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Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power
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People always think that change will produce noticeably different outcomes, but that’s often not the case. I remember hearing a vintage...
25 Apr 2024
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Is ‘train station’ replacing ‘railway station’ in UK passenger rail terminology?
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My local newspaper referred to delays problems on the ‘train tracks’ rather than the railway lines the other day.
22 Apr 2024
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Cross Country overcrowding - shortage of rolling stock
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As so much of Cross-Country's business is leisure/social travelling, would it perhaps be better if XC services were opened-up to...
21 Mar 2024
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WCRC loses judicial review in High Court
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Whilst I appreciate that times have changed and the new regulations must be rigorously enforced, I can’t help but reflect on how many...
16 Mar 2024
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Mike Machin
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4TC London Transport Livery
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Do they run ghost trains on the Mid Haunts?
10 Mar 2024
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SWR Repaints and Refurbishments
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I know this is going off-topic, but before we're all nudged back on-track I think a unified passenger train livery for England would be...
8 Mar 2024
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Mike Machin
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Can and will train seats become comfortable again?
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I don't think I have had the pleasure of sitting in a comfortable train seat since the first class REP/4-TC seats disappeared from the...
8 Mar 2024
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Mike Machin
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Worst examples of BR era "vandalism"?
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The demolition of the main station building with its lovely clock tower at Southampton Central, leaving a major city with meagre cramped...
6 Mar 2024
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Mike Machin
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SWR Repaints and Refurbishments
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It’s amazing how good blue and grey still looks now when it’s clean, which most trains are today compared to the days of BR. Imagine...
6 Mar 2024
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Mike Machin
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XC Voyager Refurbishment
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Trying to travel with Cross Country simply became a real test of endurance and was more trouble than it was worth. Eventually every...
24 Feb 2024
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Mike Machin
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How a new, re-nationalized railway could be created and how existing TOCs could be integrated.
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You are absolutely right. What the railways need is real change, I would like to see all Inter-City type services entirely privatised...
23 Feb 2024
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Mike Machin
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How a new, re-nationalized railway could be created and how existing TOCs could be integrated.
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It could be done, independent financial and industry analysts would have to undertake a thorough survey to assess the market value of...
21 Feb 2024
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Mike Machin
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Heritage railways running cost
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That's absolutely true and even many environmentalists would agree with this statement. In fact, during the last EU elections in the UK...
12 Feb 2024
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Mike Machin
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Platform bells to signal trains to passengers
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Yes, we certainly had a platform bell at my local station, Netley which was rung from the signal box - one ring for trains running...
7 Feb 2024
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Mike Machin
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Coaching stock for steam tours in the future
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Definitely the best suggestion. A really thorough overhaul and refurbishment, toilet retention tanks fitted and then just plain common...
5 Feb 2024
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