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    Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates

    Never known new trains with so many faults, Must be something really wrong with the construction systems, seems like following the 769’s not a day goes by without problems and it not getting better, or are some units now working properly.
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    What could have been - if BR had been properly subsidised and not privatised

    I worked at brb and the system was starting to improve in its latter years with intercity nse. Worked with some really inspiring managers. The major problem was always getting the money for large infrastructure projects, from government even if you had a strong case, probably labour governments...
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    222 Marylebone Road

    Worked in 222 in the .1980’s used to go into Woolworths for lunch a few times, my boss seemed to know whenever there was a leaving do going on also BHS just used to walk in, worked in CWA at front of 222 used to talk to Peter Parker very nice chap
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    La Tour De Carol connection/France to Spain questions

    About 20 years I spent about 4 hours at Tour de Carol quite a large station, but nothing in the station went for walk outside nothing no staff about no cafe nothing no other passengers nothing.
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    Fail to understand why any business would spend a large amount on a project then not use it, could have a started year later.
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    I understand that the Kettering to South of Wigston bit went live a while ago, not seen any news of it being used or test trains. When will it be used on a regular basis.
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    Why did the UK not pursue double deck trains?

    As a young man I used to travel to work on one and try find a seat upstairs from Lee.
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    90% of Network Rail workers expect a major accident to happen in the next 2 years due to cost cutting

    I spent most of my working life on the railway in the operating C.M.E.E and Civil Engineering department's and found many things wrong and when reported was always sorted. Never told I was wrong, I did tell a signalman to close the line once and got under a lot of pressure to run trains at...
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    Does the average home contain household items that were made from scrapped trains?

    I remember talking to vic berry at his Leicester scrap yard. He was selling loco and wagon axles that went to Belgium for razor blade manufacturing and special steel products.
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    Anyone know when Kettering Market H, power switches on
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    Station lampshade what this from

    Thanks for your help thanks
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    Station lampshade what this from

    Picked this up is it railway?
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    Passenger safety concern

    My wife’s brother is in Kings Hospital London and his wife has been visiting him. She has been travelling back to Sevenoaks most nights on 20.28 train which is quite lightly loaded. As soon as she gets on she is approached by men asking for money this has become common on this train. She is...
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    Should the railways be nationalised?

    My own view is, it never got the investment in the network and rolling stock, If it was still in public ownership it would the last to get public funds. The railway has almost all new trains now, would never have happened if had not been privatised. I worked at brb in late 80’ mid 90’s To me the...
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    Elizabeth line ticketing

    Thanks for info . On the rail delivery travel site which, My son found on searching I can use my SR blue pass on AW-FAR the rest of the line by dating my leisure pass. Both I am sure don't open gate's. Will have to find staff to open gates
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    Elizabeth line ticketing

    Advice please Traveling to Paddington late June from Kent best route would be via Abbey Wood, However my blue pass is SR only been told it's valid to Farringdon don't think it opens gate's do I get off there, and use my bank card to tap in and out at pad on return I would have get off and on...
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    BR Managers

    I remember being spoken to for taking my tie off at 222.
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    Most reliable locomotive?

    I remember when I worked at toton what kept them going was the fact they worked in pairs. Was very common to have bits not working on one loco
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    Why was the Island Line electrified with the third rail system?

    I remember talking to Alen Barter who was project manager for LT stock conversion for the IOW when he was DTE south east div. Said easy job

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