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Recent content by Stampy

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    So many announcements, so few people taking them on board

    Probably slightly off-topic.... I caught the 1900 Greater Anglia service from Ely to Peterborough on Saturday... Despite 2 station announcements AND at least 4 ON TRAIN announcements that this was NOT the Cambridge train and this train was going to Peterborough....... There were people on the...
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    Southern and Thameslink signalling woe

    Did the Tea Lady tread on the 3-pin plug again...... ??? :D:oops:
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    EMR derailed train in Thetford area (06/02)

    Or might it be able to "limp" to Crown Point at Norwich??
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    4 day closure of ECML south of Peterborough

    Can remember being shoved into a taxi with two other people a few years from Bedford back to Peterborough after our delayed Thameslink train missed the last RRB back to Peterborough....
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    Signalling Codes

    Best one I've ever seen was a flooding somewhere, and the 2 signalling blocks at it showed GLUG GLUG..... That might happen again today, at some point......
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    Additional Royal Mail trains to serve South Midlands super hub ?

    That's what Royal Mail are telling you....
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    Additional Royal Mail trains to serve South Midlands super hub ?

    Sounds about right for Royal Mail.... Clueless And Daventry is their main "hub" - aka Midlands Superhub Where (no doubt) letters are being stacked up (or hidden) whilst they prioritise the lucrative parcels...
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    Unhelpful announcement timing

    Not sure on the charging times from a FLAT phone, but I DO know that they don't give all that good a charge on a half-full battery (as I tried to "top-up" the charge on my Samsung s20 from 35% on a Azuma from York to Peterborough - and it only added 10% battery) - I suppose it depends on the...
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    Bizarre morning on Thameslink (15/11)

    Just to say, I travelled down from Peterborough to London on Sunday, and got my ticket ( a 1 day Travelcard) checked between Peterborough and Huntingdon... First time I've EVER seen that in years of travelling on Thameslink / Great Northern Didn't get any checks on the 1912 train home - and...
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    ECML Disruption 02/11 - Huntingdon / Edinburgh

    I would have thought they'd keep Peterborough PSB "serviceable" (for a better word) - as it's due to be slap bang in the middle of 3 ROC's... It's now controlled North/South by York ROC, to the North East by Lincoln SCC (or has that gone into York??) West will eventually go into the EMCC ROC at...
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    ECML blocked at St. Neots? (19/10)

    Did the Tea Lady tread on the 3-pin plug for the St Neots Panel again....??? :D
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    Signalling Failure WCML Oxenholme Penrith Fri 29 Sep

    It'd be one CRISPY Rat though.... :o
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    Safety outreach in schools - Mr Fever?

    Jimmyyyyyyyyyyy...... If it's the safety one I'm thinking of where the lad goes to retrieve his frisbee...
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    Traksy Website

    I've noticed this too... However the ones on Signalmaps seem to be working OK...
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    Begging getting worse on trains?

    It's not only on the trains - the local "beggars" here in Peterborough have now taken to sitting with the "said sign" in the shelters where the car-park ticket machines are... "Help a weary traveller get home, mate??"

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