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    Email to Video 125

    I am a little surprised at not seeing V125's two excellent Eurostar videos mentioned. I actually kept awake for both of them. My dream of course would be seeing drivers eye views of some of the main line SBB routes in Switzerland in view of the narrow gauge tourist routes having already been...
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    Favourite Tube Stock

    I offer my bit with a contented smile on my face. There can't be too many around today who have experienced driving one of these? In my very early capacity as relief signalman, riding in the cab on one’s spare days gave one the drivers angle on problems re signalling and tailing from one red...
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    Who Trains The Signallers

    Having been involved in the switch over to automatic control rooms on the Northern Line back in the 60’s we were thrust into the unknown in having to deal with multi route push buttons gongs, buzzers and bells going off all around you. But we had the experience of the areas involved. It was just...
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    Victoria Line Yesterday

    One under is just that, be it suicide (the most common) or murder. The point is, so many innocent parties become involved. The immediate stress to the driver from which many never really recover. Then there’s the PW who always seem to be delegated to collect what remains of the body? I have met...
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    Major Problems!

    II'm not sure where and what your claims of refurbishment were meant to cover and what? As an ex signaller of 31 years experience I had my eyes opened recently when travelling from Waterloo to Euston on the Northern line in the rush hour and witnessed three Barnet trains immediately one after...

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