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Why would anyone need or even want to drive (and park at) Cambridge South to catch a train? Other options would always be more preferable.

The working timetable says 20:00 though.

The TM is needed. One assumes there are many contingency TMs to enable a service to continue.

This has been in development for some time; AIUI it has been a tortuous process getting the right permissions and licences. However now it’s up and buzzing, it should make a real difference in bringing some major incidents to a more rapid conclusion.

In your opinion. In the railway’s opinion, it is wheels roll. And in this example, the railway calls the shots.

The rail minister fully understands that the time advertised for train departure is the time the train departs, ie the time the wheels roll.

agreed.

Imam ul Haq - their no2 batsman dnb. Calf strain.

It’s not cost cutting for cost cutting sake. We don’t need breakdown / recovery cranes everywhere now as it is so rare they are needed. I can’t remember a recent occasion (in the last 30 years) where there was a need for two of them concurrently. I don’t think there will be any claims for...

That wasn’t an issue. The simple facts of the matter are the damage to the train was such that it needed special recovery, in part using a depot shunter brought down from Norwich 2.5km of track needed complete renewal, as did two OLE masts, various signalling equipment (including everything...

It was opened 10 days from when RAIB handed the site back.

Well, rather than saying all this behind your keyboard, why don‘t you apply for a job on the railway, and come and show us how to do it?

Not personally, but during the eclipse I was sat next to someone using an S30 pro, and the results were incredible.

0639, 0711, 0739 off Bedford to Nottingham each weekday (and similar times Saturday), connections from Flitwick and other stations further south.

Yes. And for no good reason in this case.

Two at some times of day !

It’s been remodelled, and is at maximum speed given the laws of physics

Don’t forget that in dry conditions, the whole area is dry. Water you spray onto the tracks will, very quickly, percolate to a much wider footprint than 10metres as it spreads out. And also, in very dry conditions in summer water sprayed locally will evaporate very quickly. (Look up “effective...

Cap doffed! A related example: I’m aware that back in the early 90s the late turn signallers at Peterborough box would occasionally place their order from the chippy by using the CSR Radio into the usual train from the south that one of their night turn colleagues was travelling in, so that he...