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Recent content by Richard Ingram

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    Greater Anglia Bombardier Aventras (Class 720): Technical discussion and introduction

    Saw one of these heading North out of Ely at 11:30 today. Looked quite good. Can't say which one, it passed over the level crossing just as I was approaching.
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    Marston Vale crossing issues

    Quite scary how many cars continued to drive across when the lights started up again. It was a full new sequence, amber, then red, then the barriers. I'd assume a train had just triggered it coming the other way, and stop immediately.
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    I think it was decided ages ago that Cambridge would be approached from the South. Although, I would expect it to be very unlikely it would use any of the old route, as the busway is well used. My guess would be joining around the Shelfords.
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    Kings Lynn line peak time trains split at Cambridge

    It was the 1639 I was on. I did plan the journey to be through London before 5, but I am obviously not experienced with rush hour. In the future (if I ever travel at this time again), I will aim for the back half, a few minutes on a 3 hr journey doesn't matter much to me. But that requires...
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    Kings Lynn line peak time trains split at Cambridge

    I was on a peak time train from Kings Cross to Ely yesterday, and I had expected the train to split at Cambridge, as it mostly does at the times I usually travel, so I went straight for the front half. However once on board it became apparent that the back half was also going to Ely, after the...
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    Doesn't having the gates like Watlington mean having a manually controlled crossing, so that it isn't closed while the train is in the station? That would mean that the gates are down for longer when the station has trains that run fast through it, like Waterbeach, to give the train a string of...
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    Bridge strikes - are they becoming more frequent?

    Problem is there is a turning between the bypass and the bridge which leads to a Road/Rail depot, and just next to the bridge is the access point for a boatyard. There are large warning signs at the roundabout, but putting the triggered warning system there could cause problems for vehicles that...
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    Bridge strikes - are they becoming more frequent?

    I'm not sure whether they are linked to the lights, or whether the flashing warnings are all they give. Given the images of some of the strikes, the drivers have definitely accelerated, probably when the amber phase started, then they hit the bridge hard. And even if the light goes red, it has...
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    Bridge strikes - are they becoming more frequent?

    They don't seem to be particularly effective, Ely has that system, and we have had many strikes since they were installed. And that's with the route no longer being on a main road since the bypass was opened. Not sure what the answer is. I think anyone with a HGV/MPV license should lose that...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    That seems odd, I can't see any route from there that requires a change in power.
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    That does imply they are going to run electric mode Ely-Cambridge, although maybe not immediately.
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    How many people would be happy with doing that, risking a penalty fare? Even if penalty fares are not in operation, people don't necessarily know that. I think nedchester is right, this is one of the major problems with our system, that people who are already not being given the service they...
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    Near miss at half-barrier crossing

    If you crush every vehicle that stops in a yellow box you would soon solve all traffic issues, as few people would be allowed on the road. I would guess most drivers have at times stopped at least partly in a yellow box, either because of a misjudgment, or because it is the only way to avoid...
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    Since the change in London means using the tube, and the total journey time on the expresses is 2:23, the stopper taking 2:25 with no changes looks like the best choice to me. I plan to do it sometime, have a weekend away. It is also immediately faster the moment you want to use a station just...
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    Near miss at half-barrier crossing

    But in this case, despite the examples being appropriate, the overtaking would not cause conflict, as the opposing traffic is behind the barriers. The examples are to draw attention to the fact that in roadworks, opposing traffic may not be as stationary as your queue, and at level crossings...

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