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    Least successful new stations

    Teeside Airport?
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    St Pancras - no room at the Inn

    HS2 are you watching?
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    Should East West Rail (EWR) plans be more rational and proportional?

    If EWR can justify dedicated tracks from Bedford north, two extra tracks and an east-north curve at Bletchley to Milton Keynes Central makes sense too. Also redoubling Cambridge to Newmarket. I'll get my coat
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    Digswell Viaduct build a bypass tunnel?

    Given how much of HS2 is being built in tunnel to keep Nimbys in their box. Perhaps a similar solution could be applied to the Digswell viaduct bottleneck by constructing tunnels for the fast lines from south of Stevenage, under the Mimram valley and Welwyn, before re-joining the current...
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    Highland Mainline Closed 04/02 - Snow

    Does anyone know why a full sized plough was not being used?
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    I think the increase in travellers when the hourly service was introduced show that increased frequency encourages increased use. I am not sure about Chippenham and Haughley paths, but there as been talk of reducing headways and of course doubling Haughley Junction, maybe even a Hitchin style...
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    I am frustrated that "Bionic Duckweed" is still being preferred to electrification on this route. I would also like to see the restoration of as much double track as possible between Coldham Lane and Newmarket, so that GA can increase Ipswich to Cambridge frequency in advance EWR reaching...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    I know this is tempting fate, but could the reduction in postings on this thread indicate that reliability is improving?
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    (Trivia) Stations with 3 reversals or more per hour

    Ipswich, Stanstead, Norwich, Cambridge Whoops not through services
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    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    007 on the 14:00 LST to Norwich had brake problems approaching Manningtree, driver rebooted and got it moving again 20minutes late. I'm inclined to blame Geoff Marshall who appeared between LST and Colchester doing one of his review vloggs
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    I suspect the lack of changes at Sudbury, reflects the importance of the branch to the management. Moderator note: discussion regarding potential through services to Sudbury can be found at https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/could-we-see-through-running-from-colchester-to-sudbury.198924/
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    Could the branch platform at Marks Tey be electrified?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/abellio-greater-anglia-class-755s-regional-trains.148431 I suspect the lack of changes at Sudbury, reflects the importance of the branch to the management. Of course the plans for through running to Colchester may need the branch...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Certainly was passing Bury St Edmunds. The opposite diagram is the 170. Ipswich - Cambridge has had a failed unit.
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Are there any 755s actually in service today?
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    the EADT questions seem quite sensible, although I think the flange lubricators may be a red herring

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