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Scooby-Doo: The Mystery of the Reflecting Pool (Parody cartoon about the Reflecting Pool, using AI)

TLGN (GTR) will be part of the Sussex region, LNER looks like it will be part of its own sector (like under BR) and then you'll have the open access operators, so I suspect there's still going to be a control room with lots of desks and all under the control of GBR for general station...

Bots are real, and the one significant thing is that they can't vote. They can and do steer narratives online and are very effective at getting people angry, or overreacting to issues that have been made to sound like the biggest problems in their life, but when it comes to the crunch they're...

Shutting down a 700 is basically the time to walk through the train. Shutting down a 387 or 379 is probably twice as long given the need to exit and reboard, plus lots more areas to check, if one person. Perhaps 20-30% longer if there's two. The issue isn't going to be simply shutting a unit...

I'm not suggesting they buy a Anker Solix power station! I was talking about grid level battery storage that is now economically viable and could power an entire building for some considerable time, doing away with the need for a generator backup for some time (if at all). I think more and more...

I'm really not. I know what a UPS is. I used to rely on them. Times have moved on. Battery power stations now operate as a UPS by simply switching power as quick as a traditional UPS. A UPS is not intended to last a long time, but give time for a computer system to be transferred to another...

The UPS element is just the switch within the battery inverter element. There's no separate UPS. It's a switch that takes power from the battery instead of the grid within a matter of milliseconds. It can swap back and forth and, unlike a UPS, it doesn't act as an effective gateway until you can...

They key systems that can't cope with being turned off are the ones you protect first. An instant switch over to large capacity batteries skips the risk of a UPS standing in while you try and power up your power. If the batteries are calculated to last for xx hours, you may still need a...

He'll say whatever he wants and know that his base will support him. The base will just repeat 'witch hunt' over and over and never accept any verdict, which means Nigel won't harm his reputation amongst his supporters. Exact same tactics employed by Trump and others.

This afternoon it's a bridge strike near Stevenage.

Battery storage is mature enough that you can invest today and not need to worry about what's coming. This isn't about 'snippets of info off the net' which, frankly, is rather patronising. I really don't think we need to be using diesel generators to provide power (which can be dirty by its...

I am sure it's a lot cheaper and easier today than even a few years ago. Grid scale battery storage is growing in use all over the country (doing away with the need to have some power stations on standby, and to balance the grid), and obviously the needs here would be far smaller - but still...

Isn't video from a body camera provided to individuals without sound (much as you'd get from any normal CCTV that doesn't record sound)?

But it sounds like they use a pretty limited UPS for a short period of time, to allow the switching of power to another source (generator). What I'm talking about is a large battery that can switch instantly to another power source - the battery. It has the inverter and UPS functionality, but is...

Going forward, especially now batteries are cheaper than ever (and only continuing to go down in price), wouldn't a sensible future plan be to install battery storage at key locations that means you don't require a UPS to buy time to power up generators, but the batteries can instantly take over...

He keeps saying the other parties were too scared to take him on (which sort of undermines the vs the establishment bit) but with the recent poll ratings and the mayoral election in Manchester, it's quite possible he could have lost. Ultimately, if he wins he doesn't get to say 'the people have...

I don't think there's any doubt Farage will win, but he can't escape the ongoing enquiries and the high chance of more things coming out in the future weeks and months. However, if Count Binface gets even a modest number of votes, it will be incredibly embarrassing for him - and besides those on...

Besides the issue with the freight train, the National Grid requested a switch off of power between Hatfield and Wood Green. Not sure how long it was for, but presumably it was to avoid a far worse issue (remember the frequency issue some years back that stranded loads of trains? I'm surmising...

The issue with the 700s a few weeks back was apparently down to an issue with the wiring in or around Kentish Town, and had damaged the pantographs on a large number of units - causing many trains to be taken out of service, or run with just one pan up. Perhaps something similar has happened...

Tesco seems to be getting worse and worse at an alarming speed if you look at what employees share online (a lot of which I am pretty certain they're not allowed to!). One thing I find incredible is just how much money is lost in some stores per week. One concern now is with their new delivery...