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Ah, it could be but to me it felt like they were still as per normal, just doubled. I noticed a few shorter lengths in the station at Machynlleth.

This thought came to me just now whilst between Borth and Dovey Junction on the Cambrian Coast where at intervals the number of rail joints doubles. Given that 30ft was, I believe, beginning to be phased out even before the Grouping I found it odd to think that substantial lengths clearly...

You expect them to have train crew - Guards?! You're hopeful, given the DfT's apparent love affair with DOO over recent years, albeit currently very quiet. As some have said we might not even get drivers; They cost money.

That's what I was wondering; Has anywhere got a longer walk than that!

Fairly self-explanatory; I nominate Dovey Junction. Obviously this excludes stations like Smallbrook Junction which have no access other than by train. I can't imagine that there are too many of those around these days though.

Yes, one in each; I endu...enjoyed that pleasure Wednesday before last (since when I've become a volunteer!).

Made it to Tywyn, so I now vote for Tywyn Wharf. ;)

If I had to answer right now I'd say Machynlleth because I've been stood here for the past half hour waiting for someone to unlock this bloody 158!

Almost certainly! Yes it does. If you are only using the currently disused side of the railway pier presumably you would be using the old Platform 2 at Esplanade to avoid an awkward, tightly radiused, track slew on the pier (Which is probably impossible without significant structural...

I think the slightly obvious point being missed here is the very poor condition of the disused track on the pier. It has been officially closed for almost 15 years if previous messages are anything to go by, and has been out of use for possibly up to around 20-25 years. It would require...

I must confess that following my move to Wales I'm already getting mildly annoyed about having to wait for the Welsh announcement to finish before hearing the English, but then again up this way Welsh seems to be relatively common. I suppose the real answer is that I ought to learn the language!

Step-Free platforms at stations with no Step-Free access to get to the platforms from the entrance?

I think you might be fighting a losing battle my friend... Cast Iron is probably more resilient than you imagine; I didn't see any serious structural faults in the tramway pier when I was over there earlier this month, although I admit that I didn't look too closely and am not an engineer!

Ryde Pier Head

This is why I specifically referred to customer-facing staff and specifically excluded drivers from my original post.

Regardless of how members of staff would rather their role be, in this context (of customer-facing staff) I dare say that surely being distinctive to passengers, able be easily identified, is surely beneficial? I can understand that staff wouldn't necessarily want to be asked questions by the...

On the subject of caps - On the few occasions that I've forgotten mine by leaving it either at home or in the booking office I have been asked noticeably fewer questions when travelling to and from than when I've had it under my arm or (if my hands are full or it's p***ing it down) on my head...

I will admit that this has probably come up here several times before, that I don't work in the railway industry and that I probably have some pretty outdated ideas on this subject. Just thought I'd put that first. Anyway, onward to my probably-slightly-rant-based post; Why does the British...

Interesting points raised; I am beginning to appreciate some of the advantages of modernisation and centralisation, though less so in the latter instance. I'm not sure if we already have, but it would be interesting to see comments from signallers on this.

I have recently been considering signalling, as it stands today, and trying to assess my long-held belief that centralised operations control and signalling using modern, computer-based, systems is not a particularly sound progression to be making, with several disadvantages over more...