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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    I watched this yesterday. An excellent video along the rarely shown route between Doncaster and Lincoln, plus continuing to Peterborough via the new underpass! Thank you.
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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    Thanks for the "heads up." Any idea when you'll be uploading this?
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    Does the UK have a "premier" main line?

    The ECML is also known to rail enthusiasts in other countries because of Mallard and 126 mph.
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    HS2 should stop at more stations in the Chilterns

    No, it isn't. NIMBYism is rooted in resenting changes which spoil a person's life. NIMBYs do not object to changes that enhance their lives, not do they dislike changes which don't affect them. No NIMBY has ever objected to major changes to contemporary life such the Internet, on-line shopping...
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    Could the ECML be upgraded to a proper high speed railway?

    South of Newton Aycliffe yes, but not north of there where it's mainly a twin track formation anyway.
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    Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success

    We Londoners do not need to be reminded that "it's" not all about us.
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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    I recorded it this morning and I'll probably watch it tonight. I've never seen the route from Rugeley to Walsall so I'm looking forward to this.
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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    I've just noticed I haven't answered. I do apologise. Yes, I was very pleased with that video, so thank you..
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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    I watched this a couple of days ago. Many thanks. That low sun in the first few minutes was a pain in the neck! If this move is regular, perhaps you might do it again in the summer.
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    Potential new West London Orbital route

    I certainly agree about OOC being by far the most important single item of this project. My guess is that West Hampstead Station has been dropped because the Hendon Lines have no platforms there, and there is no room for them either. In other threads the idea of a burrowing junction with the...
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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    Many thanks. I look forward to both, particularly Nottingham to Matlock. To the best of my knowledge, until now there's been no high quality footage of the Ambergate to Matlock route.
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    Closure of Bransty Tunnel (near Whitehaven) expected until at least spring 2026

    I'm a fan of old movies and I re-watched the Blu-ray of that film a few weeks ago. I suspect a few older people here know who Spencer Tracy was!
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    Elizabeth Line - future routes

    That option is not easy at all, unless you don't mind chaos. The section of route between Woodgrange Park and Barking is already busy with 4 London Overground trains an hour in each direction plus numerous freight trains to/from Tilbury and London Gateway. Forest Gate Junction is not grade...
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    What would you do to improve the London Underground?

    The obvious place to extend it to is Leytonstone, as has been suggested many times before. The distance between Walthamstow Central and Leytonstone Station is about two miles as the crow flies, 2.2 miles by the shortest road road route.
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    North London improvement ideas?

    I travelled on the 230 a couple of Saturdays back. The passenger experience is worse than in the DMU currently used for this service. The 230 acceleration is far more feeble, the seats provide less leg room and announcements via the public address system are muffled. I was very pleased however...
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    What would you do to improve the London Underground?

    Bit in bold You can blame TfL for much of the road congestion. I'm sorry about your disability. Having a quite different disability myself - many thanks NHS - I too have noticed how most people are oblivious to other people's difficulties.
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    How could we increase the share of freight moved by rail?

    One thing which should at least be considered is trying to relieve congested main lines by creating freight mainly routes out of little used sections of track. For example Syston North Junction to Crewe Independent Lines and Gateshead to Peterborough. This would not be cheap and would involve...
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    Crossrail via Willesden Junction?

    I doubt that very much indeed. Previous debates have concluded building an OOC station on the West London Line would be both mega-expensive and extremely difficult. Transport for London have adopted the West London Orbital Project and have added to it an OOC station on the North London Line...
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    This country is not full of such people. They form a small minority.

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