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    Why are we all so negative about our railways?

    Actually the Swiss standard isn't quite as good as that yet. The thick lines on the graph are the targets and the thin lines show that these are being achieved: Blue - less than 2 minutes late Brown - Less than 3 minutes late Green - less than 5 minutes late
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    Malin Bridge (aka Sheffield's very own 'Mornington Crescent')

    Samantha is often confused by cricket terms. She believes that being caught in the slips by a short leg could lead to Valley Centertainment.
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    Malin Bridge (aka Sheffield's very own 'Mornington Crescent')

    The new extension to Wharncliffe Side was opened at today after a weekend of frantic activity. Samantha volunteered to be a rail when she was told that new track was getting laid. The first tram to travel the new section continued to Cricket Inn Road as most of the passengers wanted to celebrate...
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    Malin Bridge (aka Sheffield's very own 'Mornington Crescent')

    Samantha tells me she has to nip off now to meet her new gentleman friend, who's an avid collector of rare beetles. She says he has an incredible Longhorn which he's keeping in a shoebox for her. He told her that if you tickle it it jumps out halfway across the table.
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    Weekend in Bavaria- advice request

    How about Mühldorf ... especially for the 217s .... http://mmiwakoh.de/Eigene%20Webs/Railfun/Muehldorf%202009.htm http://www.drehscheibe-foren.de/foren/read.php?4,4363690 and I hope you get better weather than these guys.... http://www.drehscheibe-foren.de/foren/read.php?4,4363413
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    Rail Staff to face Smile Police

    George Orwell warned me that this would happen. :D
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    The new BTS extension to Wong Wian Yai.

    How far is the new BTS station from the Thonburi railway station ?
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    DB in summer: Deutschland-Pass

    No restrictions are mentioned so not only EU, but even those living in Germany can buy it.
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    Germans seek deal to let trains run direct to UK

    Why should Schengen be a problem ? ICE's have been operating between countries inside and outside of Schengen for many years. Take Switzerland as an example. Until recently, the police and customs officers did on-board checks between Freiburg and Basel.
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    1st class on DB

    No refreshments are included. However, in the first class you can get meals and beverages served at your seat.
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    DB ICE to St Pancras ?

    I'm looking forward to through ICE trains from London to Germany. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6307749.ece
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    Steam in Switzerland

    The 241 R is based in Brugg between Zürich and Basle. http://www.mikado1244.ch/html/english.html1244. She is not only very big but also the loudest steam engine that I can remember. Also noteworthy is another ex SNCF giant, 241 A 65 whose depot is at a place called Full close to the Rhine on...
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    DB Schenker liveried 59206

    Are you going to change your nickname to Die Eisenbahn ? If the DB continues to expland, we will soon get tired of seeing red everywhere.
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    Thailand railways

    I would be interested to hear about your experience. I enjoyed the reasonable comfort of the first class on the journey between Bankok and Chang Mai. The 800 kms took over 12 hours (somewhat delayed because some repairs to a fluid leak were carried out at one of the stations on route). It...
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    German Railways-Any better than ours?

    :lol: I prefer to think of the hot days last summer. Several times I was pleasantly surprised when one of the train personal walked through the train strapped with a coolbox (like they used to in the cinema) selling a selection of sundaes, cornets etc. Now that's a service I haven't...
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    German Railways-Any better than ours?

    Two years ago I was lucky to be working 3 days a week in Hamburg. I would often use the Hamburg after 9am day ticket (only 5 Euro) to do some evening trips on the local services to Ahrensberg just to enjoy the superb roar of the diesel hydraulic 218. I always sat in the compartment next to the...
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    German Railways-Any better than ours?

    The DB's image in Germany has become severely tarnished in 2008. A recent brand analysis stated that there was no other corporation that currently has a worse image. At the beginning of last year there were strikes where public sympathy was behind the engine drivers when they discovered how low...
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    Say goodbye to EWS!

    Is it not ironic that one of Britain's largest railway operators is owned by the German government, making it effectively a nationalised industry again ?

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