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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    Does RealTimeTrains not give a passing time anywhere heading north?
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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    'Hitting' landslip would possibly be also the land slipping from under/to the side of the rails leaving PC & leading coach to go sideways down the resultant slip, following the earth - not the earth slipping from above down to the track....from the photos, it looks like the former. Edit: to say...
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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    BBC pics from their news stream https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/8/12/74ba27b5-ee43-45a9-9186-b1062fe62f0e.jpg https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/8/12/a800503c-7edc-4363-811b-e040970a9e75.jpg
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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    Or it means someone was spreading false news without proof.....again
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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    Why don't people please *read* the thread before posting? I made the same points a few pages ago. Might be NR, or might be other works - both drainage & timber works seemed to be going on prior.
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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    If you read the whole thread, you'll discover that it was derailed, went down an embankment & caught fire. Beware, there is a photo of it alight on page 4.
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    Carmont (near Stonehaven) derailment - 12 August 2020

    Yep - and a portaloo by the entrance. Could this be the site of a work area commandeered by the Emergency Services. Unlikely to be able to get a rolling road installed there very quickly? Also, check out the photo on this thread elsewhere of the derailed power car - in the background of that is...
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    Up to 55% fare increase on Cotswold line

    There will be Advance fares available on the Cotswold Line soon for travel May 17 onwards
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    Yes, that's right - check the height of the new footbridge that you can see from the Chiltern Mainline
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    Thanks for clarifying.
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    They *are* providing - almost twice as many bus services as trains with stanby buses at either end. THe RUG is quite happy with this provision. The morning train is pretty much full - the evening peak tends to split itself across 2 trains, owing to those in education finishing earlier...
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    That piece is delayed & will form part of the Oxford re-signalling project & electrification. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Firstly, the stations will be grouped in the fares manual so the fare will be same from either station to make inter-station travel possible & legal...
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    What a load of rubbish! Sorry, but if you've ever travelled in the peaks, you'd know that they are often full & standing!...plus up to a dozen bikes, which is causing a headache re subbing buses with that capacity Also, there are often 50+ from/to Bicester Village in the pm. Might I...
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    It did. FGW weren't willing to give up the car park spaces....
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    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    Was nowhere on Chris Aldridge's plan I saw. If there's passive provision going in for anmother through up platform (through the current concourse!), there's no room for that.

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