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Yes, all trains on the network, I’m sure freight drivers wish to take a moment to reflect too we can all agree a signaller contacting a driver during a 2 minute silence would be disrespectful to those who have fallen, which of of course includes former railwaymen, so to maintain the safety of...

I saw a tweet from Scotrail this morning, announcing that: https://x.com/ScotRail/status/1855535031696920997 A wonderful Gesture for those who “ Lest We Forget”. But it made me think that, given that Scotrail mentions that the entire railway will be observing the silence, how feasible would it...

Perhaps, Northern and the unions could reach a an amicable compromise. Northern could supply their staff with tablets on which they could read the faxes (presumably delivered by email), but to minimise training time, each tablet should be supplied with a mouse and keyboard, so as to mimic the...

I can’t remember where I read it, but someone wrote a nice breakdown of charging infrastructure by location they hoped to see. It went roughly as follows: Hotels/Overnight accommodation: 7kW Event spaces(Cinemas etc): 11kW Supermarkets: 150kw Service Stations: 350kW Makes perfect sense to me...

A cursory look at Google Maps shows me it's about 500km, in a straight line, from Cork to Brest. This would allow for Ireland to connect to another European country which would simplify things versus the UK. This straight line would also allow for a short convenient spur to Scilly, opening up a...

If it was a folly to electrify the EK line, and battery units would have been preferable, what use would more EMUs be to replace 156s without that electrification?

A service station was built near me around a year ago, which includes such a sign, although it’s separate to the petrol price sign, and the site doesn’t yet have any chargers!

A couple I have learnt over the years: If you hold down the exterior door open button on a Pendolino, it will open the door before the steps have deployed (this is part of the service mode) A HST set will have stronger air conditioning on the rear most coach, as the rear coach provides the ETS...

The fitment of foot operated bellows would require an additional new technology uplift in pay for every driver though

The land registry does not include any piece of railway infrastructure within the boundary of the properties which are located next to the platform. https://scotlis.ros.gov.uk/property-summary/CTH5589/2 https://scotlis.ros.gov.uk/property-summary/CTH7726

It definitely is a thing on some cars. I replaced the 12v battery in my BMW i3, and it is recommend (but not required), to code the battery to the vehicle. The coding is recommended because the car keeps track of estimated capacity of the 12v battery, and will adjust the charging cycle to...

This correction made me smile. Attached is two images. First is a now deleted tweet saying Second image is one that says

There are still interest free loans to purchase used EVs available for people in Scotland https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/grants-and-loans/used-electric-vehicle-loan/ 1724933885 I've only owned one diesel (BMW's straight six N57 in a 640d GC), but there is no planet in which I would prefer a...

I’m sure I’ve read someone on here (possibly @Bald Rick) explain how, the savings generated by closing a long branch line like the Far North Line are actually pretty minimal, because the line has low maintenance requirements anyway. RETB means there is less signalling to worry about, it’s...

Exactly. Quite understandable why the trial will come to an end

Interesting chart from Iain Docherty: https://x.com/iaindocherty/status/1825921909466235207 Cost of rail services up nearly 250% over the last 5 years. No other mode of transport has had that rate of growth.

There is an argument that Scotrail tried to do exactly that, and the staff’s union organised a strike in response until Scotrail acquiesced

You can peel the rubber trim off the side of the door and jam it in the gap to quell the rattling. That was the only thing that cured it for me

The Scottish Government is legally obligated to run a balanced budget, as part of the terms of devolution. It can only borrow money for certain Capex projects, and only up to £500 million in total (if I remember correctly), in a given year. Spending more money on rail in Scotland means...

lots of Scottish people, long way from anywhere... are you sure you were at the right Perth? :D