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Can't put it much better than this!

The standard of signalling on the ECML and indeed generally has become absolutely diabolical. I understand the reasons why but York ROC are something else.

Are you saying the 360s could do 110 as 8s or less south of Bedford? Without the work being done? Or have I misunderstood? :)

I thought as much, quite a strange sound to use!

Is it me or is the door opening sound the same as the GSM-R Emergency Call sound when receiving one in an active cab?

HST! Happy to be on them all day. Drives a dream.

I was more meaning it's a waste of electrification without building a second platform ahead of time, as opposed to current loadings.

When you think about it, Corby is a single line platform which has just been electrified, madness really.

Driving a tram is nuts! It still fascinates me (simple I know!) that there are basically trains and overhead lines down streets! In Nottingham the trams travel down otherwise quiet looking streets, houses with OLE directly outside, it is so weird! Add to that the squishy stupid things that roam...

You sound like the kind of guard I want on my train! Respect, brother/sister!

Absolutely, a considered knock/check is lovely. Most guards I work with would enter quietly, if they found you on the phone they'd either leave or wait for your thumbs up all is okay, I've had it with every time I've put it into emergency when not on an HST where it isn't possible for them to...

Pretty meaningless. The most common injury I've seen like that are injuries accosiated with falling due to fits or other events like that, which in the elderly is common and something I've dealt with. Each case is different and I get its rare but in any case, moving someone without any knowledge...

I see a lot of pressure on train crew to get ill passengers off trains, to keep them moving and reduce delays and trapped trains, even where this is inappropriate and dangerous. It is a difficult balance but there is definite pressure there to leave people on platforms as they wait for help...

Sure I saw one of their machines in Cricklewood the other day, a big tamper?

Well, he/she has a point. With the congested network it would hit something long before preventative signalling methods could be put in place, whatever they are. Signalling it like a run away train won't work everywhere if it's driven and overridden...loops? Few on my high speed mainline. Catch...

this seems to be where the footage came from

Woefully inadequate at best...

The fact that they slinked off after this is extremely poor, not even so much as an inspection.

Well, obviously! Nothing is infallible :)

Must have been a newbie then