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    Tulse Hill Station - Machete-Wielder Arrested

    An argument could be made that the footage shows him being charged, just with electricity rather than with a crime!
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    Trivia: Obsolete Signage at stations

    Where is this, please?
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    There is a London Victoria to Stalybridge Service?

    Probably that someone's typed Victoria on a dropdown box somewhere and accidentally selected the wrong one...
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    Trains in movies

    Both the full fat and the diet versions, now that a GN 387 has come down south!
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    TRIVIA - Things you saw travelling on BR that you don't see today

    On the subject of old BR adverts, I could've sworn that there was a Network SouthEast TV advert that showed all the fun activities that could be had up in London, and culminated with a shot of a child asleep on the train home with the tagline "at the end of the day, it's all been too much" but I...
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    On Train WiFi

    Thameslink is free.
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    Rail fares to go up by 3.1%

    Don't worry, I'm sure he'll get visited by four ghosts in a couple of weeks and see the error of his ways!
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    Rail fares to go up by 3.1%

    So why reduce the pay for guards and not lobby for higher pay for nurses?
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    Persistent railway myths, misunderstandings etc.

    Watch this get trotted out by many come December 9th...
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    GN Class 717

    Two of the 717s stabled at Hornsey have been graffiti-ed overnight, it seems, and will be sent to Bedford for cleaning as Hornsey don't have the relevant cleaning materials yet. (717s are cleared for anywhere that 700s are cleared for, as long as the tripcocks are removed first.)
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    Old St Pancras platforms

    Brighton has one between platforms 7 & 8 which is handy for crowd control, marshalling football fans towards Falmer.
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    Why is Farringdon not classified as a London Terminus but other through stations are?

    City TL is exclusively Thameslink now, which muddies the waters a tad.
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    Trivia: PIS and signage fails

    After the May timetable changeover one of the signals outside Littleport was incorrectly listened as a station stop rather than a timing point on the Kings Lynn trains, so appeared on station CIS screens as part of the calling pattern.
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    Famous rail enthusiasts?

    With legs like hers I'm surprised she can fit in the seats!
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    Aren't the car parks run by a private company (Indigo?) anyway?
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    Unscheduled stops to swop train staff

    GTR staff don't have access to update the CIS onboard the class 700s.
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    GN Class 717

    There is a small locker room, toilet and kitchenette in the booking office building behind the ticket office window/desk. It is surprisingly TARDIS-like in how much they fit in!
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    ORR Report into May Timetable change disruption

    Thank you, I shall have a peruse!
  19. J

    ORR Report into May Timetable change disruption

    I'd be interested in finding out more about this, do you know of any books or websites that would provide further information, please?
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    Thameslink Services/Timetable from May 20th 2018

    There isn't the room there. The two sidings are 8 car and are used for berthing in times of disruption - storing a Thunderbird there would occupy the track circuit and immediately halve the number of sidings available, especially as the 73 is seldom used as a rescue train.

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