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    Thameslink problems 27-Dec-23

    The Beeb have got a story up saying that a new Thameslink signalling system has failed; perhaps this and some earlier posts should be split into a new thread? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67827306 EDIT: Thanks for the thread move. :-)
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    The London Underground 'Network of Track'

    I think it was actually on the station roundels themselves, rather than on any map.
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    The London Underground 'Network of Track'

    Didn't it used to say at least the latter at some point? I have a vague early childhood (early-1970s) memory of seeing such signs somewhere. EDIT: Or is that the point you were trying to make? ☺
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    Spanish regional trains too big?

    See also https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/10/unspeakable-botch-spain-spends-258-million-on-trains-that-are-too-big-for-its-tunnels
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    Tech support request

    Yes, further to my earlier post, would just like to confirm that all seems ok now. Thanks for fixing it.
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    Tech support request

    Same here with the Redirect issue. Not had any trouble with it whatsoever until now (had no idea some people had been struggling) but had trouble getting on tonight. Only managed it via a saved bookmark to Infrastructure & Stations and then doing a search for "Cookies" to find a suitable...
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    How are train service 'identities' (like 9X99) pronounced by rail staff?

    I remember when I was a little boy in the early 1970s, the GPO phonebooks recommended the use of "fife" and "niner" when reading out numbers over the phone in order to avoid confusion.
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    Using station as pedestrian through-route

    I was going to mention that one. I used to live quite near the SW entrance to the station, and found it immensely frustrating that I couldn't use the footbridge to go over to the NE side, instead having to climb up to the A409 road bridge with all the smoky road traffic, a ¼-mile steep detour...
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    Appeal - CCTV images released following sexual assault at East Croydon

    Sorry to hear about this; I hope the lady concerned is doing ok. I hope they catch him.
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    Collision and derailment near Salisbury (Fisherton Tunnel) 31/10/21

    One little question that's been bugging me the whole thread: why is it called Salisbury Tunnel Junction when the tunnel itself is called Fisherton Tunnel? I realise it's probably just some kind of historical anomaly but I wondered if there was an actual definite reason/explanation. While I'm...
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    What is a train?

    Heh, indeed. Which is why this has always baffled me...
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    Running with the interior lights off

    Yeah, the lovely old Class 305/2s I used to ride on the WAML in the 70s and 80s rarely had the lights on during the day. Again, no tunnels (no electrification past Bishop's Stortford back then, so the pair around Audley End weren't relevant. :-) ).
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    Other Rail & Transport section changes

    Yup, been wanting this for the London Underground forum for ages. The rest of the changes seem very sensible too. Thank you!
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    Sectional Appendix online

    Ah, I am, even if not the latest version, so that may well be it. Oh yes, so it does! However as you can see above, I found I didn't need to do that, but it's certainly simpler... thanks!
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    Sectional Appendix online

    Works fine for me on my (now quite old) Android phone. It does seem to have changed though since I originally downloaded them a year or two back. If I remember correctly, previously I just got a download link, but now I have to tap the "..." box on the right beside each filename. This then...
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    Stoke junction location

    I'm confused.
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    Why are Euston gateline staff so hostile?

    Perhaps it's down to how straightforward or otherwise different regular users' tickets are?
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    Man electrocuted and burned at Birmingham new street

    "It's volts that jolts but mill[iamp]s that kills."
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    Passenger fined after having ‘one foot’ in first class.

    Oh look, you seem to be angry! :-)
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    More Level Crossing Lunacy ! Manningtree and Colchester

    Although I had no major problem with the presentation (just with the stupid digs at hi-vis jackets), they really should take just the crash footage itself and make a 30-second 1970s-Public-Information-Film-style advert out of it. Apart from anything else, seems a shame to go to all that effort...

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