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https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5214446,-0.2311308,16.5z/data=!5m1!1e2?entry=ttu The changeover generally happens while on the move between the GWML and the Westway road. The overhead wires stop around here and do not continue to Shepherd's Bush station. I recall a while back this was due to...

701039 is out and about this afternoon. Here it is at Richmond just after 3pm

Well that certainly would make things a bit easier, but less chance of being able to test one's Russian. Did find that offline google translate worked quite well for Russian, but spend a little bit of time trying to learn Cyrillic is quite rewarding. Once you can read the Cyrillic and read it...

Probably the most interesting rail trip I did when I was I visited back in 2015 was to head out to the Air Force Museum at Monino, assuming you have an interest in aeroplanes of course. Local train that does take a while, but does give you a chance to people watch (and the vendors who come...

While not the most definitive resource, Carto Metro will give you a reasonably accurate layout of the track arrangements (in 2D) https://cartometro.com/cartes/metro-tram-london/

Would they put into place passive provision for the southern access route as part of the construction?

I admit to using the printed timetables for Overground back when I was using it a lot - but was using the PDF versions on my smartphone more often than not. I'd assume the numbers of printed timetables that were being replaced unused every six or so months would be quite wasteful given the...

I recall that Russia is the only country currently running broad track gauge high speed rail (250kph) based off widened Velaro bodied stock. The seating layout if I recall when I traveled on it last year was still the standard 2+2, and 2+1 in Business class. Certainly roomy, but not particularly...

That's pretty much the location. I'm not sure of Southern operating procedure, but Overground 378s will do it on the move at low speed. I believe the timing is still scheduled for a full stop for the changeover, but they will tend to do it on the move now unless they don't have enough momentum...

I've used active noise cancelling earphones on the Underground (and is generally noisier than standard rail) for years, works like a charm. If you have the music going, and the cancellation on, I normally cannot completely hear the announcements (my Sony equipment has a monitor button to...

Had no issues with taking photos on the platforms on the Moscow Metro in late May, this with an actual camera and a smartphone. To be honest, most of the locals there are just doing their day to day, so tend not to take much notice of you. Normally any staff were situated at the bottom of the...

Was in Moscow and St Petersburg there in May this year, and would concur about learning the cyrillic alphabet. There's a few apps out there, and just being able to recognise the characters will aid immensely in determining the direction/destination of the train, especially in Moscow. And once...

Surely not forward planning for when they both airports are added to the Oyster area in September 2015 (rumoured).

Thinking about you're right, it actually might have to with the amperage on the central section instead - the current locomotives cannot currently work on the Auckland sections. You could run the new Auckland EMUs on the central section though. For those that are interested, Brush used the...

The Tranz Alpine continues to do well, but demand slumped after the earthquake in Christchurch and some of the new carriages built for it and the Coastal Pacific were sent north for the Northern Explorer. The Tranz Alpine runs on the midland line, which was an important route for coal movement...

It doesn't help that the network itself is inefficient, and infrastructure constrained. It's a narrow gauge network (with tight curves and gradients), so rolling stock has to be custom ordered (the loading gauge is similar to UK), so stock can not be bought off the shelf. In the North...

Road User Charges do not cover the cost of the road maintenance, this is still paid for by NZTA, which do not fund rail. That cost comes direct from Kiwirail's budget (essentially the state owned rail operator runs both the infrastructure and rolling stock). They have tried a Auckland...

The NZ government has actually set aside additional funding for a 2 year period, but notes it is not sustainable to do continue to do so. For the time being, the network will be maintained as it is. Commuter rail networks in Auckland and Wellington would remain...

My understanding was £115 m cost for the Gospel Oak-Barking line also included bridge replacements and track improvement works.

NTfL for the Jubilee would also mean replacing all of the PEDs on the Extension, as the doors would no longer align, so an additional cost there that they may not want to meet at this time. At some point in the future, it will have to either be done, or order new stock with the same door...