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Obviously, the answer is..."Yes".

Well. If the announcements are wrong at every station along the line, there should be MANY empty seats available, in all classes! Lucky travelers. Sam

Perhaps the surveyor's name was Gussie Fink-Nottle? Sam

Is it in the near, or far, future, that signal indications will be readable on the footplate, without looking out windows? I think it's on some equipment now, but will it become universal? If so, will lineside signaling disappear eventually? Weather considerations would be lessened, and huge...

There was a whole movie made of this subject in the mid-50's, Stewart and Kelly, "Rear Window". Very well done, I think Sir John B. would agree, although trackage and trains were not involved. Sam

Hi All... The "Live Train Tracker" on the Dawlish Webcam...appears dead. Any Reason? Sam

Gentlemen, that's more info than I ever expected, thanks to all of you! I was fascinated by the old webcam placement (I traveled from the States last Nov to see that building I had watched for many month on the Cam). The new cam is clearer, and, with the tracker, even more interesting...

How are the 4-symbol train codes, at the signals on the Dawlish Webcam, interpreted? Are they describers? If so, what do they mean? Thanks, Sam

I've been investigating British Railways since the late '70's, and that infilled bay at Lewes has always piqued my curiosity. What was it used for, and when was it filled in? It just sits there, seemingly pointing away from Brighton and London, in the middle of the big concourse...Sam

Every time I pass through (as a tourist), I try to stop for up to an hour at Durham...beautiful setting overlooking the city and the viaduct, with the park area rising above the station with even more spectacular views. Sam

Thaaat's it! Brunel's stick was longer than Stephenson's. Sam

All well and good. Now, what percentage of the costs of road construction and maintenance, and real estate taxes, are paid by users (motorists)? The same questions should be asked of both rail and road...answers, Mr. Marples? Sam

Mr. Leigh explained the mechanism very well for laymen like me...here's another explanation from my side of the pond...also mentions railway equivalent to a differential around curves, from my fav physicist. Sam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAwDvbIfkos

Clapham Junction: Old Platform 1, now Platform 0. When was it last in scheduled usage, why was it taken out of service, is it anticipated for future use, and what was its traditional usage, that is, where did trains using it usually operate to? I assume for a left turn out of the station...

I'm sure the signal box is long gone, but do the two loops on either side of the line still exist?

The classic semaphore case of a 'wrong side failure' being Abbots Ripton, in '76, where the signal failed (due to ice and snow) to an aspect indicating the block was clear, and traffic could proceed. Another 'wrong side failure' was Clapham Junction, where due to a stray wire supplying...

In the USA, where I reside, on less than busy lines the colour light signals, after train passage, go to red, then caution, then green, and after a few moments all aspects go out (saving power and bulbs, I suppose), until a train comes within a certain distance by track circuit, when the proper...

I'm new here, so sorry if this has been covered...are there any people who experienced Trip in Swindon, especially children, in the early part of the last century? Obviously people who were adults would be few and far between, but I'd be especially interested in hearing how the women prepared...

Well, many small, abandoned lines were very profitable up until, say the 19 teens and 20's, when trams, buses and cars started to compete. As with canals, anticipated profit doesn't usually account for technological change. Interestingly, rail went down in usage, but now, with the price of...

Well, the true Olympic spirit would be about individual efforts, and National references and flags would be banned. Sam