.Croydon & Gatwick rest day rota

    :) The normal one... I presume... given it was requested me! :p
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    Platform Assistants GTR E.Croydon & Gatwick rest day rota

    On request from a friend: Does anyone know the GTR Platform Assistants rest day rota at East Croydon & Gatwick ? TIA

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