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I would say a ploughmans lunch and a cold glass of beer outside a country pub on a sunny day,or an ice cream on the promenade..can't wait

Hindsight is a wonderful thing,looking back now should we have started this charade with Lockdown version 2,then 3,and should we be in the strict Lockdown version 1 now?? Seems like sage and the government got the lockdowns muddled up.

How will Covid affect the financial viability of HS2? Also will Brexit affect anticipated business demand for the service from the Continent?

Just finished watching all 7 series of Spiral on the beeb iPlayer and I have to say what a marvellous watch it has been with chief inspector Laure Berthaud among many other characters. I am slightly surprised the beeb aired it and some were made in conjunction with bbc4 I believe as it is very...

Watching the build up to United v Arsenal on sunday and I noticed a couple of ambulances at Old Trafford,obviously providing medical cover for the match. Is this the correct use of resources at this time? Should professional sport be under lockdown as well?

As the UK is one of the worst affected by COVID-19 could we see UN humanitarian relief being provided to the UK in terms of medical and food assistance if supply chains break down? And would Boris Johnson or the Government ask for it?

At the saturday news briefing the three chaps were telling us that hospital capacity is in grave danger of being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients,will anyone tell us what happens then or will we just be told on the day it happens that there is no more room? Will it come to a point where a...

Does anyone know the reason why the standard distance for possession protection is 440 yards beyond the protecting entrance signal/points Cheers

Hi I work for a rail company, I won't mention which one, but last week I asked my manager if we have contingency plans in place in the eventuality that the country is under attack or invaded seeing as we currently seem to be living in a very unpredictable climate and war doesn't seem so very...

Hi,what are the purpose of neutral section arcing horns/catchers? and what is the detrimental effect on the horns when they become burnt? cheers

Hi,what is the definition of sub-standard or what does it mean in regards to possession protection arrangements?ta

hi there,can anyone explain what a heel setting for a registration arm is?what a minus stagger reading means?and also a push/pull off and push off arrangement is?is there any websites that explain overhead line equitment terminology and what it does?thanks for any help,the context of this is the...

How many ohl depots are there in scotland?is shields road in glasgow still a ohl depot?also does anyone know how big each depots patch is?cheers

Read in the daily mail today (not purchased by myself but was reading online) an article that was giving the wartime weekend a kicking because two lads dressed up as Hitler and Goering and that a jewish couple were asked to dress in outfits with the star of david sewn on and asked to carry...

which companies will be bidding for work on HS2? i'm talking about civils,track,signalling,overhead line,who do you think will be doing what and should they start training staff now?

A post by Lincolnshire in another thread got me wondering as to how much railway work service folk have on this forum,i started in 1997 on maintenance and am currently back on maintenance but was with 5 different companies before on renewals/new works

Had the letter this week,13,000 nwr employees to be issued i-phones in the near future,seems a touch extravagent in these supposed lean times. Whats the reasoning behind this? how is it to make nwr more efficient?

I work for network rail but am after transfering to northampton or rugby which is an entirely different route for me nevermind delivery unit,i havent got access to the network rail connect site and management dont seem to be going out of there way to push things along,has anyone got a main...

Is there still a re-calibration department at wistaston road depot?

Anyone know where the two wiring trains used on the WCML upgrade are??have'nt seen them for yonks are they stored or have they been flogged off? are there any plans to use them?