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The ticket readers would show a “dumbbell” has been happening for a very long time, i.e. an exit at Cannon Street without an entrance somewhere, and vice versa. Patterns can be flagged for investigation. Investigators can and do watch out for/follow particular passengers if they have suspicions...
I would be amazed if TfL announce anything in advance. Why set themselves up to fail if anything should go wrong between now and then to stop them running? (And of course, I know they should be giving passengers the good news that more trains are running, but that’s a different story altogether)
What part of this tweet ...
that was mentioned up thread says anything about gauging? Speculation in the replies suggests it but the driver said nothing of the sort.
Trains out of St Pancras were definitely Shuttle, as I travelled regularly at that time. From memory on the Midland Main Line, Shuttle also added a trolley service in Standard.
The bus in the picture in Post 4 is a StreetDeck. If it were a Volvo then TT would have classed it VH like the others.
Not sure why a convoy of Volvos would be on the motorway, not that I’m doubting you either but I don’t believe that Tower have any Volvos on order ... all Tower Is expecting...
Sheffield didn’t always have conductors. It opened with a totally bizarre system of buying a ticket at one machine (or in shops), then having to validate it in another. This then changed to machine bought tickets being validated automatically when sold.
Conductors only came in after the...
As someone who doesn't know the area, I'd interpret that poster as saying the bus is calling somewhere on Edge Lane (but which in itself isn't very helpful either). There's no word Station at all in that particular sentence on the poster, but there is in every other.
Or does it mean Edge Hill...
I’m travelling now on a train from Victoria to Bognor Regis which calls at Gatwick. The OBS has just conducted a ticket check and informed a couple that they can use their Freedom Pass to Gatwick Airport in future as the barrier would let them out but “it’s a bit of a grey area.”
I’m...
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