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Wikipedia has Hethersett as preceding station. as this actual possible as it seems that Trouse is to far down the Ipswich line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trowse_railway_station
So it looks like I have to go via Norwich to get to Great Yarmouth.
Greater Anglia now says I can not get an e-ticket to Gt. Yarmouth (I can get an e-ticket to Norwich) on my phone, and I have to use a 'smart card', load money on to that, and then buy the ticket on that and then transfer it to...
if a train goes over something and bangs underneath but the driver's controls doesn't indicate any problem does a driver have to get out and check the train or does he continue
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/train-and-vehicle-collide-at-suffolk-railway-crossing-1-5554683
A person has suffered potentially serious injuries during a collision between a freight train and a vehicle in Suffolk.
more at...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/21/geeks_guide_to_britain_bennerley_viadict/
see link for the rest of the piece http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/21/geeks_guide_to_britain_bennerley_viadict/
With the old mill about to be demolished to make way for houses. I was wondering if there was a map of the railway tracks that went though the mill site and across the road to another site.
https://goo.gl/maps/A6tEDFaqRuC2
When building an important computer system triple redundance is built in. ie three processors normal working together but one can do the job of three if the others break down.
Is this the same with the railway signalling system?
If there is a new line, like HS2 or a line that is not regually used like Samundham to Sizewell. How does a driver learn the new track if no one has ever driven it before?
Britannia class locomotive sitting in the small dock siding
Does anone know why the Britannia class loco was in the sideing, had it failed? Both locos have the same head codes
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/days_gone_by_reliving_the_golden_age_of_steam_trains_in_ipswich_1_4921066
I brought a ten pound deal from Greater Anglia a few months ago, and I had a very nice time in Norwich. I would go again for a tenner, but they want £17, which is too expensive.
Surely if off peak fares were cheaper they would get a lot more customers and they would make more profits.
My first train is due to arrive at 52 min past the hour; my second train is due to leave at 00 (top of the hour) and is on the next platform. (10 secs to cross it max)
But the first train is 9 mins late therefore I miss the 2nd train, and the next one is not due to leave for another 59 mins...
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