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I once got someone to storm out of Halfords. "Can you tell me where the baby seats are?" "I'm sorry, I don't have the foggiest." They then gave an audible "Harrumph", and stormed out, presumably muttering under their breath about useless staff. I don't work there. I've never worked there. I...

I'm not entirely familiar with GSM-R, but from what I've been able to find out, there's probably few technical reasons why it couldn't be made to work... but, having been involved with the process of getting two mobile networks to play nicely with each other, I can say that it's far from...

That's not a problem, surely? There's plenty of room in the passenger accommodation of 220s and 221s! :roll:

"The train now standing at platforms 4, 5 and 6..."

There isn't a requirement, no. The only person who's really required is the driver - Driver Only Operation. I shall now open this to the floor for the inevitable flurry of comments on the evils of DOO... ;)

What time are you getting there? Kings Cross isn't always that bad, to be honest! Once you're through the ticket barriers, the Underground station is well signposted, although it can be a bit of a trek to the Circle line platforms.

I saw this today, which offers an insight into the possible logic behind one bit of railspeak: http://wondermark.com/735/

Surely they could have saved a bit of money by building level crossings? :twisted:

I think you'll find that was Abraham Lincoln.

He was alleged to have said "Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language". But someone else might have said it instead; I've found an article on it which is rather confusing and has left me none the wiser as to whether he did or didn't say it.

Some of them can't even pronounce their own names correctly! Colin Powell, I'm looking at you.

Is that why Pacers make such an almighty racket when they're pulling away?

It's to confirm that they've understood the guard's buzz. Another example of this might be on trains where the driver closes the doors. The guard will buzz 1-2 (beep beepbeep) to ask for the doors to be closed, and the driver will buzz 1-2 back to confirm.

I guess it should have been a Gas Metre^3 Engineer?

Are Seabrooks available anywhere other than t'North, though? I'd never encountered them until I moved up here.

Apropos of nothing, Tyrrells also make vodka.

It's not a matter of ignoring the law. It's that the law is written in such a way that it reflects that some things may not be practical. To pick a random bit of regulation, I've just found the full text of PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations), and it's peppered with the words...

A company cannot make a law. Laws are made by parliament. H&S laws, apart from the ones that cover very specific scenarios, tend to be quite open ended. In particular, wording along the lines of "insofar as practical" tends to get used quite a lot. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find a law...

They seem to have amended it to RPO now. I've just noticed that someone around here is recruiting for a "Gas metre engineer".

"All known acronyms" is going to be a toughie! Virtually any specialised field will have their own, so there could be twenty or more meanings for some acronyms. I do find that Google can be of assistance, though. Just prefix the acronym in question with "define:" and it'll have a stab.