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1607123186 Yes in such circumstances, emergency working regulations will apply. These are stated in the rule book. Also the sectional appendix for that particular piece of railway may have extra rules due to local factors.

Will the official easement of allowing the return journey via Manchester be retained, in view of there now being a return trip ? Or is this an exercise in trying to get the said easement abolished ?

What is the length of the span in metres ? Also what speeds and axleloads can the bridge take ?

just out of interest, was Tom Fraser responsible for the first wave of closures under the Wilson government ? Including the S & D stating "that he was powerless to overrule the decision of the previous minister"

GC throughout (Manchester to Marylebone) Edinburgh to Hawick ( perhaps Hawick to Carlisle should have been mothballed, but from all accounts this section was very uneconomic, although investment to automate the level crossings would have reduced operating costs ) Cambridge to Haverhill (...

Agreed. This was advocated by a professor in Hydrology at Reading University during the Somerset floods in 2014. Unfortunately Liz Truss has failed to take heed of this holistic approach....

so why does the govt let this happen ? Why not impose a rule upon all of the TOCs which allows the passenger to buy on board without penalty if the ticket machine cannot sell the ticket that the passengers want ? Perhaps Mary Creagh can shed some policy light on this matter. Alternatively, the...

where does one stand if say, the railcard that one has is NOT listed on the ticket machine ? Can you then pay on board without penalty ? Assume that there is no booking office open at the time. I know that two-together railcards were not shown in the past, but this may have changed with...

why are Finn and Anderson not available ? Are having an enforced "rest" by the ECB, prior to the one-series in Sri-Lanka ?

Is this ever likely to occur, unless a new government with a radically different set of policies comes into existence ? I agree with the previous post which advocates a minimum fare, like the student railcard, in the interim.

Agreed. For me, if this were the rule, then this card would be more attractive, since I could travel with different relations, depending upon the trip involved. As it stands it is very marginal as to whether I can recoup the cards cost, based on the trips that I would take purely with my...

the strathspey railway state on their web site that the "gap" is 80 feet. I seem to remember that the length of the girders when they were in use at Ravenscraig was 27 metres, although the web site does not state as to whether the girder length has been altered during the refurbishment. I know...

Will the T&Cs be as restrictive as in the trial version ? i.e. will they get rid of a) no travel before 0930 Mon - Fri b) both the named cardholders have to travel together. Would be better if it were one cardholder, plus one other adult - c.f. family railcard If both a) and b) were abolished...

Agreed. Does anyone know on this forum as to whether the franchise specification for Virgin lays down any minimum number of trains per day that should be sent via the diversionary route ? Or whether such a clause will be inserted into the franchise contract when it comes up for renewal ?

more pictures of the new Gore Glen A7 bridge here http://waverleyrouteha.wordpress.com/ Am I correct in presuming that this bridge is wide enough for double-track, thus complying with the "passive provision for double-track as far as Gorebridge" ?

Is this a case of the England management not knowing their Onions ?

Why has this been allowed to happen ? And by Whom ? (Dept of Transport ?) Also if something does fall off the viaduct and hit someone, who would be now held liable ? Or have BRB(R) "got away with it" since the reponsibility has been moved to a different agency ?

So does the current work on the Chapeltown crossing include provision for double track at this location at a later date ?

So what has Onions done NOT to be included in the touring party ? Has he slept with a selector's wife, or clonked someone in a nightclub ?

Nice to hear some forward thinking about Standedge ! Is there any details in what form the disused bores would be used be they a) one bore or both b) electric or non-electric ( if non-electric then surely easier to get W10 gauge for freight and other large gauge rolling stock ) c)...