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As the title says, not sure how GA are allowed to demolish property they lease
https://www.thetfordandbrandontimes.co.uk/news/liz-truss-campaign-to-save-brandon-signalling-box-1-6193035
MarcBettsmarc.betts@archant.co.uk
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PUBLISHED: 10:37 01 August 2019 | UPDATED: 10:19 02 August...
With the introduction of the new trains and no 1st class seating is all the current rural services now declassified
I know if a 170 goes to Lowestoft, Yarmouth or Sheringham you can sit in 1st class on standard ticket, just wondering if now the same between Norwich and Cambridge
There is a speed limit over the crossing that goes over the Thetford to Watton road, would say its a temporary speed limit but been temporary since the boxes were taken out of use in 2012,
The trains stop until the barriers come down then they go again
DK1 will be along in a minute and will...
Ipswich to Felixstowe usually shuts down due to congestion at the port, the port has priority over passenger trains on that route
They have to give some excuse to the passengers why the trains are cancelled as if they told them their train was cancelled to run a freight train the passengers...
Yes quite easily, its single line for starters, what if theres another train coming in opposite direction
Or if the points aint set, could be a derailment
Although Thetford has long platforms there is or was a problem there, long trains are banned in one platform
Think it's the down platform they are banned from,
How about not bothering with another unit between Ely and Cambridge and run a Ely to Kings Cross or Liverpool Street instead of terminating at Cambridge
Whats going on the other side of the buffers, there is fencing around something
It could be that the weight of the train could be disturbing something the nearer it gets to the buffers,
ROSCO would have to store them somewhere like the Potter Group in Ely for example for a period of time before they are finally took for scrap, the rent for such storage could be more than the scrap value
They could also need DRS to drag them to storage which is more money as some will be dead...
Just wondering if this line is now closed, was in Boston last week and see a movement in the sleaford siding, there was a manoeuvre over the main road crossing but not far though as I was some way back behind a couple of lorries
When I did go over the crossing there was a railway worker on the...
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