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I suspect many people find the minimum connections times used on nationalrail are a bit overgenerous, especially if you're familar with the larger stations & which platforms serve which routes. NationalRail allows shorter connections times to cross London but not for anywhere else. Do any of...

Hi does anyone have an email address for the manager for the LNE route, also for the level crossings manager. PM me if they're limited circulation. purpose is re stakeholder consultation on crossing closures in Attenborough area. Many thanks, IKB

shortlist published today, www.ribacompetitions.com/ols/shortlisted.html 13 contenders, various T, triangular, monopole designs. The half hoop 'bow' design (similar to that used for light rain in places in Belgium?) is my favourite by a long margin. Some of the impressions are more honest...

In the transport select committee recently, freight came up, Higgins mentioned the need to invest in the wider freight network and that NR are looking at taking over (part of) the freight yards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03zj4ll/Select_Committees_High_Speed_Rail_Committee/ @46.06...

For anyone interested 'Slow Speed Two' as its currently known is a seperate project being run directly by the DfT, it will be a walking/cycling/etc route which will run the length of all branches of HS2, it will mostly be within a corridor 3 miles either side of HS2, but the main route and...

http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/east-midlands-trains-to-offer-customers-round-the-clock-help-1-5961946 says interesting precedent, comes the same day LM announce 150 job losses.

Hi folks, In a local transport committee discussion about 20mph limits, a bus company rep claimed that buses are less efficient at 20mph than 30mph (thereby using more fuel & emitting more C02. At first I thought that didn't sound right, but I'm starting to think it might be true. (I also...

I wonder if this will do anything to improve the very poor connection between Geneve & Chamonix..? http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/policy/single-view/view/swiss-voters-back-long-term-rail-funding-plan.html says SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has welcomed the result of a...

http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/new-ideas-sought-for-hs2-gantries Probably this idea was inspired by National Grids pylon design competition, which delivered the T pylon www.nationalgridt-talk.com/?tag=t-pylon a radical departure from the lattice towers we are familiar with...

from https://loco2.com/blog/2013/12/extended-booking-eurostar/?utm_source=Loco2+newsletter&utm_campaign=1ab27abdab-Eurostar+extension&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bdedfca20-1ab27abdab-425824217 not sure why they would do this then revert to the 120 day, maybe it's a trial thing & they don't...

www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/New-calls-to-reopen-historic-railway-line-20131205113322.htm says From previous threads, the line currently has a very low speed restriction, used for freight/bombardier stock deliveries only. Chord at Leicester end is built on & costly to reinstate. My guess...

Current plans for the Toton station show a single access road from a new junction with the A52 just east of where it crosses the tracks. Very few buses go along the A52 here, maybe only the Nottm-Derby red arrow? (4 classic line platforms & 2 Tram platforms are already in the plans) Clearly...

The plans for Ilkeston station have now been submitted to Broxtowe Borough Council. Includes new 3m wide footbridge to replace existing bridge on Coronation Road, where the road is too narrow for a footway. www.broxtowe.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4135 Ref: 13/00652/FUL

Hi, this might interest people on here. a friend of a friend has launched a new website https://loco2.com/ The concept is to let you book train tickets all over UK/Schengen countries from 1 website. It's quite new & I think there might be a few usability issues to iron out, but they're...

Passenger focus are conducting the National Rail Passenger Satisfaction Survey (NPS) this week. I've been given the form to complete at a station platform several times over recent years. What I've noticed is that this is always in the morning, before I catch a train on my way to work. I've...

I've noticed a yellow DVT in the yard at Brush Loughborough for a while, might be different units. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer#Mark_3_DVT there are 5 units now with Network Rail being converted for use in measurement trains. Whats the idea here, is this...

Hi all, anyone know what happened to Eurotunnels plan to install an additional UK-France HVDC interconnect, not commissioned as yet, see: www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk

Dear all, I'm looking for photos of steam locos pulling both passenger and freight wagons for a little project I'm working on. Does anyone have any suggestions. Ideally something like 2-4 passenger cars then rakes of wagonload freight cars. As a last resort a model railway photo would suffice...

Hi all, I thought the DB booking window was 90 days, at least thats what seat61 says, but it seems from www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/prices/europe/london-spezial.shtml that the London Speziale tickets are released in batches. I looked about 10 days ago & they were up to 14th Dec, today...