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https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-exploring-possibilities-of-supertram-network-extension-12-04-2024/ As the article linked to above states, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority are exploring possible extensions. Which ones would you go for? A few are mentioned in...

Hi. A few posters on the International board have talked about the lack of space in the existing international departure hall at St Pancras. I know I've seen it busy myself. Some people mentioned using the arrivals hall to somehow deal with departures aswell. Below is my suggestion of one way...

Hi all,. Firstly, apologies if someone has suggested this before. I haven't seen it mentioned on this board, but I could easily have missed it. I have seen a number of people complaining about the heavily overcrowding on P13 and P14 at Manchester Piccadilly. It is often mentioned that there is...

Depending on my work patterns, I've been known to get either the morning Chiltern service from Kidderminster to Birmingham SH, or the evening service back to Kiddie. It surprises me that they don't run to/from Worcester, as it would be a large market for them. Is there any particular reason...

An interesting story from the Guardian website. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/17/female-bame-train-drivers-aslef At first I thought "I don't see what's stopping them from applying already". Then I thought "What actually is stopping them from applying?" The first thing that...

Some people may remember I was interested trying to make the HS2-HS1 link viable. (Don't worry if you don't.) Here's another try. What if the third tunnel went from Old Oak Common to the Travis Perkins timber yard adjacent to the WCML at Chamberlayne Road (just west of Queens Park Station)...

Hi, I have two connections at Brussels Midi later on this month, both with a couple of hours layover time. I wouldn't mind trying a good Belgian waffle and a beer somewhere (preferably close to the station). Where would you guys recommend? Thanks, GingerSte.

Hi. I was wondering. I know that the second entrance to Snow Hill Station opened in March last year. As it's not been a year I don't expect figures are out, but does anyone know if it is well used? I realise that this entrance is onto a quieter part of Brum, which was due for redevelopment...

I've just been reading about regenerative braking on Wikipedia (just through interest), including its potential and limitations. According to the article, approximately 17% savings on energy can be acheived. I realise that the technology is in it's infancy, but are there any ways this can be...

Hi, I've heard a rumour that Deutsche Bahn are planning on running one of the ICE trains through the Channel Tunnel, as a test. Has anyone else heard this? If so, how serious are they on running services, and which services would they run? I imagine it would run something like London...

Hi, As you're probably aware, I'm new to this forum. I'm a civil engineer by trade (mainly bridges and stations) and I paid my way through uni by working as a CSA for GNER, so I've seen the railway from different angles. In my experience, railway folk are a bit of a breed apart. They love...