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    Upskirting Train Driver Avoids Prison

    Indeed. He is my local MP and objects to bills being 'nodded through' without being discussed.
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    Cross Country cutting out Winchester and Basingstoke stops

    I have a feeling that some people may have overlooked the OPs #1 and yours, #2. June to September on Saturdays only - this is important!. On normal weekdays there is a lot of short distance travel. Saturdays are regarded as a general to/from weekly holiday day. With all due respect, I do not...
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    GWR planning Saturday Bristol - Oxford service Sept to Dec 2024

    Noted and agree. No comment re. a further southward extension also noted - you could have a fast service, or a semi, which would include WSM. The CDF/PNZ could remain as is - as per my previous post, it all depends on stock, paths etc. 1713468526 The Planner killed (certainly incapacitated) the...
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    GWR planning Saturday Bristol - Oxford service Sept to Dec 2024

    May not need those or Swindon. RTT for 14th September sees, for Oxford/Bristol TM: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C90523/2024-09-14/detailed Scheduled for an 80x and the path would appear to be alright. Overall there are 5 mins engineering allowance and 1 for pathing. A...
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    GWR planning Saturday Bristol - Oxford service Sept to Dec 2024

    Part of the former RAF Lyneham airfield, the NW perimeter, is now a 69.5Mw solar farm : DTTC Lyneham Solar Farm Operator Defence Infrastructure Organisation Output 69.50 MW Repd_id 2203 Source solar
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    Security alert at Basingstoke today

    Hmmm.... something like 'Trigger point' in that case. Excellent series if you like that sort of thing, which we do here at 'Wychwood'. To skip back to #fandroid and the initial post - I was on the same train. A tannoy message re. station evacuation and a couple of staff on platform 3 dealing...
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    Bristol - Manchester service

    Today we have all of them reversing at New Street: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:BRI/to/gb-nr:MAN/2024-03-23/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=XC
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    HS2 Old Oak Common

    Likewise with Spain - Málaga/Barcelona via nearly Madrid.
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    Does the location of some depots detract from the running of the railway?

    This one: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C56114/2024-02-14/detailed#allox_id=0 with these two dropped at Stockport: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C56114/2024-02-14/detailed#allox_id=1 which then formed the...
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    GWR Class 165/166 Turbo Diagrams

    Only 165114 on that diagram today - https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L65651/2024-02-13/detailed#allox_id=0 - given that it is half-term it could be quite cozy!
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    Aslef announce strike dates

    I would have said some 30+ years ago a CO4 would have been in the same ball-park as a driver - whether it was a 3 or 4 matters little - in those BR days the driver would have had mileage and shift allowance on top. As a CO4 at the time I thought that was reasonable - the role I had then was flat...
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    Is the section of gwml beteen Paddington and reading the worst maintained line in the country?

    UM still shut between Twyford East and Maidenhead East: https://traksy.uk/live/M+29+ELGH+-209/M+25+RDNGSTN
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    Improving the Exeter area

    Apologies for being off-thread. In contrast to this is the A350 just south-west of Chippenham where passive provision was made to easily extend it to a dual-carriageway without major works. The bridge in the link sees Chippenham to the left and Thingley Jn to the right. Note the as yet unused...
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    Go South Coast

    1821 - bustimes.org shows no movement since the collision: https://bustimes.org/vehicles/wdbc-sq-1821?date=2023-12-01
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    Go South Coast

    It could be argued that the X1/X2 and the X3 cover rural routes. The former covers Dorset and Hampshire, whilst the latter adds Wiltshire to that. In any case, I am pleased that funding is on the cards for the 40 and 50.

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