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Whilst I recognise this is tongue-in-cheek, there's some truth in there. In the late 1970's and early 1980's, my dad was an outdoor instructor/teacher, part of a team that took kids from the toughest schools in Tyneside to the Lake District on Outward Bound courses. It was tough love- clear...

Indeed. I find it ironical that the Ammanford Relief Road level crossing surface on the G-C-G line was recently renewed, and of course all the level crossings on the G-C-G line were updated when the line was used by freigth a few years ago. If England can have it's east west rail, then...

Indeed, and of course in south west Wales outside the core Valleys and Cardiff hinterland it's not that different from where you are. The Heart of Wales line serves some significant communities in the Amman/Towy valleys. this in an area where roads are difficult- either very twisty rural or...

No benefit to Wales. As usual, we are last in the queue for improvements.... look how long it's taken to phase the Pacers out on the Valleys..... Not surprising though, this is from a railway that having done a "once in a generation" blockade of the Severn Tunnel to wire it, can then turn...

@Bald Rick : yeah, that's why I said "back in the day" with drink driving. It was effective in the days when there were rather more traffic police about, and hence there was a good chance of being caught. Times have indeed changed though and I'm aware it's on the rise again. Whereas cameras are...

Although it's a controversial view, I tend to agree with the sentiment. It's not insoluable, full barrier crossings plus a robust aproach to enforcement of infringements..... by which I mean red light cameras (with AI if appropriate) of good quality, looking at both front and rear so showing...

There are some level crossings on the Cumbrian Coast line where the crossing keeper pushed the gates across manually. There's a couple of such crossings between Silecroft and Millom, where the A5093 road crosses the railway twice. TPO

Hmmm, the reporter should try a XC Voyager set on a long trip...... or a 170 with high-density seating. Those trains are VERY tired...... Indeed, they need to get out more, try a ram-loaded XC Voyager from Plymouth-Edinburgh, or a XC 170 Nottingham-Cardiff. They would find out all about...

Not just Sundays; at least 2 return trips Cardiff-Nottingham canned yesterday due to "lack of traincrew." (The 07:45 off Cardiff Central and the one back to Cardiff that departs Birmingham New St at 14:30). Yes, the trip can be made via Bristol Parkway provided you have the "any permitted rotue"...

Nail. Head. On. I have seen very robust action being taken in the industry when even much lower level concering behaviours are reported (and confirmed to be true, not just a malicious or misguided accusation). Indeed. I don't see any resemblance. Note that the historical "cover an incident...

We should put all of the folks who want only 'green' energy on fully interruptable connections, Ed Miliband included. They can be switched off to remove demand on the grid when we have what the Germans call 'Dunkelflauten' weather in winter I.e.calm and grey. I expect it would be a highly...

I think we sometimes do ourselves disservice. Yes, the GB rail sector has challenges- but is on a day-to-day basis, mostly managed remarkably well in the circumstances i.e. a small generally fairly densely populated island, routes being relatively (on a global scale) short, a highly regulated...

We still have the Red Dragon (to/from Carmarthen). Not sure whether the Bristolian, Mayflower and Capitals United names are used any more, certainly they were in use just prior to COVID. TPO.

In modern AB 'boxes, if the Signaller cannot see the [tail lamp passing the] Clearing Point then they cannot give "train out of section" to the 'box in rear. So if it's that foggy there needs to be a means of relaying the information that the train has passed the Clearing Point with tail lamp on...

Agreed. A massive amount has happened over the past few days. Those of us who see the logs know what an enormous challenge has been faced. Not just the hard-working people out on the ground with chainsaws and the electrical teams, but also the planning teams, and Controllers who were getting...

You didn't notice the severe conditions then? I live in the red warning area and it was truly scary as the storm when through, as well as the main wind, sudden much stronger gusts which roared and sounded like thunder. You might consider that it's a bit difficult to run trains if all of the...

I suggest you check what apps are running. Leaving them open in the background (even on airplane mode) will drain the battery. First thing I do when I get a new phone is clone it from my old one. Next thing I do is go through and remove (uninstall) all the bloatware apps that the phone...

It's been quite exceptional for a few weeks, the ground is incredibly wet thanks to basically 18 months of wet weather and so the water from a heavy storm just runs straight off. (The M5 was flooded a couple of times recently- really unusual for a motorway). And as you say, with both roads and...

Yes, and some branches will also find new homes for 'working cats.' When the local 'wildlife' is mainly comprised of rats and mice, such feral (trapped, neutered, rehomed) cats are an effective rodent control system, and one which is both more effective and lower impact than leaving boxes of...

Europhoenix Rail Ltd is the train operating company. It is a new Freight Operating Company, they received their License and Safety Certificate in April 2024. Europhoenix Ltd remains a separate company and is still a traction owning/leasing company. Some of the same people are involved with...