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    SW Trains Penalty Fare & IRCAS reminder notice

    First thing is don't worry, your husband has clearly settled his liability for the penalty fare. I suggest that you follow the appeals procedure. There is an online facility for this on the IRCAS website. The time period for payment will be suspended until the appeal has been considered...
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    East Coast Live GPS Train Tracker

    As an aside, some years ago I was involved in the fit-out of a new building for a well known manufacturer of mobile phones and associated equipment. It was not until they moved in that they discovered that the building construction prevented them getting a mobile signal inside the building...
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    Train hits pickup at Ruswarp Whitby

    Emma Spencer is nearly as good as I am when posting, or was it a Toyota? Regards Bushy
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    Accurate, correct, sensible information to the public

    Often we don't even get as much information as that, due to the inability of systems behind the CIS to link outgoing services with the incoming services that provide the stock. This has been discussed in another thread, but it did annoy me that at St. Pancras on Christmas Eve, SE were unable to...
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    Basic tablets - any good for digital magazines?

    If you decide to go for a basic tablet, the hudl had a good write up in PC Pro and if you have a Clubcard you can use 'boost' to reduce the cost (assuming you can convince the other half that you need the vouchers:wink:). Regards Bushy
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    flickr and google

    I'm not sure how easy it is to implement on Flickr but you should read up on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Regards Bushy
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    Teenager scoots seven miles home after Tube staff refuse to let him on board

    Should have told him 'point blank' :roll: he couldn't take his scooter on the tube. Seriously, though a scooter could be a nuisance on a crowded train and obviously more than one gate line attendant thought so. Its 7.3 miles from Old Street to Wandsworth via Bank. I could walk it in less...
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    Should station (Leeds) lights be on when there are no train all day?

    At one time variations of light level along the platform length were not permitted as this supposedly had an adverse affect on drivers' vision. This meant that if alterations to lighting were carried out on part of a platform or a platform extension built, the lighting to the rest of the...
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    Weather related disruption - Christmas 2013 and New Year 2014

    Caught 0745 HS up yesterday, no problem except it was standing on the platform with no destination announced. Afternoon, I got back to St. P at c.1415 with no information apart from services are disrupted. I used RTT to identify when the next train would be in but I can't understand why staff...
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    Weather related disruption - Christmas 2013 and New Year 2014

    Southeastern currently showing 8 tree falls, a trampoline (now corrected from the earlier notice "trampolice") and a landslip. I caught a train from CHX at 1729, running 15 late at start, short formed and it took two hours to do the 75 minute journey, but I am home and pleased to be so. SE had...
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    Predicting delays - linking a delayed incoming service with a delay to the outbound

    The GPS on Southeastern 375s has improved since they were first put into service. Problems with the CIS screens, PA and door controls were common but reliability is much better now. I think a system is needed to backup the GPS when the receivers fail to pick up the signal. Regards Bushy
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    Predicting delays - linking a delayed incoming service with a delay to the outbound

    It does seem ridiculous that the systems behind the CIS screens have not been updated to include such functionality. The information was probably better when fingerboards were used with telephone communication between stations. Fore those with smartphones realtime trains really comes into its...
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    National Fare Manual CD only supported on WindowsXP

    Are there any error messages? I have a peace of old software that required certain dlls that are no longer part of Windows installation. If this is a similar problem, try searching for the missing files on the net. Regards Bushy
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    Where do junctions get their names from?

    Another one that the canal network had before the railways existed. Very close to the railway junction is the junction between the Birmingham and Fazeley and Grand Union canals. Strictly the junction between the canals is at Warwick Bar Stop Lock which was built on the site of the transhipment...
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    Where do junctions get their names from?

    Throstle Nest Bridge Regards Bushy and Pomona Stop from the Canal There is a Factory Junction on the Canal system but, AFAIK, no Gas Factory Junction
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    377 at Ashford

    Does anybody know why there was a Southern 377 at Ashford this morning - going down through platform 5 at 0735. I can't see anything on RTT that would match. Regards Bushy
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    What is Ellesmere Port like?

    I have only ever visited by canal and didn't visit the town. The Waterways Museum is interesting but there's probably a limit to the number of visits you would want to make. Cheshire Oaks is not far, if you like shopping. Having said that, we live within walking distance of a McArthur Glen...
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    Southeastern to Jubilee line

    I agree that WAE for Southwark is better (probably biased by my normal train not stopping at LBG); coach 9/10 on longer trains. Regards Bushy
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    Northerners / Southerners - Are we really any different?

    Isn't it where all us commuters go home to every evening Regards Bushy

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