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    Disruption between Southampton and Bournemouth

    it's not the best news 'paper' around, often the articles are published without checking, which often leads to duplicates, and full of spelling and grammatical errors that are only picked up and corrected when users point them out in the comments section. Normally its a rubbish article...
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    Disruption between Southampton and Bournemouth

    http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15222651.Vehicle_crashes_into_railway_bridge_blocking_major_line___delays_expected/
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    The plan for the days after the Queen’s death, known as "Operation London Bridge"

    Just to also add, it won't be 'on the day' either, she would spend a few days in Scotland first, so there is plenty of time of notice, and not to mention the country would be in a period of mourning.
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    The plan for the days after the Queen’s death, known as "Operation London Bridge"

    I guess no one read the full article then.. I think it made it quite clear this was only for Balmoral.. and there'd be no other 'tours' etc.
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    New South Western franchise: Awarded to First/MTR

    also SWT aren't the only rail franchise that operates from Southampton, 4 TOCs pass through, although another is a first franchise and as for the bus, although Southampton has a large first operation, there is also a large go-ahead operation
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    Displaying the class of service

    SWT also show stopping service, and advertise, get off here to change to a faster service to waterloo (for example)
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    Standard ticket holder in first class

    How is this interpreted however? The OP has advised that once the RPI pointed it out he apologised, said he didn't realise, and offered to move Therefore, by interpretation it could be suggested that he would not remain in the reserved part of the train when known he was not part of the...
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    Train drivers...your uniform!

    it does however read that you do not wish to be associated with your TOC
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    EU Referendum: The result and aftermath...

    Maybe he as a muti-national - multi-company business man, can see the real benefits / detriments of the outcome and wants to fund the PR of his choosing
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    Ticket gates at Manchester Piccadilly not accepting GM traincard

    How come? it's a NR managed station
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    Station Cats

    Not a station cat, but I believe Larry is probably the highest ranking cat in the land https://www.gov.uk/government/history/10-downing-street#larry-chief-mouser
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    Humorous Anouncements

    on a VTWC service last year, as I approach Euston the TM announced the usual "Thank you for travelling with Virgin today, If you were happy with your service, write in, my name is Mark. Incidentally if you aren't so satisfied please also write in, my name is Dave"
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    Super Commuters

    I think that was more of the crux of the programme, rather than just seeing who has the longest commute, what they seemed to find is that the longer commute (up to three hours one way), the worse your quality of life. Hoever if you are commuting for more than three hours, the QoL is often...

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