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Recent content by TheHovisKid

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    Towns that used to have more than one Tramway system

    Lancaster, the Corporation electric system from Dalton Square, and the horse drawn trams from Morecambe terminating at Stonewall.
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    Progress on Avanti West Coast's 805/807s Hitachi AT300 sets

    Is the point being made that the first two sets fully reliveried had the doors against the light background in Avanti's dark greenery blue colour, while later sets had them left in dark grey as when repainted by Virgin. The doors on the dark body colour (cab ends excepted as not public) are...
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    More exciting developments at Lancaster

    Will there be an accessible way of getting there? Wasn't the lack of a lift one if the factors in 6 mostly being used only if 5 was busy?
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    Avanti West Coast Rolling Stock Updates

    Is C still unreserved? Platform and door displays just say U&G now. Wouldn't think it'd be popular with staff if the facing pair outside the TMs office were bookable!
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    HSTs running without TGS

    Ah, I thought I'd seen it quoted as a reason why a second driver couldn't be there during reversing moves, where a walking route didn't exist, but it may have been why the driver can't walk through himself. ScotRail sets needing turning, I think it was.
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    HSTs running without TGS

    Was the TGS purely down to creature comforts in the first place, as often cited? There's been mention recently of nobody being allowed in the back power car cab during a reversing move in case the fire alarm triggers and potentially suffocates them. Would that affect the (former) brake van too...
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    Railway locations that are now only a shadow of themselves

    Morecambe almost got epic. There were plans in the 30s to move out of Euston Road (looks like parcels and some loco sidings) and rebuild Promenade into 14 platforms plus fish dock with an overall roof. Huge sidings to the south (Heysham line singles for a stretch as a shunting neck with the...
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    Progress on Avanti West Coast's 805/807s Hitachi AT300 sets

    Sssh! I've been amazing my colleague (non-crank) with a twice daily game of guess the Pendolino, and "accidentally" getting just enough right to be ahead
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    What’s happening at Lancaster?

    Something to do with downstairs on the old platform 6?
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    [Trivia] Busiest unstaffed station?

    Preston (when there's any disruption)
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    Avanti West Coast Rolling Stock Updates

    But, are the vestibules any nicer to stand in? Asking for a friend.....
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    Class 321 storage/scrapping

    Tha Thanks!

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