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    Heating on CrossCountry trains from Newport to Gloucester

    Trains used to be cancelled for no heating so it was a priority to fix it but then came a instruction that passengers would prefer a cold train than no train at all. Fixing no longer a priority.
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    Gatwick to London Terminals confusion over which Terminals can be used

    I thinks the replies to Phil posting only enforces his argument
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    HS2 Birmingham-Crewe to open 6 years early

    If Network Rail had been left to get on with their programme of works things would now be different. It was political interference where they had the "Northern Powerhouse" etc etc hoisted on them when anyone with the slightest bit of knowledge knew it was impossible to carry out that amount of...
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    (new blog) Osborne, China & Hs2

    I am afraid Mr Bigland treats HS2 as his personal crusade. Before I first read his blog I was undecided about the route. However his contradictory mutterings, sometimes within the same blog, made me examine the case against. Forgetting HS2 I think it is worrying how the government is more or...
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    Jeremy Corbyn pledges rail renationalisation

    It might have been if they had received the subsidies the railways receive now
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    The historic cost of electrification

    I think you might mean "at windy moments"
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    Cilla Black: 1943 - 2015

    She was very good until she started singing. Why on earth did she choose songs out of her voice range
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    End of SWT Franchise?

    I got this at 07.00 this morning 07 Jul 2015 South West Trains Franchise To read the announcement, go to: http://www.stagecoach.com/investors/news-and-events/regulatory-news.aspx
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    Cambridge to Hunstanton

    The X1 was altered to 2 sections to avoid delays from Norwich roadworks. It runs Peterborough to Norwich with a separate Norwich to Great Yarmouth section
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    Abellio ScotRail Sunday cancellations

    I suggest you inform the media and see what they do
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    When will Littleworth SB be demolished?

    When the St James Deeping and Spalding boxes were in the news Network Rail said that as the Littleworth box was in the way of nothing it would not be demolished. However I noticed that the staircase has gone.
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    Euston Showers

    Oh dear just the conditions to spread foot diseases
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    Might the GN/GE Joint Line March to Spalding reopen?

    You are a bit behind times David, a number of years in fact. The old A1073 is now unclassified since the opening of the new road classified A16 - the section of the old A16 west of Spalding is now the A1175
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    Might the GN/GE Joint Line March to Spalding reopen?

    It certainly makes sense but I think that too much of the line has gone. The latest breech being the new A16 Spalding to Peterborough road where it is crossed twice. ORR do not seem to like level crossings on new/reopened lines and the Spalding area would require at least five. The cost of...
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    Hawes branch

    Its should be noted that the bus service, which has been drastically reduced by spending cuts, runs only to Hawes and Gayle. The railway went on from Hawes to Hawes Junction, now Garsdale, on the Settle and Carlisle line so it could have enjoyed some of the increased use the S&C is getting...
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    The Sleaford Avoiding Line...

    Some dates for signal box closures onwards to Spalding and Werrington Junction are Blotoft - Gosberton and Mill Green OPEN till Phase 4 commission starts 25/07 to 11/08 Spalding - Littleworth - St. James Deeping OPEN till Phase 5 commission starts 24/10 to 3/11 THis info and more is...
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    The Sleaford Avoiding Line...

    Lets hope when the line is fully completed and the excuse for the poor train service, cost of manning the many signal boxes and crossings, from Lincoln to Peterborough is improved from the last Lincoln departure of around 16.00.
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    Signal Boxes on Closure

    Just wondering if there is a system in place for offering signal boxes after closure to preserved railways etc or do they have to put in a request. I ask this because I noticed the contract for the Peterborough - Spalding - Lincoln Joint Line resignalling included the "demolition of signal...

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