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But Great Western / North West electrification, Crossrail and Thameslink, London Overground enhancements are surely improvements of existing infrastructure - and at a level we haven't seen for decades. Heavily slanted towards London and South East, I agree, but that's another issue.
But we...
Of course there's a place for improving the exisiting rail system - on a piecemeal basis this is currently being done reopenings of closed lines, doubling of singled lines, not to mention Thameslink, Crossrail, Western electrification etc. But a real step change can only happen by building a...
We are travelling on Allegro train Helsinki - St Petersburg on 9 August 2011. I'm hoping that it will be a stress free way to enter Russia that won't involve standing in a queue :D. Booked the ticked direct from Finnish Railways for Euro 92 one way. Normal cost is about Euro 80 as it seems...
Passionnate and robust performance by Pete Waterman on Channel 4 News just now on the benefits of HS2. He nearly come to blows with his opponent from Stop HS2 who, for me, lost out on the arguments. It was like a boxing match: "Go, Pete, go !"
Just returned from a great day out from Marylebone to sunny Solihull to visit a mate and took the opportunity to view progress on the current Chiltern line upgrades.
On the return from Solihull, the 6 minute delayed 18:51 had caught up a minute by Leamington Spa, another minute by Banbury...
Heard on Radio 4 news yesterday that as a cost cutting measure Greek railways have severed connections with international rail services at the Greek borders (Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey). This seems to leave Thessalonika-bound pax to make their own way across the border and to their ultimate...
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