Recent content by swt_passenger

Sorted out on Monday, was mentioned in post #9

XC have repeatedly stated a preference to run all their Bournemouth and Reading services via Coventry to target the airport market. The proposal (consulted on a few years ago) to run more trains to Exeter required the extensions to Paignton to be dropped. AIUI from previous discussions XC had...

Access to the various south London terminals that can be reached via Reading and Waterloo, with a change to Waterloo East is a longstanding right that predates the introduction of “London Terminals”. Of course that option doesn’t generally let you use LU. But the Exeter to Colchester fare...

A half hourly service would be twice as good as most of the minor stations in the Southampton area.

I’m fairly sure this positive view has been reported in Modern Railways before, but it regularly gets highlighted as a major issue in forum posts. So maybe they’ll wire through Leicester in a logical sequence without leaving a gap after all…

One northbound attach per day at Birmingham, and one southbound split at Gloucester. Doesn't really suggest they want to do a lot of it.

I made the very same point last month, post #119, that the 2016 list of infrastructure changes, (including for example at Woodwalton), had not all been completed, but I think it got lost in the general discussion.

If the ‘friends’ live in Kent, like you, then a Network railcard might help with much of their travel within the wider southeast.

There are numerous existing threads that have covered this, but not necessarily with the most obvious titles. I’d try a search within the June 2024 thread, or the ECML Dec 2024 thread in this sub-forum. There is definite evidence concerning Reading to York or Newcastle, which is to be ‘mostly...

Youtube recommended to me a 10 year old cab ride video of Benton Junction to Morpeth Via Bedlington. I noticed the double track section as you leave Benton Jn is reasonably long, so can it be used as a ‘dynamic loop’ if down and up trains happen to be running at suitable times, or will one of...

It’s an Access for All scheme according to NR’s 2022 PR: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/step-free-selby-upgraded-footbridge-and-new-lifts-project-set-to-begin

The photo in Post #357 suggests repair was by completely conventional methods. I’m sure you’re right about fitting box culvert sections being no more than wibble.

IIRC there were 6 or 7 insurance groups in the mid 70s for normal vehicles, ignoring super sports cars. I do recall checking the group before buying my first car, but it wasn’t a show stopper.

In yyyymmdd hhmmss time of recording to the second. (If anyone didn’t spot it)

Road and footpath closures often seem to be agreed for much longer than needed, it probably saves having to go back to the local authority if there are delays.