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    Portishead Approved - Construction Updates Thread - No speculation

    I'm going to go with 1980, based on the petrol price of £1.34 a gallon (ah, fond memories) and the fact that the fact that the Cortinas are Mark Vs.
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    Production company behind "Secrets of the Undergound" and "The architecture the railways built" closes down

    I believe that UKTV is the "owner" of both programmes so presumably could commission another production company to produce future series.
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    Production company behind "Secrets of the Undergound" and "The architecture the railways built" closes down

    From Televisual, a TV industry publication: "Brown Bob Productions has closed, entering voluntary liquidation on the 27th September. The London-based indie founded in 2013 by Jacqueline Hewer and Nicki Gottlieb, has produced shows from fixed-rig factual (Inside the Ambulance for W) to access...
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    Oxford to Cambridge off peak

    Whereas the National Rail website is happy to offer those same "peak time" return journies (albeit at a higher price for the same off-peak return with Network card) 1716991455 Ah understood, thanks for the clarification.
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    Oxford to Cambridge off peak

    Interestingly, the GWR website also seems to think this restriction exists:
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    Great Central Railway News and Updates

    Thanks - I wishI could get a finish like that!
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    Great Central Railway News and Updates

    How is the paint applied to achieve that fabulously glossy finish?
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    Creating Great British Railways - IET webinar presented by Rufus Boyd, GBRTT

    I've just watched a livestreamed presentation from the IET which covers some historic background, current thinking and priorities around the creation of Great British Railways, presented by Rufus Boyd, Programme Director Passenger and Freight Services, GBR Transition Team. Some of the points...
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    Leaving London Travelcard Area/Zone 6

    Ah, thanks for the clarification. I did think that might be too good to be true
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    Leaving London Travelcard Area/Zone 6

    I understood the OP to mean that he was starting from Reading, travelling to Paddington, Abbey Wood, Liverpool St, Shenfield then returning to Liverpool St, Paddington and Reading - which funnily enough is what I'm planning to do, albeit that I'll be starting from Pangbourne.. My conclusion was...
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    Ideas/suggestions & other speculation for Okehampton / Exmouth lines

    It's owned by the Meldon Viaduct Company, a not-for-profit company and registered charity responsible for safeguarding the structure. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/3968235/full-print
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    Nailsea and Backwell station: buildings demolished in error?

    It was quite a sight to see an HST stopping at such a small station. I remember being amazed at the contrast between the then brand new HSTs and the rather basic class 101 DMUs which sounded distinctly bus-like.
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    Nailsea and Backwell station: buildings demolished in error?

    Small world! 1647782842 I suspect you're right. The 'foundations', which can still be seen, are a series of brick pillars reaching all the way down to the road level, so the buildings must have been somewhat precariously poised. Given the economic climate of the early 70s, they probably took...
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    Nailsea and Backwell station: buildings demolished in error?

    I'm intrigued! Can you share any more details?
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    E-ticket "battery" issue - is names on tickets an option for a fix?

    Looking at NRCoT and Bylaws 17 and 18, I notice that although it is clear that the passenger must hand over their ticket for inspection when requested, there is no requirement for this to happen immediately. It might be argued that a passenger who says something to the effect of "I will...
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    Nailsea and Backwell station: buildings demolished in error?

    During my school days, my local station was Nailsea and Backwell, situated 12 miles west of Temple Meads on the Bristol to Exeter line. By the time I first visited in the early 1970s, it was already a shadow of its former self, having lost its sidings, signal box and platform buildings. I...
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    Confusing an out of court settlement for criminal matters with some sort of civil litigation?

    Thank you - I had read an article referring to a judicial review of a private prosecution where the applicants were described as having argued "inter alia that the (private prosecutor) did not have locus standi to bring the prosecution" but having read further, the issue of "standing" seems to...
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    Confusing an out of court settlement for criminal matters with some sort of civil litigation?

    This delightfully meandering thread prompted me to go and find out a little more about private prosecutions. Standard disclaimer that I am not a lawyer, but I suspect that the hypothetical example of random person Y attempting to bring a private prosecution against fare evader X would fail, as...
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    GWR battery train procurement suggestions & predictions

    I've just watched a recording of an IET webinar presented on 14 June 2021 by Richard Baker, a consultant engineer with Vivarail, about their fast charging system. The focus was mainly on the safety and control aspects of the charging system (which was fascinating in itself) but during the Q & A...

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