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    Breaking: TransPennine Express Franchise Extension

    Yes at Shields in Glasgow
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    Daughter needs to get home urgently-how to buy ticket remotely for her

    The alternative is a pre paid debit card with £100 on it which you give her for emergency use only.
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    Scotrail Question Regarding YouTube

    Scotrail have always requested that you go to help point and tell staff that you arre taking pictures at the site. they will tell you if it is ok. Common advice: - rush hour / crowded platform - no use of tripods - standing too close to edge of platform - local 'NED' issues It should...
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    Scotland Votes 2011

    Cancelling EARL and gaRl were amongst the best decisions the SNP made! With anti-LibDem feeling running relatively high, and lAbour likely to get a lot of constituencies in west/central scotland, SNP could easily have a minority government agin but with a smaller difference against the other...
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    Edinburgh Tram System

    Edin-Glas via Falkirk, and diversions via Falkirk G'ston, and Cumbernauld wired by middle of decade, and Stirling not long after; along with Whifflet, East Kilbride and Paisley Canal IIRC. The leaves really only the Shotts route and Anniesland needing infill electrification.
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    Lightning damageing equipment

    You claim to know about physics and yet stated that a lightning rod would 'protect' (your word) signalling installations. It has been explained that the lightning rod would not, and proved your statement to be wrong. Nothing can fully protect from lightning. Any system would at best be 99.9%...
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    Drunk train driver

    The issue with saying 12hrs ius that even then if it was a big 'session' you may be over the limit, but also very tired and not at full mental faculties.
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    Conservative:Labour train order comparison

    1979-97 involved increased electrification of the network as well though. So less diesel stock may have been required. Also newer is only of benefit if increasing services. 79-97 included 2 recessions; 97 onwards has beena period of economic growth so services shoiuld be growing and...
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    Euston to Victoria

    If you had takenm them home with you, you can IIRC apply for refund online or by post.
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    Query about Saturday's Pendo Drag

    That seems to be the working hypothesis, but unless some one was at Holyhead and can confirm the loco change......
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    Euston to Victoria

    But if you are coming back a few days later, surely Oyster is ideal?
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    Student Rail Card - Mistake

    You can get an ISIC card from any branch of sta travel on presentation of a valid student card and proof of age - passport etc. Then you can use that card to obtain a railcard.
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    Station Anagrams

    Leep & ben near rags
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    Station Anagrams

    ELY is the only one I could find.
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    Long Routes needed to go between Two Stations in same city...

    Queen St high level to Central high level queen st -springburn - sunnyside curve - whifflet (reverse) - rutherglen - central Paisley Canal - Paisley Gilmour St - via Glasgow Central Larbert - Falkirk High (ir one accepts that Larbert is in Falkirk) via Croy or Polmont

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