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And how many times do you need to be told that the environmental case for high speed rail is far from clear cut. http://http://www.uctc.net/access/37/access37_assessing_hsr.pdf It's nice to know that an objector has not been deemed a NIMBY for a change. Of course they are wrong, because...

There already are many schemes to get business to open up "ooop North", primarily business rates reductions or even completely writing them off for several years in certain areas. And as anyone who runs a business will know, business rates cost a blooming fortune :evil: But you still won't be...

I'm sure Nigel Harris and Paul Bigland will describe The Economist as a bunch of NIMBYS! What short term economic test is that? The article refers back to 1981 and the opening of the French high speed line. How long are we talking about before the North recieves the regeneration promised?

The regulations now state that we are only required to caution where we believe someone is in danger from passing trains. Talking to a couple of drivers who regularly drive though trespass hotspots they say if they had to stop and report every trespasser they would bring the line to a halt. So I...

I don't think the TOCs should be under any kind of obligation to accept a delayed flight as a reason for allowing flexibility in an advance purchase ticket, but I do think it's poor business sense not to. I say this because nobody, or such an insignificant amount of people that it doesn't...

I think you're being harsh. ARS should work as designed, that is, it should not require micro management from the signalman. IECCs were designed to take the bread and butter work away from the signalman enabling them to control a lager area than a PSB with manual route setting. There is far more...

Exactly, which was sort of my point. I saw somebody in a football shirt once though! I'm perhaps being a little harsh on the OP as at least the question was asked before going, but it does amaze me how quite a number of people these days think that it's not important to be as well groomed and...

What is business casual? ALWAYS where a suit whether you are applying to be a shelf stacker or a Managing Director. I'm always amused when somoene turns up to an interview without wearing a suit, you've practically ruled yourself out before you've even sat down.

The Police would be responsible, and would bill Cardiff City accordingly. As I'm sure you're aware, the policing of football matches is not 'free', but paid for by the relevent football club. This has led some some arguments before now, I think Bolton? spat their dummy out when the Police jacked...

Speaking generally, no. Usually the last train of the day will return ECS to the nearest appropriate stabling point run by the TOC or who services that TOCs trains. This is usually because by the end of the day they are getting dirty, and for diesels, need refuelling. The exceptions to this...

Possibly, but then it would still need manual overrides should there be a delay en-route, otherwise it would assume that it will take x minutes when it won't. There is then the problem of late trains being regulated for something else. There is no easy solution, but I agree it could be better...

Not withstanding the occasions where it is an error by staff not updating the system, there are many legitimate reasons why this may be the case, and most of them are difficult to avoid. Delays on approaching trains are easy for staff to spot, so it's unlikely that many instances are caused by...

In some places they have. There was an article on the internal website that the Kyle? Line in Scotland has had significant amount of trees cut back to improve the views. However, with that notable exception, the only places it's been generally done are at problem leaf fall sites where a number...

I wouldn't say so... especially if you are prepared to move. I'd even go as far as to say that no signaller currently employed who wants to stay in the industry will lose their job with this new report. The only caveat I would add is that for this to apply, they will have to be flexible, either...

Unless a train is early and delays a train that is (or was) on time, then regulating decisions are always attributed to the root cause and not attributed to the signaller. For example, run a late train in front of an on time train, and the delay to the previously right time train will be...

The type of signalling system in place has no bearing. It is HOW somewhere is signalled that is the key point, generally sidings will be either controlled by hand points or a sidings panel. The signaller will only contol the entrance and exit (often in conjunction with a slot from the sidings...

That's improbable for three reasons - number one is generally only delays of 3 minutes are investigated (occasionally 2 mins are recorded) unless it is a speed restriction which has an auto-generated trust delay of a minute or more. Secondly, Network Rail do not benefit from a TOCs self...

There always was supposed to be one, if you drive along it you will notice how the carriageway sort of ends in what feel like slip roads, with a main carriageway to Sheffield clearly missing through the middle. But of course money and political pressure got in the way, not helped by the...

Passenger fatalities have largely reduced as a result of technological advances - better crash worthyness and TPWS etc, paperwork has had little to do with this. There is a question about how much better training and compliance have achieved in reducing staff fatalaties versus how much...

It's not so much the amount of paperwork that annoys but more the zeal in which inconsequential errors are persued with. For example, the line blockage form has a box to list Protecting Signal(s). If there is only one protecting signal, the (s) MUST be crossed out, otherwise it goes on your...