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    When Are You Impressed By The Railway

    Last Saturday. At Exeter St. D. I was on the Oke Cokey to Weymouth. We got in more or less on time. The silly train to Paddington pulled in (19 mins late) just after us. I could see all the bods on the platform having all sorts of conversation stuff. I thought to myself, "why can't they let...
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    GWR Performance - deteriorating?

    What hours do the drivers do now? 9.5? 35 hours a week? My sums are not good. I can't work out how to divide 35 by 9.5. No matter. How about four 10 hour shifts then? Drivers would be UP FIVE hours overtime. And, once in a while have FOUR days off in a row.
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    No return ticket available - why?

    Didn't someone get fined for getting off short between Basingstoke (ish) and Southhampton years ago? I only ask because I'm sure this was in the papers. Two people had tickets to Southampton (I think) They only wanted to go to Eastleigh . Got off the train, tried to go through the barrier...
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    GWR Performance - deteriorating?

    Why can't train people work along the lines (!) of some sort of four on four off? I did this years ago and I found it quite useful. Yes, you might have to start work at 18:00 on a Friday night and do four straight 12 hour night shifts Sat/Sun and Mon. It worked for me when I got to the days of...
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    People Mis-Naming Railway Station/Companies - Habit?

    My last year at school was in St. Helens. Half way through this, I moved to Ashton in Makerfield. The local station for Ashton is Bryn. One of the lads from school told me that that is pronounced Brian!
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    Mini (?) gwr HST Okehampton to Weymouth.

    Ticket arrived today! All I have to do is get to OKe!
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    Mini (?) gwr HST Okehampton to Weymouth.

    Saturday 14th of September. leaves Oke around 08:15. Gets back around half seven that night. I am on it! Are you?
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    ECML/MML major power problems (09/08)

    I spent a night wandering around Plymouth a bit back. This would have been fun if I was about 20 years old... There was a big party for the students. I am 57 years old. No fun happened! Too tight to pay for an hotel! I roughed it in Plymouth. I did have a free ride home to SN1 to compensate...
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    Why didn't virgin offer to run this way back in the day? Maybe, they did. And it went wrong. Don't know. Please excuse my reluctance to read the whole thread from the start. I only joined here in May.
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    Why are people opposed to HS2? (And other HS2 discussion)

    Probably, because, we are getting tired of promises that haven't happened yet. I started spotting around 1975. I saw all sorts of good stuff back then. Been promised "improvements" ever since. Not seen them arrive. The gwr HST's nearly got there. I never got on with spotting units, so, I...
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    Flooding Disruption 31 July/1 August

    Tis bad oop North. I know. I was in Wigan at the weekend. Anyhow, I digress. you DO NOT NEED to below 2 million gallons of water. I might be stupid. Trust me on this one. I saw the pics, WHY where they adding sandbags on top of the dam? Why did the workers bail out? Except one? He was shackled...
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    Northern Ticket Machine Update Issues

    I used one at Bryn on Monday to get a travel permit. To Wigan NW. What a pain it was. Couple of minutes later, I assisted a local (that had been hit with with a penalty fare before) to get a permit. The system looks like it is heading to pf everybody. Why can't you just press the "permit"...
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    Day Ranger Ticket not working at ticket barriers

    Drinking in pubs all over Sussex happened yesterday.
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    Day Ranger Ticket not working at ticket barriers

    Bought in advance? They already know who I am. Mainly cos I've already paid for the ticket. Did SOUTHN sell this ranger BEFORE the barriers got invented? If they did, somebody needs a kick. NICHE item? Get somewhere else! This is a good way to have a jolly up. CHEAP! I live in Swindon. I...
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    Day Ranger Ticket not working at ticket barriers

    Don't go there Si. This will get deleted.

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