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AlastairFraser's latest activity
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.Fair point. I'm not sure the journey time would be much slower at all via Uckfield. Whichever route you choose Uckfield to Lewes, it... -
AlastairFraser replied to the thread How close does a replacement bus stop need to be to a station?.Indeed. Unfortunately, due to the short notice commissioning of many Buxton line RRBs, I doubt you'd have enough time to set up proper...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.I'm not convinced that you desperately need a direct link to Brighton, but fair enough. I thought that there was 2tph Brighton to...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread How close does a replacement bus stop need to be to a station?.Although at least all 3 stations are relatively close to the A329 - it mustn't be more than a 5 min walk to the station entrance from...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread How close does a replacement bus stop need to be to a station?.A notorious example of this must be the Chapel-en-le-Frith RRB stop, on the High Street in the middle of the large village/small town...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.More trains from London via Gatwick to at least Haywards Heath and potentially Lewes. Seaford is a destination worth considering, but...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.It is going to be costly either way, I can appreciate that. Isn't there already a decent service to Brighton (up to 4tph) on the East...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.I generally support the idea of reopening Lewes - Uckfield, but how much would this increase route mileage and costs of reopening by...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread Ratho Station being rebuilt?.A tram extension through Ratho Station (the village) and then on the old railway alignment to Kirkliston would make more. It would cost...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.It may be longer in terms of distances, but it doesn't seem to be that much slower compared to existing services to Eastbourne and Ore -...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread Irish Rail - Connections at Ballybrophy.Can't comment specifically on Ballybrophy, but in February, I was coming from Athenry down to Limerick, then across to Limerick Junction...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.I don't think the business case would stack up personally. Although fare integration of the 29 and the train from Eridge if Uckfield to...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.Oh, you mean via the Spa Valley? Not sure that the Tunbridge Wells to Eridge section could sustain a mainline GBR service, but we'll see...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread New lines and improvements for Sussex railways.Why Tunbridge Wells instead of Uckfield? I agree about Marshlink - although bimode BEMUs (either converted 350/450s or newbuild) would...
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AlastairFraser replied to the thread [DK/SE/NO] DSB applies to operate direct Talgo services Copenhagen - Gothenburg - Oslo.Agreed. The only thing is that the last train crossing the Oresund bridge and tunnel seems to be around midnight, and the planned...