Recent content by Ethano92

Not trying to undermine the issue but what makes the junction at Victoria as complex as they say

Quick question about signal priorities on the airport line. Why do the signal priorities on the line kick in so late. When leaving wythenshawe interchange for example, the tram has to slow right down before speeding back up when crossing Rowlandsway and Woodend Road. Is this done purposefully...

I don’t think that this is realistic in a turn-up-and-go environment. At stations with a regular, frequent service you often see plenty of people arrive in the last 2-5 mins before the advertised departure as people know the exact time of the walk from their front door to station platform, for...

Whilst travelling across Europe, I’ve noticed quite a few trains which have carriages from multiple different national operators. For example, during a changeover in Villach Hbf, Austria, a train passed which had an OBB loco with 2 Slovenian railway carriages and 2 Croatian railways (HZPP)...

Referring to the thread title, is the Jubilee not already referred to as East/Westbound on way-finding at all the stations where it appears as such on the tube map. E.g. Waterloo or Canary Wharf. At stations like Wembley Park it’s then referred to as North/Southbound. Matching the compass...

Of course it was good for the platforms to be future-proofed but will the line ever see longer than 4 carriage trains since that’s all that Gospel Oak can accommodate? Those platforms seemed very long. Edit: referring to the video in post #115

Don’t rubber wheeled-trains have rubber tires in addition to conventional steel wheels running along conventional steel rails. If this is the case, how much of a difference would it make. Since all lines except for the 14 seem to run quite slowly in Paris you don’t get much wheel noise, except...

Wasn’t the Victoria line built with little ledges on either side with the intention of them reducing wheel noise heard in the carriage. The line is quite loud, presumably because of its running speed, so I don’t know how effective they actually are. The T5 extension doesn’t seem too loud...

At intermediate stations that is true but at terminal stations, people blocking the carriage exit as they get their luggage off the rack is just as awkward when everyone is trying to get off. I’m not saying either or is better, realistically both would be the best solution as baggage is...

I know this is a common opinion on this forum but i don’t think there’s necessarily anything wrong with windowless seats. Especially if you don’t want glare on your screen or you’re travelling when it’s dark out anyway. The pendelinos have similar at their carriage ends and nobody seems to be...

I believe the Hounslow rounders are displayed as either ‘Hounslow via Richmond’ or ‘Hounslow via Brentford’ and this isn’t changed until the train reaches Hounslow where it is then advertised as Waterloo via either Brentford or Richmond. The Kingston rounders between Waterloo and Clapham...

Sorry if it’s already been covered but is there a reason the actual seat had to be changed rather than just a new seat cover? I’m assuming updated crash/fire regulations. Either way the 390s are easily one of the most comfortable and relaxing trains in the country to travel on. Whilst I don’t...

The cabs are different so the doors will always line up in the same place whether the train is a 1x10 car or 2x5 car which is important for the assistance boarding points which SWR want to install on platformsI think there was a lot of discussion about it being to fit in an extra row of seats...

The only problem with SWT liveries was certain routes sharing blue and white trains (such as Portsmouth) and the 458s - first white then painted blue post-refurbishment when they arguably should've been red for Hounslow/weybridge etc. I originally did think the 10 car 701s should have a dark...

Thanks all, really interesting to read. It doesn't surprise me there was a byelaw broken, so she was partly in the wrong. With the purchase of the ticket meaning the TOC has to fulfill their contractual obligation, does that mean the staff member was acting unprofessionally? I was expecting...