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Yep - I remember non corridor compartments.

The answer to that has already been given - those that have risen to their level of incompetence (Managers) see it as unprofessional.

It was the other way around - after being ejected from the train twice he then dived in through an open window as the train pulled away from Camborne only to be ejected again.

I hear there's a stash of lower quadrant semaphores somewhere :) Just being a passenger with an interest in what the transport medium is doing.....I often sit on the sea wall at Dawlish watching the multi-aspect signals change as the trains run down through the 5 tunnels thinking (as you...

You are kidding.....220/221 are buzz - buzz buzz and away (rapidly). It's HSTs that are the problem poor old TM has to walk 500ft and back to close a door and then (this time of year) wheel slip away due to lack of driven axles. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- OK I see -...

You've got that wrong - not sure what you really mean but - an SIV PNZ can continue while a 'somewhere' PNZ is platformed. Anything on the 'up' platform blocks SIV PNZ as the crossover is on the PNZ side of SER

Penzance approach has a problem in that it is single track for a couple of miles and running more traffic in there would presumably be difficult. St Ives branch is 2 TPH and in summer is 2 x 150 with (I've heard) a 153 when the new park 'n ride opens - this is considerably greater capacity...

Could be wrong - Voyagers don't tilt, Super Voyagers could but aren't they all de-tilted and XC who operate 220/221 do not work into London.

Do you want sugar in your tea ?

Newton Abbot to Exeter and on to Exmouth - fabulous Dawlish seafront, Powderham castle & deer park, Brunel's pumping station, two estuaries full of wildlife, Commandos yomping in the mud.

I had a look and the 15th looks normal though the 29th is interesting Journey summary Outward Journey (29 Jan 2012) Depart Arrive Travel by Train company Duration 10:25 Plymouth 11:51 Taunton Train CROSSCOUNTRY 01h 26 12:00 Taunton 13:00 Castle Cary Bus FIRST GREAT WESTERN 01h...

For Android. Railcommute has route planning and Twitter feeds for disruption. Thales Rail Planner is good for live timings, platform numbers and covers the Underground.

Android market 'railcommute'

I use an Android App called 'rail commute' which gets twitter feeds from ATW, c2c, Chiltern, XC, East Coast, East Midlands, First Capital, FGW, FTE, Gatwick Express, Grand Central, Heathrow, Hull, Island line, London Midland, London Overground, Mersey, NX East Anglia, Northern, Scotrail, SWT...

There's a Pullman car on the Dartmouth Steam Railway.

Always a compromise - I record 12 cameras via a multiplexer and can get a weeks worth of video from one DVR - it's done like this so the staff can get immediate simple and quick access to video if summat happens - there is not the space/time/money for individual recorders.

The Railway Byelaws appear to cover the UK but ultimately Scottish Law will apply.

Won't cover ECS, freight or Engineering but I use Thales 'Rail PLanner Live' on my Android phone to get live timings of my train passing through stations on it's way to me and an estimate of when I'll get home plus what platform I need to be on.

That's what I liked about Pacers - I (used to) travel on them in Devon - Barnstaple/Dawlish/Paignton and liked the unobstructed view. The converted airline style ones were just like a 153.

Lelant to Carbis Bay on the St Ives branch is a 110ft climb in a under a mile - going down it pre OTMR used to be very exciting. (unless the driver decided to collect lost golf balls)