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The reference in the train details to 2000t is the load for timing purposes. It's a good few years since I was involved in timetable planning in Anglia and I don't remember a source of aggregate traffic in Barking. When a train is terminated en route and the wagons attached to a different...

Empty JNA stone tubs which wouldn't have gauging or route availability restrictions when empty. The good, the bad and the wrecks from Channel Tunnel segment trains which ended up as Westbury. The Z is for special traffic additional.

-Taken from the Delay Attribution guide. MS ALLOC STCK Planned underpowered or shortformed service and or vehicle, incl. exam set swaps There is still a light maintenance facility at Bournemouth, but most of the "good old boys" who looked after the Wessex Electrics have taken the money...

Viewed from the other side of the desk..... There can still be a bit of bias against railway enthusiasts at whatever level within the railway. Don't make too much of the fact that you are interested in railways, unless it brings in added value in people or technical skills. ( Volunteer booking...

Thank you for helping my sanity. I gave up recording numbers (unless as paid work) after 8 hours walking around a large siding complex checking wagon numbers for TOPS data integrity checks. That was well over 40 years ago. The only time I note vehicle numbers now is for photographic records or...

One thing that most posters have missed is some FlyBe services provide a major transport link to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. There are other airlines and ferries, but the high speed clipper ferries are not that reliable and are often delayed or cancelled due to high winds. Most of...

About 10 years ago Brighton and Hove Albion used to check with the engineering works planners at Waterloo, then try to get league matches which clashed with engineering works swapped around. The FA didn't like it as it disrupted their schedules, sorry sale of TV rights..... The information is...

Another factor in stopping rail tanks car loads from Fawley was the loading racks were worn out. They were a bit run down when I visited Fawley yard for work purposes in the 1970's. Some of the tank cars dated back to the late 1960's and had been refurbished a couple of times. Overall not so...

Freight traffic via CTRL is spasmodic (or used to be when I was last involved) and probably only runs special traffic outside Eurostar hours. Neil

It's also taking personal responsibility for your own health and well being. If your employer provides PPE, use it! When they don't provide it, think carefully - I used to wear safety footwear when commuting into Paddington. Not because I might need to scramble around on the track, but to...

A similar loss of experience happened when the joint control office for Sussex was moved from Croydon to Three Bridges. I was working in Wessex route when the move of the Control Office was suggested and pointed out that the problems that Sussex were suffering. A month before I took my...

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