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    What is the best app for a digital Railcard, specifically for areas of poor signal?

    Hello, I'm about to buy a 26-30 Railcard and to my horror they are available digital-only. I'm guessing that I can't buy a paper version directly at a station either. Therefore, I'd be very appreciative to know what is the absolute best app for storing the Railcard offline, because I often...
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    Could bimode EMUs to run from Heathrow to Gatwick without any need for diesel?

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/acton-main-line-to-acton-wells-jct-electrification.272210/page-7#post-7292683 Hello, sorry to ask a stupid question, will the current electrification work allow, theoretically, for bimode EMUs to run from Heathrow to Gatwick...
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    Latchmere Jn to Victoria

    I see on RealTimeTrains that it is possible to use Latchmere Junction to go via Longhedge Jn, Stewarts Lane Jn, Grosvenor Bridge Jn, over the Bridge and into Victoria. Out of interest, are there any platform restrictions on this route apart from the usual demand of pathing? And, secondarily...
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    Do physical rail tickets have bisphenols, phthalates, or PFAS substances?

    Hello all. A slightly esoteric question which I cannot find the answer to online. The new receipt-style tickets are printed, I think, on thermal paper, which has become famous for effects which harm fertility and health. There was a European directive to ban certain bisphenols in receipt paper...
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    Widest possible trains in Great Britain?

    Hello all. Please may I ask what the widest possible train which could run in normal passenger service on the “classic” network would be? I understand the general limit is a width of approximately 2.8m, however I am unsure why the Class 503 EMUs were able to run in an earlier era with a 3.04m...
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    Heathrow to Gatwick - entirely on existing infrastructure?

    Please forgive me if this post is a tad ill-educated. That warning out of the way, I know that many complex proposals have been made over the years for the construction of new infrastructure to facilitate a rail connection between Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Of course, because this is...

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