Recent content by bengley

Man threatening suicide above the railway. Now detained and lines open.

Good.

Quite a few masts had registration arms attached when I went through yesterday - work seems to be progressing very well.

Carlisle would be an ideal candidate to be kept local in the current location, just 'upgraded' to control the new signalling

I don't think there was any suggestion the government were going to strip them of the franchise anyway. It was rumoured they were going to hand the keys back

That's unfortunate. Can you not use alternative means of travel?

Birmingham New Street is lovely. Lots of wonderful eateries and places to enjoy beverages nearby

Yes

I have also heard this from someone who works for the company. Seems internal rumours are that a big meeting is taking place with a possible announcement of some kind on the 21st

That's common sense, it's private property and is most likely not accessible...

It's in the middle of the countryside, you can park wherever you want

I understood the units very well because I'm competent and able to understand computers very well. They were very, very unreliable. Ask any Thameslink driver. I know Southeastern weren't blighted with them as much as us at first.

My friend who works for them has been with them nearly a year and loves it

They were horrifically unreliable for the first 12-14 months but there were no lengthy delays to their introduction.

1Q18 (PLPR1/Mentor) does record wired routes in the middle of the day. Perfectly normal. On this occasion, however, the train will lower the pantograph at Manchester Victoria and will not be recording the new wires.