Recent content by cjmillsnun

Hmm I do know of a refurbished 3rd rail fleet that’s going to sit idle soon. Maybe the 458s will be used after all. -NB this is just speculation on my part.

In preservation yes.

I used to think that until the last time I sat in one. It was on the pretendolino from New Street to Euston. Not long after it had entered service so the cushions and covers were fairly new. My back didn’t thank me and the fixed armrests were a pain. I was much happier once I had gone to...

So Bauer Media is doing what Global did years ago. There used to be Power FM and Ocean FM in the solent area. They became Capital and Heart respectively.

Emley Moor was never a BT Tower. It was originally owned by the IBA and is now owned by Arqiva.

To be fair if you were forced to stand from Guildford to Waterloo you would be miserable.

Thought the other overspeed was Lumo rather than LNER

I miss the old Robert Lister NSE announcements. His voice was very clear.

To be fair it’s DafT calling the shots anyway.

The Mayor of London is responsible for TfL which sets bus fairs and the Mayor is also responsible for the Met police. She’s standing for election for Mayor. It’s her job to know. It’s a bit different to how much is a pint of milk. She’s also been on the GLA for years and also should know who...

Agreed especially as 444s are 23m cars and 450s are 20m cars. So the 444 cars are heavier.

Which shows OR isn’t as independent as Ofcom wants it to be.

As someone with a disability yourself I am surprised that you think any delay is acceptable because of this particular reason. They could have an important meeting at the other end or be attending an event. Or there could be another wheelchair user on the next train meaning Doug would have to...

FTTP is going to be a drawn out process. OR often decide to overbuild into planned AltNet areas because they want to retain their monopoly status where they can charge more for their wholesale packages. As for AltNets using existing OR ducts and poles, that’s something OR are required to offer...

The likes of CityFibre aren't profitable because it costs millions to lay these cables. It’s a similar situation to when cable TV was new. There will be lots of companies making nothing during the mass rollout that then merge through acquisition leaving one or two big players.