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It's just a thought, and it might be what you are referring to, but... Would it be possible to put one or two mobile handlers (of the type just North of Burton station) onto a train, and then use this for unloading trains at smaller sidings? You would need a ramp/platform to get the handler...

The beer would have to be bottled, but I don't think this is a problem. Aren't there any small breweries in the Stratford, Leamington, Banbury area? There must be at least a few with Shakespeare-related puns for names! (Sorry for dragging the coversation onto beer!)

Further north a bit. A while ago I did have an idea for a service: London KX - (Peterborough or Grantham) - Doncaster - Tadcaster - Wetherby - Harrogate - Ripon. I would have called my new TOC "White Rose Trains" and used 5 car 222's or possibly 180's. As a piece of marketing, I would set up...

It does seem to be a problem with open access operators that they don't get the optimal routes and times. It's the same with Wrexham and Shropshire. The slow times make them oncompetitive and they can't get the customers that they would have got with a faster / more frequent service. I know that...

Thanks for the link. I found it very interesting and do like the idea of using waste plastic and rubber for sleepers. I always like the "kill two birds with one stone" ideas. Even if these were to be reinforced (probably fibre-type reinforcement rather than steel rebar), they would still lend...

On Cross Country you go through Belper at a fair old lick. In fact if you start "Don't Fear The Reaper" by the Blue Oyster Cult at Ambergate, the guitair solo happens just as you are hurtling through Belper. :D

That's why I think 4-tracking Digswell Viaduct and running a King's X - Sheffield service would be useful. I imagine it would be KX-Peterborough-Grantham-Nottingham-Chesterfield-Sheffield. An alternative to this would be to run through Retford, although this would require a new chord. You could...

Personally I agree that we do need extra carriages. I'm an infrastructure guy, and even I know that it's no point building new infrastructure if there aren't enough carriages (or freight wagons) to make it worthwhile. I've also seen that when you try and put extra carriages onto existing...

I would like to see at least one extra track between Dore and Sheffield, so that Manchester and MML services could be seperated.

Okay then a few of mine. Firstly. Digswell Viaducr near Wellwyn Garden City up to four tracks (either through double decking or a parallel viaduct). Then continue four-tracking so everything between London and Peterborough is done. Between Wakefield and Doncaster the line splits off for...

Hi, As you're probably aware, I'm new to this forum. I'm a civil engineer by trade (mainly bridges and stations) and I paid my way through uni by working as a CSA for GNER, so I've seen the railway from different angles. In my experience, railway folk are a bit of a breed apart. They love...