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As we're making up wild assumptions with no evidence, I'd also like to suggest small project have the biggest percentage overruns than large ones. Thus reallocating the HS2 budget to lots of little upgrades as a few are obsessive to do would incur greater cost overruns.

180s more comfortable? Last one I was on the seat was worn out and slanting. The engine noise was intrusive and a lot of vibrations. All the LNER trains have more comfortable seats, are quieter and tend to catch fire less.

Whilst the name and typeface is a bit pastiche, harking back to the 1930s Big 4 I guess, I do like it. However, the EMR branding looks awful on the EMT livery.

Good job you didn't live in the Victorian era or none of our lines would have got built. Presumably in favour of adding a few more locks to the canals here and there, perhaps exploring if adding an extra horse to the stagecoaches would be enough. The fact you don't get it is more about either...

It is entirely logical for the new lines to be faster and have fewer stations. The stations already exist on the current network. So it’s entirely logical to use the current stations for the local services BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE THE LOCAL PEOPLE ARE. It’s entirely logical to build a new...

The ECML works well does it? You've missed the repeated chaos in the last month where one small part of the OHLE fails and most of the north to south network is stuffed, or are you wilfully blind? Were you at Leeds with the LNERs cancelled and a thousand people trying to cram onto a full Cross...

You couldn't be more wrong. HS2 is to alleviate some of the long distance journeys directly to allow local routes to increase. The biggest capacity constraint is trains at different speeds. HS2 is principally to put those high speed, limited stop services onto a dedicated faster, straighter...

Thanks. That Rail article is very informative. Looks like mid-September will be a big step-up in Azuma action.

Hey all, I'm a bit lost at the state of play with Azumas doing what. As of this Monday will there be two Azumas on the York fork - the Flying Scotland and the York stopper? As for Leeds, roughly what % of the daily services are now Azumas? I see pairs of 5 cars - 800/1s?? - doing the training...

Intercity trains are ones that don't stop at minor* stations along the way. An Intercity operator is one whose trains, on the whole, don't stop at minor* stations. Leeds - Doncaster on LNER is intercity. Leeds - Doncaster on Northern is not. *Feel free to decide for yourself what a minor...

Especially as the accompanying picture has a worker with Bombardier's motto in, err, French...

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Three quick questions: After reading some stuff in the 'Everything's grim up North' thread about pantograph arcing and distracting drivers, why do drivers use the front pantograph? Is it regulation or choice? Is it simply because it's easier to check it's up? I noticed yesterday that some...

With regard to GPS signals, surely the answer is that it shows when the position signal last refreshed - either as a timer or, say, a red outline if it's been more than a period of time. Thus in this scenario, the signaller would know almost exactly where it was or say that it's not safe to...

Surprised no-one (that I saw) commented on "[the seat] should leave your posture feeling better once you have stood up." Paraphrase: you'll appreciate standing up more.

I don't understand why you chose those two routes and what any answer would mean. I think I'd prefer to go to Bristol over Hexham, but that's got nothing to do with trains. It's only recently are the brand new IETs replacing HSTs, which are roughly the same age as Pacers - so what's the point...

I'd go for: Pacers going round bends (inside and out) Class 150s (inside) - the tunnel between Huddersfield and Slaithwaite is particularly painful Class 43s with Valenta engines (outside) Actually surprised how few votes the original 43s are getting.

Looking at the first carriage, it looks like the naff Azuma branding has been removed from the side. Is this the case? It's on the nose, which doesn't look too terrible, but it was a bit excessive on every carriage.

At Slaithwaite station, on the Trans-Pennine line, the eastbound signal only shows yellow and green, and changes to yellow as soon as a train passes. I don't know if this is the case elsewhere - it's just my commuting starting point so observe it often. Does this mean that if a train follows...

Thanks for the explanations. It's a bit harder than red means stop and green means go...