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Recent content by ADRboy

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    Forth rail and road bridges closed due to controlled explosion nearby

    It was a terrible decision. Discovered at 11am but they wait until 1530 to inform anyone outside police that they were going to carry it out.
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    New ScotRail EMU's, Any more news?

    Update on the AT200. Routes confirmed & layout consultation with stakeholders http://www.spokes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1506-EGIT-trains-cons-presentation.pdf
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    Borders Railway - Now Open

    The plants picked are ones which don't shed leaves. Fences do look brutal just now.
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    National Rail Enquiries (NRE) telephone number changes from 0845 to 0345

    I know NRE had been planning the changes since at least Jan/Feb when I first seen the new numbers mentioned.
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    Speed restrictions as the heatwave arrives

    This is done in some locations already.
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    Speed restrictions as the heatwave arrives

    Looking at the above, it's to avoid points having to change. Also, if it's running slower, it missed its booked path, if you ran it right through, the service it forms after would leave late, and become more and more delayed over the course of the day.
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    ScotRail Cancellations

    I don't understand how staff are being disrespectful by working the days they're employed to. Perhaps TOC's should employ enough drivers to run the service that they're paid to do?
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    Glasgow M8 New Cutty Sark Bridge

    Is it possibly the other side of the bridge being replaced at Newton, new deck is in place over the Newton station side of the tracks, WCML side needing done?
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    Ayrshire Coast Line stations - door monitor screens and CCTV removal

    380's have on board CCTV & diesel service doors are controlled by guards. All away soon.
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    Avantix replacement (previously: Arriva ditch Avantix)

    The Fujitsu gear will do online payments I've been told.
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    Scottish Electrification updates & discussion

    Works at Winchburgh are well underway now. 40 days to go... https://twitter.com/NetworkRailEGIP/status/610718959613149184
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    Greater Anglia Good and Bad Discussion

    Definitely would be best to vinyl. Not too closely aware of the issues down there but stock availability seems to be a massive problem. I couldn't see the campaigners being happy if they'd taken out of service to replace carpet, lots more work than the seat covers. Asked many pages ago but have...
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    Glasgow M8 New Cutty Sark Bridge

    Looks like it's due to go in near the end of the Winchburgh works, after the school holidays start.
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    Scottish Electrification updates & discussion

    The newspapers are already calling it chaos so it's a losing battle ScotRail are facing up here regardless.
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    P.I.S. poor (on refurbed units)

    PIS systems in general are terrible IMO. Ridiculously hard to sort out faults with and the dot LED displays almost always look odd. Better to run a normal LCD screen that can show more info.

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