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    Seating types

    I wondered in seating where the seats are faced opposite each other either side of a table what is this arrangement called? Where seats are in a row facing the back of the seat in front is I appreciate 'airline style' but am unsure of what the alternative is called. Thanks.
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    How important is railway heritage to the rural national rail network?

    I am interested in canvassing views on the relevence of railway heritage to the national network particularly in a rural context. Thoughts?
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    Bi-mode Inter Regional trains

    Are there any plans to purchase any bi-mode inter-regional trains say to replace 156/158s that work partly under the wires?
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    1960's passenger or ticket sales data

    Not sure on which thread to post this one! Does anyone know if it is possible to find the ticket sales/passenger usage data data for both pre 1994 and during the 1960's for stations? I suspect it has all been trashed but I wonder if any stuff survived with the TUCC hearings into...
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    Last Stranraer sleeper?

    Could anyone with an old BR timetable advise when the Stranraer sleeper service ended. Can't recall if it was May 1990 or May 1991. Thanks
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    Great Train Robbery 52 years on

    Today at 0300 marks the anniversary of this notorious event. I wouldn't have stumbled across it had I not been watching the Ronnie Biggs tapes. It was the sad case of Jack Mills that got me thinking. A trawl of the internet says Hussey confessed to coshing the driver. But Jack Mills' son...
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    Disability Access - Platform allocation

    Curious to know if a service was planned to be implemented where 50% of the trains were 'inaccessible' because of calling at a platform that was not DDA compliant would the transport authorities (DfT/TS) allow this?
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    What routes have a better service on Sundays than the rest of the week?

    Am intrigued to know of others besides our local service to Stranraer, which gets all of its Sunday services direct to/from Glasgow.
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    Stranraer to lose direct rail services to Central belt?

    Under the new ScotRail franchise south west Scotland could lose its remaining rail services to the Central Belt. The draft ITT issued on November 19th sought a priced option from bidders to run the Stranraer line 'as a branch' with no requirement to run services north of Ayr. The only...
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    Timing loads

    Does anyone know the average weight used per passenger/luggage to get the gross weight of a particular carriage? Obviously tare weight data is known from books etc but not sure of gross weight.

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