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1978-79 there were marsden terminators. Here is a page from the GB TT

Is that where Yodel are now?

I was commuting from near evesham to bristol. So drive to cheltenham and train to bristol. Frequently the early morning x-country train was v late or cancelled. So i drove to bristol 3 or 4 days out of 5 Dont think it was helped by virgin giving up on the old stock as they were focused on the...

I was working on a vehicle warranty systen in 96-97. 1st jan 97 all the new vehicles were out of warranty because 97 + 3 = 100. The result went into a 2 long field so was seen as 00. 97 is greater than 00 so out of warranty. Not all y2k bugs occured on 1/1/2000.

Leeds - harrogate - york trains used to be advertised as to poppleton only on leeds PIS and printed departure sheets. I dont know how common false deatinations were. Or indeed still are. To cumbrian coast trains get advertised as 'Carlisle' at Lancaster?

Pic of a scammell scarab taken today at Keighley Bus Museum open day. Not my pic. Owner says share.

Just been discussing this with family. There was a new verb. to red star. and talk of 'red staring' stuff!

Fracking. Underground Coal Gassification.

@Mcr Warrior There were the scammel scarab articulated trucks. Pic here. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/50/66/78506677b398aafc6041ff116d743e6e.jpg

Most of the M1 and M6 are. When regularly went from N Yorks to leicester there was a short bit at Barnsley, and the bit south of the M42 that werent. The rest was. Much of the M62 in Yorkshire is.

GPS needs to 'see' satellites in a wide arc across the sky to be accurate. in a train it can only 'see' satellites in a narrow arc through windows, so struggle to be accurate. They cant 'see' through the metal of the roof.

Great Universal had facilities in Worcester (Kay and co) and Newtown in mid Wales (Pryce-Jones).

think they have the power for higher speeds. But some bits of the trains are not. Running electric motors at speeds higher than specification may damage them, so may need a modification. Similarly, pantographs. May need a fix to the retardation settings of the brakes.

With smart motorways who goes faster than 80 these days. Are the speed cameras working when there is no speed limit displayed? With so much motorway now 'smart' speeding on them is not like it was. I see speeding in motorway roadworks more of a problem. But many of them have average speed...

and of course there are the Cl 325 royal mail EMU's still in use. Operated by DB Shencker.

Parcels, red star, royal mail and newspapers were given their own sector at sectorisation. Less went by passenger train and more by dedicated parcels services. So costs went up. I remember travelling on a 'mixed' trains. Travelling Post Office, parcels/newspapers and passenger coaches. But...

Same problem at Kex gill on the A59 between Harrogate and Skipton. Needs a bypass but North Yorkshire dont have the £££

Local rules then. Salisbury is difficult because of the single line to Exeter which is a difficult railway. and the trains have to be reasonably on time onve they get to Worting Jct But a a sleepy junction with hourly services is very different. And expecting passengers to wait at a station...

Why would it be 15 late at York? There are no conflicts. and there is recovery time built in. Surely waiting 1 minute in Seamer for customers (Those people who buy tickets) to change is what these allowances are for?

Dont they have conputers? doesnt the train describers alert them to late running?