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Bromsgrove - Hereford is ~66km. Read recently that 80k is about the reasonable limit of battery trains. So would be a long time recharging at Hereford. The fix is more electrification. Birmingham to Shrewsbury is a nice straight run, with it already done to Wolverhampton. There's also the Snow...

The bridge doorway is boarded up, & the platform is covered in growth. Can't remember if the platform edgings are still in place, they've been removed at Northfield.

That's 337 hours of work at NLW. At the maximum of 48hrs work per week, that's 7 weeks. Of course, that's if you manage to live on zero. You really don't have a clue... A budget room is £50 IN ADVANCE For someone on NLW, that's a days pay. Post links to some policies that are readily...

This is, generally, rubbish. Man-made embankments & cuttings were designed to be stable without trees/vegetation. Extensive root systems can actually damage the structure. Grasses can be useful for keeping the surface soil knitted together & slowing down water run-off. Trust is earned & must...

It's got greater clearance than the existing/old bridge, not only is it slightly higher, but it's also a flat deck & not an arch. The B9154 can be accessed less than 1.5m south, so won't be an issue.

Better images here. http://murform.com/portfolio-item/a9-dualling-project-inverness/ It does look like it's near enough square, which would make the rail part as wide as the new roadway.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-transport-staff-to-travel-to-uk-to-inspect-cracked-tram-fleet-20211124-p59bu9.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1637781455

Not much detail is there... New Rail Station South of Stirling The 'indicative location' appears to be very barren. A bit further north & the old Bannockburn station site is right next to the A91. A new rail station near Causewayhead Surely best served by bus? A new rail station between...

Which again shows that a decision as to 'what' XC is supposed to do needs to be made. Is it there to provide connections between different mainlines/hubs (so end at Bristol, Reading, Doncaster) or is it there to enable/make easier long-distance journeys between places that aren't on the same...

but why is that the core? Why isn't Liverpool core instead of/or with Manchester. Why Reading & not Southampton or Portsmouth. (If your only going as far as Reading, you don't get much extra by going any further than Didcot) Plenty of sizeable places beyond Bristol. I see XC as being...

Why does it need to be a live railway? There are often long stretches of line closed for work, when the actual work site is only part of the stretch closed. Or if there's been major works, keep it closed for another day so a big team can go in & do the work.

A big chunk of the cost is the tunnels to get through 'sensitive' areas. Those areas are so sensitive that we're currently taking out all the roads & buildings, aren't we... You do have to wonder if it would have been better to have built the north-western or north-eastern parts first, as it's...

but that graphic, as you've pointed out, does not say "you must have a printed ticket" As for warnings & signage, there is simply far far too much of it, so most of it gets ignored due to 'information overload' In the real world, people are buying tickets for lots of different things online...

Even if/when the hydrogen fuel-cells get cheaper, they still need fuel. Hydrogen as a fuel is only cheap where it's available as a waste product, otherwise it's expensive to make. It's also then expensive to transport.* Manufactured hydrogen is going to be more expensive than electricity...

Which would suggest that the Cross-City northern end should be light-rail, but then you would need tram-trains to continue working on the south end to Bromsgrove & Redditch. Also, it's already an every 10minute service, & there's few obvious places for extra stops (south end of Erdington?)...

It's been a problem for years & years & years. It's a very competitive place for rail staff in the Midlands, as there's so many operators; WMT, XC, Avanti, Chiltern, freight operators

Pictures of the Sydney cracks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-06/images-of-sydney-inner-west-light-rails-cracks-emerge/100600216

IANAL but, who is going to bring the litigation, & against whom? If it's on noise nuisance grounds, then fencing along the station boundary with acoustic fencing, & possibly changes to the loco exhausts, could be enough of a defence. The defence may also be able to have the affected properties...

West Midlands Metro services have been suspended for 4 weeks initially. https://westmidlandsmetro.com/using-the-metro/service-status/ Service was previously withdrawn 11 June over the same issue. A reduced service resumed on the 14th...

Why do you think they're so against hypothecated charges & taxes... Ah yes, 'the railway', which presumably includes a lot of people at DfT & the Ministers??? Lets look at an example of why 'the railway' hasn't been able to manage costs, & maybe then you could state who you think is...