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    NXEA Medical

    Can anyone tell me what the NXEA Medical involves please? (Non Safety Critical role) Thanks
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    Mobile Apps

    What are everyones favourite apps for the various smartphones? I'd be interested to know any good ones for the iPhone. Some I like - Kiss Kube (Listen again to Kiss Network Shows) Radio City 96.7 Ministry of Sound Radio/Listen again Train Times (live departure boards etc) IGN (Game...
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    153354 and 153364 to Norwich

    For those that are interested, these two units have moved today from Tyesley to Crown Point for use at NXEA to cover for 156417
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    Advance Purchase tickets - connecting services

    If I've got some advance purchase tickets for a journey which requires using two trains, but the first train doesn't offer seat reservations. My tickets dont specifiy which train to be on (although the journey planner did) - can I therefore get an earlier service from my origin station (would...
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    NXEA and c2c re-franchsing cancelled...

    ...for now. Press Release here.
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    Extra carriages on NXEA services

    From the December timetable change the extra 321s from London Midland will be diagrammed into regular service on the GEML, with the resulting changes: Quoted by NX as being 28,000 extra seats Trains increased to 12 carriages 05.21 & 08.03 Colchester to Liverpool Street 06.21 Colchester Town...
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    NXEA Evening Peak Restrictions on 'Savers'

    Probably one for Yorkie this. IIRC the evening peak restrictions can apply from Liverpool Street on Off Peak Day Returns and Travelcards, along with what used to be called Savers, if the fare is set by NXEA. If I have a Sudbury to Carlisle 'Saver' is the return valid at peak times from LST...
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    Strike, Strike, Strike (NXEA and FCC)

    More Here
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    Now it feels like the Holidays...

    ....War Games is on the Channel 4!! Wouldn't be a Chritmas/New Year or Easter without it :lol:
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    Woolworths Bargains

    So the end is here for Woolworth (or had already come for some stores) Anyone picked up any interesting bargins? Apart from a 50 pack of DVD-Rs and a box load of empy BD cases, I today got 4 of their in store baskets for use with my bike trailer, only £1 each!!! They are the good quality...
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    North Woolwich Old Station Museum

    If anyone wants to do the North Woolwich Old Station Museum be quick - its been given its closing date following Newham Council withdrawing its funding. 5th July is the last day, although all the stock apart from 1 coach has now gone, what remains are the excellent GER displays within the...
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    Blue is the new Green

    Not quite the Blue/Green charter which Mr Cameron has been talking about, but.....
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    More GEML Probs

    Get the delay forms out again, problems on the GEML with a derailed freight train near Chitts Hill - between Marks Tey and Colchester. Just as the Overhead wire prob at Ingatestone had cleared...!
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    Long Marston Open Weekend

    Anyone going to the Long Marston open weekend on 7th/8th June, or even better going to it on the UK Railtours train from Euston on Saturday?
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    Bedford-Bletchley: Suggest you get out and walk...

    ....it would be quicker! from National Rail: I assume this is to do with previous track works where the new track hasn't been retentioned for hotter weather?
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    NXEC want the 180s

    Not seen this mentioned here, but sorry if its already been posted. National Express EC's reply to the East Coast Capacity Assessment suggests that they are in talks with Angel Trains to lease the Class 180s. Letter here, word has it that a certain pink and purple operator is not amused as...
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    NXEA May Fares changes

    Thought people would like a brief summary of the fares changes on NXEA. The changes are put down to trying to encourage people to travel off peak, and are justified because of the recent improvements, which includes the cleaning of trains :roll: (and to pay for all the NXEA rebrand of...
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    Man Slips Under Train at Ipswich

    ...and NXEA goes for another rebrand by the way this reads! Source: BBC News
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    To which type of train am I referring?

    I have a news paper cutting which lists some of the users complaints about the type of unit used. Using the quotes I post (and there are 5 in total, i'll add one at a time if people dont get it.) The person who gets it wins (nothing) Have fun
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    And they say Rail ticketing and connections are confusing

    I don't do buses (expect when on rail replacement) but t'other night in the pub I was talking to someone and he pointed this out to me: Its from the Chambers Buses website And Whats even more amusing, some of the hours the bus kicks out its passenger in Sudbury bus station, waits 5 minutes...

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