Recent content by jagardner1984

Is it not more that Glasgow subway is in so many ways non compliant, that it is difficult to differentiate between all the “acceptable” non compliance and that which is not. I think there may be a fairly pragmatic reason for a hesitance to promote greater accessibility (the only stations with...

To be fair they are normally pretty effective at regulating. The two main issues are: 1. The failure rate of the G2 stock. There is a monumental push to provide the full 4 minute peak service. of the 12 operational sets in a day, it isn't uncommon for there to be a number of swaps through the...

Isn't the truth of it that whether by direct subsidy or by the orders being controlled from within DfT - there was a political move with the 2015 opening of the Newton Aycliffe facility with a few years of work guaranteed by the scale of the IET order (and a few other bits and bobs orders that...

Without being specific about dimensions - I’d say there is plenty room on the top bunk for a large suitcase - it’s where I put mine each time. The bigger issue is how you manoeuvre it down the corridor, through the door and up from the standing space onto that bunk. Even as someone relatively...

I've had a partial refund for lack of water on a CS journey before (Classic not club). It was an inconvenient but not a tragedy. I'd imagine if you'd paid a specific premium for an ensuite facility - it would be more annoying not to be able to use it.

I was thinking about this the other morning when heading north from STP - early peak so about 0700. A 700 sat down (no idea what, a lot of pantograph clattering). Then it got on its way 10 mins later. No big deal for me, but made me think about how widespread the delays could be across not only...

https://twitter.com/PaulJSweeney/status/1779490851493642600 Interestingly local MSP Paul Sweeney has put out an open appeal for anyone who may be able to provide a home .... (or more crucially - cover the transportation and storage costs.) I imagine unless someone has a plan (and the money)...

And indeed, of course there is a trend with such things to view all new things as progress .... it is hard to describe how revolutionary they were when introduced during the 70s refurbishment, or the extraordinary length of service, in Modern Train terms, the G3 Stadler stock will have to fulfil...

It will be interesting to see how these cope with peak loadings, since the layout seems to create more inactive space than the G2 stock. Weirdly, more than other walk through units I have used, it can be quite disconcerting to look down the set and see the other cars rattling violently around...

I’ve put in a complaint about the article to the BBC so will let you know what happens when someone in their office googles “Cross Country Overcrowding” I gave them a fairly long list of links to questions in parliament, articles going back a decade on the topic, and news articles on HST...

Really beggars belief BBC are running the “extra capacity” drivel from the DfT without the context that DfT ordered withdrawal of 4 x 445 seat HST diagrams barely 6 months ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68657138 Presumably, given the public finances etc, the warnings were...

No comment on whether any of this is viable - but I guess the way to think of it is per coach rather than per sold unit - therefore a 10 room sleeper coach - 6 x Club at £250 and 4 x Classic at £200 (example numbers, some above and below both price points). Yield is £2300. Seats - 30 at £70...

Always good to promise something you definitely won’t be held accountable for delivery on :lol:

I think most regular users of the subway would be surprised to know it was only 3 that were irrepairably faulty ! Credit where it is due to the maintenance staff though for keeping it all going well, well past its sell by date - I wonder whether the same proportion (33+8 = 41 Cars Built, 36 in...

Sure, and I think a key question is whether the existing breakdown of different travel Classes, Seat, Classic, CLub and Double, reflects the mix of the available market. The fact that for a journey 6 months away, a visitor to the biggest arts festival in the world, where hotel accomodation is...