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    Yellow lines

    Why are the Yellow line on platforms being pushed evermore backwards? I noticed at Crewe that the line has a space between the tactile paving and the actual line with some crosses on some sections in between. In my area in GWR land the yellow line is directly next to the tactile paving. I...
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    Rotterdam freight

    Does anybody have advice where to see and photograph freight going into and out of the rotterdam ports complex ,i would be using public transport and cant walk too far ,i know about the big yard to the west near to dordrect ,which used to be good for freight but i dont think you are allowed on...
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    Prague Transport Advice

    I am going to be in Prague in early september ,hopefully for the railway day on the 10th, On the DPP website it states free travel on city buses/trams/metros for over 70s ,does this apply to everbody or just Eu citizens. My other question is very similar as the CD website also states reductions...
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    Break of journey

    Yesterday i used a appbased ticket with a qr code for a off peak day return with a railcard from Swindon to Gloucester ,when checking the details on my phone it stated that NO BREAK OF JOURNEY IS ALLOWED IN EITHER DIRECTION is this a new policy as in the past i have often broke journeys to and...
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    Challow down loop

    Does anybody know why its been shut for at least 2 months and counting ,causing a bit of congestion around foxhall junc when several freights turn up at once.
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    Downsizing in germany

    What is going on in germany ,perfectly usable and modern double deck loco hauled stock is being replaced by part double deck desiro HC units or similar ,examples include RE1 Achen -dortmund via koln. must be a reduction in capacity or am i missing something here ...
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    GERMANY is spotting and photo allowed now

    if germany becomes a travel corridor destination ,what rules if any are there for going on to the station platforms for watching trains etc.i am thinking of doing a short trip to bremen or hamburg where the wearing of a facemask for such a short flight would be bearable
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    First electric loco at swindon

    67012+90035+11074{mk3)+82115dvt+67028 have arrived at swindon this afternoon ,for tests this week between swindon and didcot parkway ,could this be to do with grand unions plans to run between paddington and cardiff
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    Freight on a Sunday in the vicinity of Prague?

    I will be in prague on a sunday next april ,will it be worth going out of the city looking for freight or is there none
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    Docklands Light Railway safety announcements

    when i was at prince regent station on the dlr last wednesday ,it was announced that it was prohibited to run at this station !!. not if anybody would would because of the crowds and that the trains were so frequent, health and safety at work again ,i wonder what our overseas guest make of this
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    bavaria/bayern

    would anybody know the best places to watch and photo freight in the southern part of this very large state . this would be at stations not in the countryside ,ive heard that augsburg is good ,but any other places or tips would be most helpfull
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    heart of england rover

    in the todays railways rover ticket guide 2012 ,this ticket is shown as oxford to worcester ,gloucester to birmingham via worcester. but in the london midland rover guide and map it is allowed direct between gloucester/cheltenham and birmingham and also oxford to birmingham direct via banbury...
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    online petition against mobiles

    i have started a online petition against the use of mobile devices on public transport . prhaps i should have worded it better ,to restrict noisy devices should have been better i am fed up with having my trips out by train or bus ruined by selfish people on phones blaring out every detail...
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    stupid tfl rule

    not quite to do with railways ,but could be linked. the latest garbage from tfl states that you cant take phots from or in a bus shelter when will all this madness end !!
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    taking photos on the tyne and wear metro

    i understand you are not allowed to take photos in the t &w metro , if you were to email them for permission would it be given?? . this would be for my own personal use only.
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    xc fares

    i have been looking up fares for some possible trips in the spring from swindon but the earliest you can now leave swindon is around 08-45 onwards so a day out now becomes a half day out the fares in advance were always quite good but a single to nottingham or stoke as examples before 08-45...
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    portugal railways

    has anybody got any tips on what to see in the porto area please ,and if its ok to take photos
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    great western electrification

    i read with some dismay that the relief lines between newport and cardiff are not to be wired ,therefore reducing capacity and there would be no electric freight . why is there some much appathy towards electric freight trains in this country . also does this also mean that the loops at...
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    Milton keynes barriers

    i recently bought cheap london midland advance tickets from milton keynes to crewe and back using the x5 coach from oxford,but i arrived at the station rather early ,i put my outward ticket in the barrier but i would not work ,i showed it to the guy there but he said he would not let me through...

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