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Geese on the Line Cause Disruption to South-Western Services — 19 April
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They jump. They are very light and thus don’t hit the ground at any speed.
Tuesday at 07:16
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Geese on the Line Cause Disruption to South-Western Services — 19 April
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Because Egyptian Geese nest in trees (incidentally they are ducks rather than geese despite the name). The parents can fly.
Monday at 21:57
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How do the "Brighton" approaches to London Bridge work?
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I’ve used London Bridge (Southern/terminating side) quite a lot as my preferred service is the Caterham and Tattenham Corner one. The Up...
Sunday at 21:28
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South Croydon Junction
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Sorry. I’m a Purley Oaks person - makes me sound posher than the South Croydon in which I actually reside.
16 Apr 2024
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South Croydon Junction
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I don’t disagree. That said the flexibility has been missed occasionally, most notably if a train sits down at South Croydon. It also...
16 Apr 2024
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South Croydon Junction
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As mentioned above there is a problem which is why the connections are totally rusty. 1713209258 Yes, everything heading to Purley is...
15 Apr 2024
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South Croydon Junction
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Infrastructure & Stations
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South Croydon Junction is where the five tracks heading south from East Croydon split into two tracks to East Grinstead and four tracks...
15 Apr 2024
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Croydon Tram Closures
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But what are they doing? Looks like a lot of work by East Croydon station but there’s also a worksite at Lloyd Park.
15 Apr 2024
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Stations justifying an additional platform if space permitted
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As for Moorgate and other busy two platform termini the irony is that additional platforms don’t always provide additional capacity...
2 Apr 2024
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Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network: how should this be achieved?
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Exactly. A different example would be tapping in at East Croydon and tapping out at West Hampstead on a service going from Brighton to...
22 Mar 2024
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Lines through Balham - originally paired by direction?
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I believe this right. Balham Jct would have been even harder to work than it is now if paired by direction and getting trains over at...
22 Mar 2024
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TRIVIA: Examples of train refurbishments (past or present) that were a step up from the same train's previous interior
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I think that may be 50% of the male population not the population…
22 Mar 2024
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Trivia: When did the last loco hauled services operate on normal passenger services from each London termini?
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Victoria still gets semi-regular excursions, though not sure if the Orient Express still runs. I hear the throbbing of a class 67 every...
18 Mar 2024
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Detailed London map of all lines including freight
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So do I. The Liverpool/Manchester and Birmingham ones as well.
16 Mar 2024
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Worst examples of BR era "vandalism"?
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i didn’t read it as a reference to London, given that the topic being discussed was Birmingham. If if it was this was a bit of a...
16 Mar 2024
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