Railway Myths (2013)

stut · 2 Sep 2013

Myth Aleph 1: The best place to store your bag on a crowded commuter train is the corridor, preferably right where the person behind's foot is.

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Eagle · 2 Sep 2013

Myth number twelvety: TOCs force you to take the first train that arrives, even if it's full and standing and there's a relatively quiet train five minutes behind it.

nathanclass323 · 2 Sep 2013

Myth 1D90 East Midlands Trains' HSTs are better trains than their Meridian counterparts. From a non enthusiast passenger point of view, the Meridians will most likely be better as they include at seat power points and a DDA compliant wheelchair accessible toilet.

Myth 1V44 CrossCountry use their Voyagers more than their HSTs out of spite.

Hope people like how both of my myth numbers are relevant to the myth (:

D365 · 2 Sep 2013

AndyLandy said:
Eagle said:

Myth number 455: all the trains in the southeast are newer than the ones in the north of England.

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Myth 455a: Commuter trains in the south-east are better than those in the north in every way, including their toilet provision.

Myth #455b: 455s are the oldest type of train in the south-east...

tbtc said:
Myth number 145:

That thing at the other end of a 225 set from the Class 91 is called a Class 82

Myth #145a: It's a Class 43.

gnolife · 2 Sep 2013

Myth no. 323) Ivo can win a challenge when other teams haven't made mistakes.

Mojo · 2 Sep 2013

williamus said:
Myth xyz: "Birmingham's Curzon Street has magnificent Doric columns"

Of course, they're Ionic, deliberately to compliment and contrast with the Euston Arch columns which were Doric...

Myth HS2/2013/09-96-A: The HS2 station in Birmingham will have its only entrance at the site of the former Curzon St station

PauloDavesi · 2 Sep 2013

Myth #325 All railway industry staff are totally customer focused and will always assist their customers, who are always treated with full respect.

MK Tom · 2 Sep 2013

Myth #1997: DIRFT is somewhere near Daventry and absolutely nowhere near Rugby.

Myth #NMP: Northampton has a Sunday service.

Flamingo · 2 Sep 2013

PauloDavesi said:
Myth #325 All railway industry staff are totally customer focused and will always assist their customers, who are always treated with full respect.

Myth #7689 All customers deserve to be treated with respect.

Eagle · 2 Sep 2013

MK Tom said:
Myth #1997: DIRFT is somewhere near Daventry and absolutely nowhere near Rugby.

Myth number 1997¼: DIRFT is easily accessible from the nearby M6 and A14.

Bald Rick · 2 Sep 2013

Myth #SPC1 16MP. The proposed Radlett Railfreight terminal, when built, will see frequent rail freight traffic.

6Gman · 2 Sep 2013

Myth LG328 Allocate land next to a railway line for an industrial estate and a rail connection will drop from the sky and save the environment.

work-traveller · 2 Sep 2013

Weekend possessions start at the time they're timetabled to start.

nathanclass323 · 2 Sep 2013

work-traveller said:
Weekend possessions start at the time they're timetabled to start.

And finish when they're supposed to

yorksrob · 2 Sep 2013

nathanclass323 said:
Myth 1D90 East Midlands Trains' HSTs are better trains than their Meridian counterparts. From a non enthusiast passenger point of view, the Meridians will most likely be better as they include at seat power points and a DDA compliant wheelchair accessible toilet. ]

Havent the EMT 125s had power sockets since the refurb ?

Beveridges · 2 Sep 2013

D1009 said:
Train drivers are superior to everyone else working on and using the railway.

That would be true if you said "Maintenance Depot" Train Drivers. Fact not myth.

tbtc · 2 Sep 2013

Myth Number 153:

The streets of Sunderland and Hartlepool have been paved with gold ever since they got their GC Open Access links to London - a direct train to the capital has transformed them - which is why Shrewsbury and Telford are so desperate for such a service

Flamingo · 2 Sep 2013

Myth number 7209. It is possible to get an 8 car HST in and out of an unmanned platform in the dark, checking all doors, in under 60 seconds. It must be, as delays keep ringing me to see why I lost time!

nathanclass323 · 2 Sep 2013

yorksrob said:
Havent the EMT 125s had power sockets since the refurb ?

Not as far as I was aware.

asylumxl · 2 Sep 2013

nathanclass323 said:
Not as far as I was aware.

Refurb is perhaps stretching the truth a bit. LED lights, new seat covers and a lick of paint. I'd personally call it a refresh. Plug sockets? No such luxuries available on an EMT HST!

Eagle · 2 Sep 2013

Here's one that a surprising number on this forum seem to believe:

Myth number DT4: the Weymouth Quay railway can be put to good use somehow.

nathanclass323 · 2 Sep 2013

asylumxl said:
Refurb is perhaps stretching the truth a bit. LED lights, new seat covers and a lick of paint. I'd personally call it a refresh. Plug sockets? No such luxuries available on an EMT HST!

Plus the LED reading lights in first class were removed.

jon91 · 2 Sep 2013

(Not such a) Myth 4321: It is socially acceptable to tut audibly upon the arrival of a Class 142, anyone caught not doing so is to be treated to a Pacer ride along jointed track at speed.

Crossover · 2 Sep 2013

gnolife said:
Myth no. 323) Ivo can win a challenge when other teams haven't made mistakes.

I see what you did there

Myth 323232: Ivo can win a challenge...

asylumxl said:
Refurb is perhaps stretching the truth a bit. LED lights, new seat covers and a lick of paint. I'd personally call it a refresh. Plug sockets? No such luxuries available on an EMT HST!

The XC's have plug sockets, however

Tibbs · 2 Sep 2013

Myth #whatever Your myth is better if you explain it in the same post

Myth #whatever + 1 having the barriers at Euston in the morning configuration at evening rush hour is a great way to get people onto the platforms quickly

CyrusWuff · 2 Sep 2013

Myth 2πr : All rail staff are perfect and never make mistakes...ever.

ainsworth74 · 2 Sep 2013

Myth: Passengers are always right, never rude and always victims in all of this.

Beveridges · 3 Sep 2013

Myth 154: Maintenance Depot Drivers are inferior to Mainline Drivers in every way, and the role is just a watered down version of the Drivers role

Tomonthetrain · 3 Sep 2013

Myth 2S72 - The PPM Units that Pre Metro Operations run on London Midlands behalf are always reliable and never fail!

Peter Mugridge · 3 Sep 2013

Myth 9¾:

The Dementors attacking the train in the Harry Potter film are, in fact, the RPIs doing a Total Ticket Inspection.

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